Weather Archives

Across Midwest, deep freeze closes diocesan offices, Catholic schools

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Feb 3, 2019

A broad swath of the Midwest experienced a deep freeze during the last days of January with historic low temperatures impacting daily routines.

During Arctic blast, Catholic service agencies extend services, hours

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Feb 1, 2019

The deep freeze that plunged much of the Upper Midwest into historic and dangerously low temperatures was a matter of life and death for many of the area’s homeless at risk of frostbite or hypothermia.

Pope prays for those stricken by California wildfires

Associated Press, Vatican
Nov 18, 2018

Pope Francis has prayed for victims of California’s wildfires and freezing weather on the U.S. East Coast.

Snowball fight! Rare snowfall leads to fun, frenzy in Rome

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
Feb 26, 2018

Many were skeptical, but when Romans awoke Monday morning the forecast was right: the city was covered in a blanket of snow – a phenomenon so rare that schools were closed and public transport largely suspended throughout the day.

Catholic school founder among mudslides’ fatalities in California

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jan 12, 2018

A founder of a Catholic school in Ventura is among the fatalities caused by mudslides in Southern California, which have left at least 17 people dead and many others missing or injured in Montecito.

How Catholic Charities is helping the homeless during the ‘bomb cyclone’

Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
Jan 7, 2018

Catholic Charities in Chicago is working to help save lives during the cold snap, with a transportation outreach program that brings the homeless to safe places in the sub-freezing temperatures.