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The blessing of rain dampens Holy Week in drought-stricken Spain
… When the drops did start to fall near the end of Saturday's procession in Quesada, a plastic tarp was quickly produced and draped over the crucifix that was being borne on the …
Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu
… said more than 100 patients remain with no potable water and septic wounds, while doctors use plastic bags for gloves. Not far from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, dozens of members of Gaza's …
Sisters help transform lives of disabled children and youth in Nepal
… turns shooting a basketball into the hoop while a group of younger children plays on a blue plastic slide. As the clock strikes 10 a.m., the school bell rings loudly, and the teachers walk …
Arizona bishop thanks Pope Francis for calling out US impacts on climate change
… matters, such as an upcoming tree planting event, utilizing city services for hard-to-recycle plastics and accessing tools to advocate for environmental legislation. Within the Tucson …
Lithium mines threaten South America's Native cultures, wealth and water
… families hike miles under the beating sun, hopeful their livestock can sip from a small plastic container, fed by a hose running high into the distant mountains. Today is a lucky day. …
A religious procession in Barcelona celebrates rain during a severe drought in northeast Spain
… drought was in 1945. At one point during the procession, the figure was draped in transparent plastic to keep the rain off. …
'You are not alone': In community, young people find antidotes to climate anxiety
… are involved in projects such as building native plant sanctuaries and implementing circular plastic waste programs. "When we feel that we're part of something bigger than ourselves, and …
Did you get your eucharistic revival swag yet?
… pendant in which a little red light blinked from the very center of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Plastic figurines predominate. Images of Mary and the saints adorn paper fans. It is all …
Islamic scholars call Muslim nations to cut fossil fuels, echoing 'Laudato Si' '
… water. Greenhouse gasses from burning fossil fuels building in the atmosphere. Degraded soil, plastic-filled oceans, melting glaciers, bleaching coral reefs, invasive species. "All this …
Q&A with philosopher John Caputo about 'What to Believe?' and radical theology
… deity outside space and time, our ally in the sky who will cure cancer and get the plastic bottles out of the ocean, just so long as we pray hard enough and give up treats for …
In first for US church, San Diego Diocese divests from fossil fuels
… has also encouraged parishes to start creation care teams and is working to reduce single-use plastics throughout the diocese. San Diego is one of at least 20 U.S. dioceses to enroll in the …
Pope Francis, 'Laudate Deum,' Catholic sisters: EarthBeat's top stories of 2023
… might even change the way we understand Thanksgiving. … 5. Why Catholics should divest from plastic in their closets … By Lizzy Case (Aug. 15, 2023) As other sectors, such as transportation … energy, discuss winding down their dependence on oil, the fossil fuel industry is banking on plastics in clothing as a growing revenue stream over the next 20 years. The moral call to divest …
Chicago Archdiocese to power parishes, schools with 100% renewable energy
… around sustainability and ecological spirituality. Suggested steps include reducing food and plastic waste, educating on environmental issues and utilizing clean energy. Becky Menich, a …
As few details are released, fatal stabbing of Catholic priest rocks small Nebraska community
… clear of crime scene tape as it prepared to host a wake for one of its members, but the yellow plastic continued to encircle the rectory — the modest home next to the church. A stack of church …
Aaron Neville on singing, crashing and St. Jude
… that first Carnival season after the flood in early 2006, dancing around the table, swirling plastic beads thrown from the parade floats, singing "steer me right … don't let me fall." I …
Small, sustainable changes to combat kitchen waste
… which we later place in reusable glass jars to store in the panty at home. Instead of using plastic shopping and produce bags, we use our own cotton/mesh totes. Composting also has been a … We keep a small bucket on our kitchen counter. Now, instead of putting our leftovers into a plastic trash bag and then into the landfill, we give our food scraps (and other compostable …
Floods did not dampen the spirit of the Pakistani people
… extent that all the people moved to the side of the road. They built shelters with sticks and plastic and had to go back and forth through waist-high water to get beds, bedding and cooking …
Sisters in India seek out and educate migrant children working in slums
… industries or in restaurants and automobile companies. Most workers put up tents of tin and plastic at their worksite and stay in groups of four to five in unhygienic conditions. Most have …
Illinois parish dedicates prairie restoration project to St. Francis
… that we collect and then distribute. "You could call it — my favorite — the ministry of the plastic bucket," he said to laughs and clapping. Saligumba concluded, "How about we call it: the …
Synod office announces plan to reduce assembly's carbon footprint
… it is taking action to reduce the environmental impact of the synod assembly. Making the event plastic free, eliminating waste, using only recycled paper and only when necessary are part of …