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October 25, 2017

Puerto Rico recovery effort shows 'a church that walks with the poor'

Father Carlos Francis Mendez, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Las Marias, Puerto Rico, comforts a girl at her home Oct. 24 in a remote area outside the town. Father Mendez, and parishioners distributed relief goods to their home and others in the poor area who were affected by Hurricane Maria.
LAS MARIAS, Puerto Rico – By joining forces to create coalitions on behalf of those who are suffering in the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico has been fulfilling Pope Francis' expressed wish to see "a church that walks with the poor."
Published in International