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A group of about 70 people attended an early morning Mass Sept. 7 at the grotto for special prayers before Hurricane Irma. Key West, often in hurricanes' paths, had been under a mandatory evacuation order, which not everyone was heeding.

During the storm, which inundated the fourth-largest city in the nation with 20 to 52 inches of rain, the local Houston legend "Mattress Mack" — known for his TV catchphrases, enthusiasm and same-day delivery service — became a worldwide icon of generosity overnight.

In a Sept. 7 statement responding to Bannon's interview, James Rogers, chief communications officer for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said it is "preposterous to claim that justice for immigrants isn't central to Catholic teaching," noting that the mandate comes directly from the words of Jesus, who spoke of feeding the hungry and welcoming the stranger.

Pope Francis urged Colombians to put aside prejudice and pursue peace through social inclusion, fighting inequality and paying attention to the plight of the country's most marginalized populations, such as campesinos, Afro-Colombians and indigenous peoples.

Today’s sacred Scriptures invite us to ponder the communal nature of our Catholic faith — to recognize how much we need one another as we journey the path of life and faith. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the Caribbean, leveling entire islands as it moved toward Florida Sept. 7, while Haiti prepared for a potential disaster.   Whipping winds of up to 185 mph, dropping a foot or more of rain and causing potentially life-threatening storm surges, Irma posed a particularly grave […]
HOUSTON — As the waters from Hurricane Harvey rose and fell, prayers uttered in Texas ranged from pleas for protection to asking God for the courage to live with charity and great patience, said Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria.   The bishop said after residents saw the wreckage caused by the storm, they experienced […]

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