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Washington D.C., Aug 31, 2016 \/ 06:32 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> has given $1.25 million in aid to Catholic refugee relief efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, as people of faith, we know that refugees desperately need our help \u2013 and this generosity allows us to serve many more,\u201d said Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, auxiliary bishop of Seattle and chairman of the U.S. bishops\u2019 Committee on Migration.<\/p>\n

The LDS Church<\/a>, whose members are colloquially known as Mormons<\/a>, gave cash and donated goods to aid newly arrived refugees. The refugees are helped through Catholic dioceses\u2019 resettlement offices under the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 Migration and Refugee Services. The donation will help welcome refugees and help them build new lives, the U.S. bishops\u2019 conference reported.<\/p>\n

Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric of the LDS Church, spoke about the aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful for the ongoing relationships we have with people of faith for the opportunities it provides to assist in one of the fundamental principles of the gospel \u2013 caring for those that may feel like strangers among us,\u201d he said Aug. 30. \u201cThis includes those who have been driven from their homes and find themselves in new and unfamiliar circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop Waddell said the donation is part of the LDS Church\u2019s ongoing relationship with the U.S. bishops\u2019 conference and part of \u201cour collective resolve to follow Jesus Christ and assist in bettering the lives of refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop Elizondo said he is \u201cextremely grateful\u201d to Bishop Waddell and the LDS Church for their support.<\/p>\n

Violence in Central America has pushed tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors to flee to the U.S. in recent years. In 2015 the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees reported record numbers of people worldwide have been uprooted from their homes by war and persecution.<\/p>\n

Migration and Refugee Services represents the U.S. bishops in migration policy, communication, advocacy, education and other services to migrant populations. Those assisted include immigrants, refugees, victims of human trafficking, and unaccompanied minors.<\/p>\n

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