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With prayer, Catholics in Puerto Rico deal with Hurricane Maria’s wrath
When the hurricane hit the island with winds of up to 155 miles per hour, it tore out cables, roofs from homes and buildings, uprooted palm trees and even bent a cross anchored to a cement post at the entrance of a Jesuit school.
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How church-based charities are providing earthquake relief in Mexico
In the aftermath of two earthquakes in the span of two weeks in Mexico church-based relief agencies have been on the ground providing food, shelter and repairs.
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Mexico enthralled then furious as earthquake survivor story turns out to be fake
Reports of a girl trapped in the rubble of a collapsed school in Mexico City captured the world’s attention, but the story was created by bad journalistic and government practices.
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Kansas nun shares memories of her brother who is on path to sainthood
Sister Marita Rother really didn’t get to know her brother, Father Stanley Rother, as a priest until she visited him in Guatemala in the 1970s.
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Catholic agencies prepared to help in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thousands sought shelter in Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Maria, called a “monster storm” by many, hit the Caribbean island just short of a Category 5 storm Sept. 20, with winds of 155 miles per hour. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said the hurricane had the potential of being the “most catastrophic hurricane […]
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Catholic Church leaders offer prayers, Mexicans pitch in after earthquake
Mexican church leaders react to a devastating earthquake as improvised efforts bring ordinary Mexicans together to lend a helping hand.
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Pope Francis prays for victims of Mexico City earthquake
“May our mother, the Virgin of Guadalupe, with great tenderness be near the beloved Mexican nation,” the pope said in Spanish Sept. 20 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
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Four takeaways from Pope Francis’ visit to Colombia
A Colombian Jesuit reflects on the visit of Pope Francis to his country.
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Church leaders condemn possible massacre of indigenous in Amazon
Catholic leaders respond forcefully to reports that an indigenous group was massacred to make way for illegal gold mining in the Amazon, casting blame on the Brazilian government.