The pope had sent the Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich to the hurricane-battered island to make a visit before Christmas to express his deep concern for the people and reach out in solidarity on his behalf to those who are suffering.
In Puerto Rico, much work to do and much suffering remains, says cardinal
Cardinal Cupich to pay visit to Puerto Rico on behalf of Pope Francis
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, who heads the Archdiocese of Chicago, will make a pastoral visit to Puerto Rico Dec. 3-6 on behalf of Pope Francis.
Archbishop of Puerto Rico sees spiritual rebirth after hurricane’s wrath
Almost two months after the devastating winds and rains of Hurricane Maria pummeled the island of Puerto Rico, there is still no clear path to recovery.
Puerto Rico still facing ‘unprecedented level of need,’ say U.S. bishops
As November began, the people of Puerto Rico still faced “an unprecedented level of need” because of hurricanes Irma and Maria, which devastated the island in September, said the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees.
Catholic dairy farmer fears Puerto Rico’s milk industry may be decimated
Two of his three dairy farms were wiped out by Hurricane Maria which leaves an imminent economic catastrophe: the potential decimation of the island’s milk industry.
New York prelates bring solidarity, hope, material help to Puerto Rico
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, New York, made a one-day trip to Puerto Rico to show solidarity, bring hope and provide some material help Oct. 30.
A week after being hit by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico begs for help
More than a week after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, much of the island remained without communication and in desperate need of humanitarian aid.