The Zenit (Catholic) website reports today (July 23, 2010) that U.S. bishops have approved funding for 10 more projects in quake-stricken Haiti, bringing the total amount of aid sent by the conference to more than $1 million.
After the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the island last January, a special collection in U.S. dioceses raised more than $80 million for Haiti -- a predominantly Catholic nation.
The projects of the funding include a grant to train religious personnel and seminarians and adult literacy programs in the Diocese of Port-de-Paix, as well as evangelization programs.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston and member of the advisory group, said that during visits to Haiti after the earthquake he "constantly assured the people of the Church that we will be with them in the long run."
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