The number of Afghan refugees represents 40% of the 7,500 people Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has been contracted by the State Department to resettle.
Dioceses prepare to welcome first Afghans starting new lives in U.S.
Catholics mobilize to help evacuees from La Soufrière volcano
Despite COVID-19 restrictions and various challenges posed by continuous volcanic eruptions and ashfall on St. Vincent and the Grenadines and neighboring islands, dioceses in the West Indies have rallied to the aid of those affected by La Soufrière volcano.