Pope asks for prayers for Syria, Yemen and Ukraine

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing, Pope Francis asked people to also remember the ongoing crises in Syria and Yemen, and he offered prayers to the thousands of people in western Ukraine suffering the effects of violent flooding. After reciting the Angelus prayer on 28th June with visitors in St Peter’s Square, the pope noted that... Read More

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February 7, 2020

Warning as millions face flooding risk

The number of people in the UK facing floods during the winter is more than the population of Birmingham and Manchester combined, according to a new report. The report, published by campaign organisation The Climate Coalition and the Priestley International Centre for Climate, warns that the UK is already seeing wetter winters and more frequent... Read More

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December 23, 2019

Kenyan bishops pray for hundreds of thousands affected by flooding

Kenya’s Catholic bishops prayed for the more than 100 people who have died in flooding, landslides and mudslides since October. The bishops said they were saddened by the situation, which has affected more than 300,000 people, and they emphasised the need to strengthen disaster preparedness in the country. “There is need to a line with... Read More

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August 7, 2019

Mumbai Catholics open churches for thousands stranded by flooding

Catholic churches and institutions in flood-hit Mumbai opened their doors to accommodate thousands of people stranded in the city by heavy rain and flooded streets. Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, India, and Syro-Malabar Bishop Thomas Elavanal of Kalyan, India, asked their parish priests on 5th August to help stranded and homeless people as heavy rain... Read More

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September 28, 2018

North Carolina parishes still coping with Florence waters

In the days and weeks since Hurricane Florence made landfall in mid-September, North Carolina residents are still coping with the massive amounts of water from the storm and the subsequent flooding of the state’s rivers. Families have been displaced by these rising waters and 27 churches or parish facilities in the Raleigh Diocese have been... Read More

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September 18, 2018

Catholic Charities distributes disaster relief to areas hit by Florence

The Carolinas were hard hit with record rainfall and flooding rivers from tropical storm Florence since it made landfall on 14th September. And although the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a Category 1 tropical storm, it still caused extensive water damage. At least 24 people died in storm-related incidents, tens of thousands of... Read More

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August 31, 2017

Pope offers prayers for victims of flooding in Texas, Louisiana

Pope Francis offered his prayers for the people of Texas and Louisiana struggling to cope with the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey and he praised all those engaged in rescuing and caring for the thousands of people forced out of their homes. In a message to Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, Pope Francis asked... Read More

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August 16, 2016

Louisiana bishop comforts evacuees at shelters; flooding displaces 20,000

As Louisiana’s governor announced the federal government had declared a major disaster for the state on 14th August, Catholic churches in the Baton Rouge Diocese called for volunteers to help those displaced by extreme flooding and asked flood victims what assistance they needed. Gov. John Bel Edwards told reporters at a news conference that about... Read More

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