The Associated Press
HAVANA -- A delegation of U.S. Roman Catholic bishops is in Cuba to
follow up on hurricane recovery projects funded by the church.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando,
Florida, and Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantu of San Antonio, Texas, arrived
in Havana Monday. They're meeting with Cuban church leaders, including
Cardinal Jaime Ortega. And they plan to visit parishes in Havana and the
eastern cities of Holguin and Santago de Cuba this week.
The Cuban Catholic Church received more than $860,000 from U.S. churches
after Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and Paloma struck the island last year. The
storms left about 500,000 Cubans homeless, caused more than $10 billion
in damage and devastated farms across Cuba.
The delegation, representing the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
leaves Cuba on Friday.
US church leaders following up on Cuba storm aid - World AP -
MiamiHerald.com (17 August 2009)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1189844.html
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