As authorities in Florida continued rescue efforts, Catholic parishes and dioceses in the U.S. moved rapidly to collect aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, and U.S. President Joe Biden said it could take years to rebuild what was destroyed.
Though Ian was
Venice Bishop Frank J. Dewane urged local residents to pray as Hurricane Ian approached Florida's west coast and the Diocese of Venice put into action plans to ensure safety and recovery after the storm passes.
"As people of faith, we are called to
As the Tampa Bay area on Florida's west coast prepared for what was expected to be a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg invited all in the diocese to pray to God "for the protection of
As Hurricane Fiona swept across the Caribbean, leaving behind numerous victims and material destruction, Pope Francis called for greater solidarity in assisting all those affected.
In separate telegrams sent to the presidents of the bishops' conferences of Puerto Rico and of the Dominican
Mother of Good Counsel Church in Hazard, Kentucky, tolled its bell as Mass ended Aug. 7, while parishioners named a litany of communities devastated by deadly flooding at the end of July.
The Mass began with a candle lighting in memory of the
A reader describes a family situation where he doesn’t know if he should or should not attend a wedding where a fallen-away Catholic is getting married outside of the Church. He asks: “I understand the decision of many of my family members
Lori Helfrich, the parish life director at Mother of Good Counsel Church in Hazard County, Kentucky, had just come from volunteering at the food pantry that her parish helps support.
They were cutting up melons to distribute to people hit hard by the
A diocese in the northern Philippines appealed for aid July 27 after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least four and injured dozens.
The Archdiocese of Tuguegarao in northeastern Luzon said churches and historical sites sustained cracks were damaged, but it also
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops said they were grateful for the first responders fighting wildfires raging across the state and offered prayers for them and all who have been affected by the natural disaster.
"We pray for the first responders and for
Everybody on Madagascar's east coast has a story about the night Cyclone Batsirai struck and is terrified for the next intense storm, said Madagascar country representative for Catholic Relief Services.
"One woman I spoke with had left her house at 4 o'clock in