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As Hurricane Ida continues to cause devastation in its path from the Tennessee and Ohio valleys up through the mid-Atlantic states, we are now seeing how catastrophic this storm was – especially in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The destruction there has claimed lives and left families homeless and in despair.

Due to Hurricane Ida, Catholic Schools located in Escambia County and Okaloosa County will be closed Monday, August 30. They are currently planned to reopen on Tuesday, August 31.

WASHINGTON – Following news of the earthquake this morning in Haiti and reports of casualties and heavy damage caused to property and the infrastructure by the intensity of the seismic activity, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement:

Catholic Charities USA and its 160-plus member agencies have a long history of serving their communities to help the most vulnerable find affordable housing, vital food assistance and nutrition, mental and physical integrated healthcare, and economic self-sufficiency and stability. (Read more)