US bishops urge special collection for dioceses hit by natural disasters vaticannews.va

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has requested bishops across the country to consider taking up a voluntary special collection for the humanitarian, long-term recovery, and Church needs arising from the increasing number of natural disasters in the country.

“The traditional storm season has only just begun and already we have witnessed the devastating impact of Hurricane Laura and the California wildfires,” USCCB President, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, wrote in a letter to his fellow bishops on Thursday…

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