As mass deportations loomed following the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti on July 27, members of the island nation’s diaspora filled St. Jerome Church seeking spiritual solace and direction.
Author: Bill Miller
1945 Plane Crash into Empire State Building Hit Catholic War Relief Services
The 1945 Empire State Building disaster hit Catholic War Relief Services hard, as staff, priests, and survivors responded with faith amid tragedy.
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