Within 24 hours after Archbishop William E. Lori asked Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore to support twin emergency relief funds for those affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, nearly $50,000 was raised in online donations.
Catholics donate nearly $50,000 for emergency bridge relief appeal
Catholic community gathers in prayer, offers support to those affected by bridge collapse
More than 200 people gathered in prayer at a Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore just a few hours after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River March 26.
Miami Archdiocese offers prayers after bridge collapse
Authorities in Florida’s Miami-Dade area said at least six people have died but the number could rise as they search through the rubble of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed March 15 near Florida International University.