Many still recovering from Hurricane Sally, as Tropical Storm Beta hits Texas

As Tropical Storm Beta made landfall between Corpus Christi and Galveston, Texas, along the Gulf Coast the night of 21st September, the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee prepared to dispatch its ‘Caring Coach’ to help those still recovering there from Hurricane Sally’s wrath unleashed on the Gulf Coast a week earlier. Sally made landfall early in the morning of 16th September... Read More

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September 17, 2020

US dioceses brace for damage as Hurricane Sally slams into Gulf Coast

A Catholic archdiocese and two dioceses in three US states are assessing damage from what’s being referred to as catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Sally. The Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, began preparing early and closed schools and offices as early as 14th September in anticipation of the arrival of Sally, which brought large-scaling flooding to Alabama, Louisiana... Read More

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September 10, 2019

It’s ‘sheer terror and confusion’ after Hurricane Dorian, says archbishop

Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau, Bahamas, has celebrated a Mass for evacuee families and Catholic school staff members a week after Hurricane Dorian hit the islands. The storm, which struck the northern Bahamas between 1-3 September, caused the deaths of at least 45 people. In a video statement posted on the Nassau Archdiocesan website,... 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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September 15, 2017

Helping, not fame from chainsaw video, brings true joy, says Carmelite

She inspired many when she rolled up the sleeves of her habit to clean up after Hurricane Irma with a chainsaw. After the local police department posted a video on Twitter, on 12th September, of Carmelite Sr Margaret Ann Laechelin trimming branches off a fallen tree with a chainsaw, she became an instant hit and... Read More

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September 13, 2017

US bishops pray for ‘safety, care’ of all hit hard by two massive hurricanes

The US bishops’ Executive Committee has prayed for ‘the safety and care of human life’ after two catastrophic hurricanes and urged Catholics around the country to offer their prayers as well as financial support and volunteer help as they can. ‘The massive scale of the dual disasters and the effect it has on communities, families... Read More

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October 10, 2016

Aid slowly makes its way to thousands of Haitians displaced by hurricane

Emergency aid slowly began to reach some of the thousands of Haitians displaced by Hurricane Matthew in the country’s picturesque southwest as reports of casualties slowly trickled in from communities cut off by the storm. The number of deaths reached 842 on 7th October, two days after the storm’s 145-mile-an-hour winds and torrential rains slammed... Read More

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October 7, 2016

Miami Archdiocese calls for prayers, prepares to help hurricane victims

Like the rest of South Florida, the Archdiocese of Miami was carefully watching the path of Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm that began pounding Haiti and Cuba on 4th October and was expected to hit Florida’s Atlantic coastal area late on 6th October. Chief among the preparations was prayer. Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski... Read More

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October 6, 2016

Hurricane response in Haiti slowed by blocked roads, floods, power outages

Haitian first responders and nongovernmental aid workers were assessing the damage from Hurricane Matthew even as they scrambled to deliver food, water and shelter materials to communities isolated by washed-out bridges and blocked roads. The storm left southwestern Haiti in shambles after slamming into the country’s Caribbean coast on 4th October. The cities of Les... Read More

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