Myanmar Cardinal After Deadly Earthquake: People Need Everything, Including Peace
More than 2,000 are dead and thousands more injured. In many places, there is no electricity or internet, and the health system has collapsed.
Results from Tag: 'disaster relief'
Catholic Charities Responds to Hurricane Beryl Power Outages and Flooding
Before it reached Houston, Hurricane Beryl devastated Grenada, where it made landfall July 1 as a Category 5 hurricane.
Hurricane Michael Spurs Catholics to Action
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee responds quickly to aid those affected.
In Florence Aftermath, Catholic Charities in North Carolina Offers Assistance
Staff help families by providing groceries, diapers, food gift cards and cleanup supplies, as well as assistance with finding housing.
Catholic Agencies Continue to Assist Victims of India Floods
As floodwaters in Kerala recede, aid and materials are being given to those affected by the disaster.
FEMA: Houses of Worship Now Eligible to Receive Federal Disaster-Relief Funds
Previously, these FEMA funds were limited to private nonprofits that were not affiliated with a religion.
Pope Francis Donates $100,000 to Nepal Relief Efforts
Given directly to the local Church, the funds will be used to support initiatives aimed at helping displaced persons and victims of the earthquake.
Nepal Bishop: I ‘Saw Houses Falling Like a Pack of Cards’
Bishop Paul Simick, apostolic vicar of the Asian country, describes ‘a very, very frightening scene' in the wake of the April 25 earthquake.
Typhoon Can’t Budge Faith of Catholics in the Philippines
Hagupit, locally known as ‘Ruby,’ ripped through the archipelago’s central belt Dec. 7, with heavy rains and wind that left 21 dead and more than 900 injured.
