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Ethiopian cardinal expresses church’s unwavering support as landslide kills over 250
… live on humanitarian assistance. This is due to climate change-driven disasters, including floods and drought, and conflicts. A war fought between the national army and the rulers of the …
The Democratic convention is looking more like a papal conclave
… new candidate to replace Biden without seeming to act like party bosses. Biden, followed by a flood of other Democratic leaders, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him at the …
Activists: Without more moves toward sustainable future, extreme temps may be here to stay
… pictures of the ways their homes, work and families are being impacted by this heat wave, from flooding in Florida to the impacts of Hurricane Beryl in Texas to their gardens struggling," …
Grenada bishop visits communities traumatized, devastated by Hurricane Beryl
… along with Mexico and parts of the mainland U.S., also suffered significant damages and flooding following Beryl. Beryl was the second named storm of the 2024 hurricane season and noted …
Spiritual exercises for a struggling president
… me of that old joke about the person told that he needs to evacuate his home because a flood is coming but refuses to leave, because he believes that God will provide. As the water …
How a perfect storm sent church insurance rates skyrocketing
… wave of disasters — Gulf Coast hurricanes, wildfires in California, severe thunderstorms and flooding in the Midwest — along with skyrocketing construction costs post-COVID have left the … finance committee. The church had been paying $12,500 for insurance and had made a claim for flooding damage due to a faulty sprinkler. Pihl said the church learned this past spring that its … building has been largely untouched by recent storms. After Hurricane Harvey caused massive flooding in 2017, the church hosted volunteers from around the country who helped residents …
Texas Catholic groups struggle to provide aid after Beryl cuts power to millions
… we all were. Yesterday we were just all trying to make sure we were safe." Beryl's rains and flooding pushed bayous and rivers past their banks and into nearby streets and highways, making …
Caritas Bangladesh provides storm shelters to prevent lightning strike deaths
… Church, has established a lightning protection shelter through the Family and Community Level Flood Preparedness Project at Panchauniya Haor (wetland) in the Baniachang subdistrict of …
It was meant to be a Christian utopia. Now this Nigerian community is helpless against rising seas
… and Cross River — at $9.7 billion, or more than 2% of the country's GDP. It looked at erosion, flooding, mangrove loss and pollution, and noted the high rate of urbanization. And yet dramatic … slipping away only capture Nigeria's attention from time to time, as when the annual flooding occurs — another effect of climate change. But Ayetoro residents can't turn away. …
How to maintain hope in the face of global warming
… as ice melts, droughts are spreading and storms are getting stronger, leading to catastrophic floods. And it is not just the weather that is affected. Coral reefs are bleaching and dying, …
This election season, vote pro-life by voting pro-creation
… actions to mitigate climate change that is already killing millions worldwide from drought, flooding, famine and disease. So for me, choosing candidates, regardless of party affiliation, …
The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in hot water
… with meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets, thermal expansion of the water has increased flooding in low-lying coastal areas and put the future of island nations at risk. In the U.S., … and the longer it can last , resulting in destructive storms and heavy downpours that can flood cities even far from the coasts. When these storms now come in on top of already higher sea …
Why Americans of faith need to care about reducing harm to the environment abroad
… conflict. An estimated 26 million people worldwide are falling into poverty every year due to floods, droughts and other extreme weather events. Fortunately, Congress has another chance to do …
Four lost pregnancies. Five weeks of IVF injections. One storm.
… morning, Justin injected Kirsti with the last dose of her medication. Southwest Florida was flooding, and parts of the state were losing power , but they hadn't heard anything from the …
Kenyan bishop urges young Catholics to work 'collaboratively' to protect, care for environment
… The sister welcomed the assembly's theme as timely, highlighting the devastating effect of floods, land and mudslides, severe droughts and extreme temperatures. "The little actions I do, …
Salt in the womb: How rising seas erode reproductive health
… leave in search of cleaner water. Millions of Bangladeshis have been internally displaced by flooding in the past decade , and experts say saltwater intrusion is one of the factors driving … below the tide line. When cyclones wheel into the bay, storm surge pushes salt water inland, flooding the area. For generations, communities in Satkhira adapted to the ebb and flow that … 2007's Cyclone Sidr, produced a 16-foot-high storm surge, rainfall, and tidal waves that flooded an area home to 3.45 million people. This week, a storm of similar proportions, Cyclone …
Zimbabwe diocese rebuilds dam in response to climate change, water scarcity
… to those government goals by funding its own dam reconstruction. "[The dam] was damaged by floods in 2008. The dam was the source of livelihood for the whole community as there was … climate in the long term, such as the destruction of trees. There are also increased risks of flooding during and after construction that disturbs the natural environment," Shumba told …
Three Catholic bishops and a nun walk into the White House. Here's why it's no joke.
… mission. Here's why. We are all being impacted by worsening wildfires, heat waves and floods. We know that communities of color and the poor are being hit the hardest. Last fall, …
We are all called to be contemplative. Our planet needs it.
… from what Francis describes in Laudato Si' as "indifference induced by consumerism." A flood of other content or things dominate our consciousness to crowd out the needs of others. We …
Church members help people displaced by Brazil floods, form solidarity networks for assistance
… unproductive due to the lack of equipment and seeds. The extent of the damage caused by the floods that impacted 446 cities and towns in the state — almost 90% of the total number of … Most of them are homeless men and women who were staying at a shelter that was hit by the flood," Cichowicz told OSV News. There's also a group of Venezuelan families — one of them … producers in Brazil, the state of Rio Grande do Sul will deal with the consequences of the floods for a long time, with relevant effects on the supply of items like rice, meat, beans and …