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Pope Prays for Hurricane Maria Victims in Puerto Rico, Carribean

‘I ask you to remember in prayer the victims and those affected by the hurricane, which in these days has battered the Caribbean, in a particular way Puerto Rico’

septiembre 27, 2017 17:18Deborah Castellano LubovMeetings

Pope Francis has called for prayers for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
During his words to Spanish-speaking pilgrims during his weekly General Audience this morning, Sept. 27, 2017, he said: “I ask you to remember in prayer the victims and those affected by the hurricane, which in these days has battered the Caribbean, in a particular way Puerto Rico.”
According to Vatican Radio, Hurricane Maria, which produced winds of 155 mph, is the strongest storm to make landfall in the US territory in some 85 years.
As of Sept. 27, Maria is a Category 1 hurricane and has moved toward the coast of North Carolina with sustained winds of 75 mph.

septiembre 27, 2017 17:18Meetings

Deborah Castellano Lubov

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Deborah Castellano Lubov is Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT; author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/