The U.S. Embassy in Cuba announced that more humanitarian aid will arrive in the coming weeks for distribution by Caritas to the most vulnerable people in five of the country's provinces.
The embassy made the announcement following a meeting between U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Mike Hammer and the director of Caritas Cuba, Carmen María Nodal Martínez.
In a post on X, the embassy stated that the additional aid will be directed to the provinces of Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, and Pinar del Rio.
Collaboration between the U.S. government and the Catholic Church in Cuba began in November 2025, when the bishops announced they had received an offer of $3 million in aid for those affected by Hurricane Melissa.
This initial humanitarian assistance began arriving in January 2026, and since then, the United States has made further offers of aid, which have been distributed by Caritas Cuba without the involvement of the Cuban communist regime.
On Feb. 5, the U.S. State Department announced a new shipment of humanitarian aid worth $6 million, "following the successful collaboration" with the Catholic Church in Cuba in distributing the initial $3 million in aid.
On May 13, the State Department announced its intention to provide $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Cuba, $60 million of which would be distributed through Caritas.
The first shipment of this aid package arrived in late July.
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.
