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Relief shipments are routed and delivered in partnership with the Catholic Church in Cuba as described.
Independent reporting and official documents indicate that the U.S. government’s post–Hurricane Melissa disaster assistance to Cuba is being channeled through the Catholic Church. The State Department’s January 14, 2026 press statement explicitly says the United States is “working in close partnership with the Catholic Church in Cuba” to ensure aid reaches people directly and to prevent regime diversion. A detailed Miami Herald report (syndicated via ArcaMax) further explains that the U.S. committed $3 million in aid “for direct distribution through the Catholic Church and Caritas, the church’s charitable organization,” and that Church structures will deliver food, hygiene, and water-treatment kits directly to affected Cubans. These sources corroborate that the aid operation is organized in partnership with the Catholic Church, with the stated aim of transparent and effective delivery. While the actual degree of transparency and effectiveness on the ground cannot yet be fully evaluated, the factual claim that the U.S. is working in partnership with the Catholic Church in Cuba to deliver the aid in this manner is supported by the available evidence. The verdict is True because both official U.S. government communications and independent news coverage confirm that U.S. disaster assistance to Cuba following Hurricane Melissa is being implemented through a close operational partnership with the Catholic Church and its charity Caritas, with the stated objective of transparent and effective aid delivery.