As of Nov. 4, a total of at least 75 were confirmed killed by the storm — 43 in Haiti and 32 in Jamaica
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USCCB president urges faithful pray for, support victims of Hurricane Melissa
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsAs Hurricane Melissa continued its devastating course through the Caribbean, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged Catholics to pray for and support the …
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Hurricane spares Kingston, Jamaica, from worst of its wrath so far, religious brother says
by Tom Tracyby Tom Tracy“We are grateful for the protection of God that (Kingston) didn’t get any heavy damage yet,” said a member of the Missionaries of the Poor.
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Jamaicans generally “are faith-based people,” so “I think many are relying on their faith to keep them strong in the face of the storm,” the bishop said.
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Catholic faithful in Jamaica are responding with “a lot of prayer” as the island nation is battered by what analysts say may be its worst hurricane on record.
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Helene claimed the lives of 108 people in North Carolina and caused more than $44 billion in direct damage, and billions more in economic impact.
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As Hurricane Helene makes landfall, Florida’s Catholics brace for ‘monster of a storm,’ prepare to serve devastated areas
by Tom Tracyby Tom TracyWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (OSV News) — As Florida prepared for the massive Hurricane Helene to make landfall along the state’s Gulf Coast the evening of Sept. 26, Bishop William …
