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Please help the victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan

Millions of families are reeling from massive loss caused by a category 5 typhoon that claimed an estimated 10 thousand lives and leveled homes, towns and cities. Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in the early hours of November 8 and is the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall. The official international humanitarian relief agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S., Catholic Relief Services (CRS), says, "As we gain increased access to areas struck by Typhoon Haiyan, we are seeing the fuller picture of its devastation, which is catastrophic. Images from the sky and stories on the ground tell scenes of families pulled apart, villages and homes washed away, and lives claimed by rushing waters. We are reminded of the severity of loss in the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and Haiti earthquake of 2010.  Millions of people need help." Please pray for the victims and give generously by going to donate.crs.org/Haiyan.