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'Awe-inspiring' total solar eclipse offers chance 'to reflect on God's grandeur'
… path of the April 8 astronomical event dubbed "the Great North American Eclipse" — the total solar eclipse that will occur when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking … of both practicality and safety. As NASA notes, "When watching the partial phases of the solar eclipse directly with your eyes … you must look through safe solar viewing glasses ('eclipse glasses') or a safe handheld viewer at all times." The total …
Awe and dread: How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries
… Deepa Bahrath … David Crary … Mariam Fam … Associated Press … Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world. They … God or spiritual forces, inducing emotions ranging from dread to wonder. Ahead of the total solar eclipse that will follow a long path over North America on Monday, here's a look at how … of positive and negative actions is multiplied during major astronomical events such as a solar eclipse. According to the late Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the Foundation for the Preservation …
Eclipse seen as a way to pray, 'engage with the work of God's hands'
… 75 April 8. It's a gift in which hundreds of thousands of people will share: the first total solar eclipse in the Rochester/Finger Lakes area in nearly a century. On that Monday afternoon, … See. According to the Rochester Museum and Science Center's eclipse website, the last total solar eclipse to be visible locally was in 1925, and the next one won't be until 2144 — some 120 … National Aeronautics and Space Administration notes that the most recent North American total solar eclipse was in 2017, with the next due to occur in 2044. "Total eclipses are not all that …
Arizona bishop thanks Pope Francis for calling out US impacts on climate change
… for environmental legislation. Within the Tucson Diocese, numerous parishes have installed solar canopies in their parking lots as well as electric vehicle charging stations. For his part, Weisenburger has ordered an electric car, and the chancery is also planning to install solar panels and a charging station. While not every person or family can afford those steps, "we …
Syracuse Catholic parish wins national environmental prize
… completed an LED lighting project; invited parishioners to participate in a community solar energy program; supported and expanded a native plants garden, and won grants to remove …
Lithium mines threaten South America's Native cultures, wealth and water
… is key in the global fight against climate change, used in electric car batteries, crucial to solar and wind energy and more. But to extract it, mines suck water out of the flats, tethered to …
Across the country, houses of worship are going solar
… on scripture, Mays touched on an important venture: The church is planning to install solar panels on their larger meeting hall, working with Michigan-based nonprofit Solar Faithful to do so. Greensky Hill has a long history of environmental care and stewardship, …
Leader of Catholic Relief Services urges cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
… windows have been blown out" — to space over an unused grocery store in Rafah, using solar panels to maintain electrical power and internet connections for their work, said Callahan, …
Disaster relief organization leader leans on Catholic faith
… can contain essentials that include high-performance tents, stainless steel cooking sets, solar lanterns, water purification kits, blankets, bedding, tools and hygiene packages. But the … and amplify their voices. Working on the frontlines, sure, we give people tents and tarps and solar lights and tools — that's the first step in the recovery process. But we give people hope …
Passionist provinces turn to solar energy to power ministry and care for creation
… of the Passion and a lay-run Catholic nonprofit have all taken the lead in switching to solar energy to power their work as part of their response to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato … Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant, which helps Catholic facility owners with starting solar energy projects. "Converting to solar energy from traditional energy has been a big change for our order, and Catholic Energies …
In first for US church, San Diego Diocese divests from fossil fuels
… creation" within the San Diego Diocese. To date, roughly 70% of its 97 parishes have installed solar panels, and the pastoral center gets nearly 90% of its electricity from renewable sources. … Francis stated, "The necessary transition towards clean energy sources such as wind and solar energy, and the abandonment of fossil fuels, is not progressing at the necessary speed." …
Archbishop's Mass ban for ecumenical community reflects outdated hierarchical model
… dramatically depicted the Earth as not up or down from anything but amid the vastness of our solar system, an affront to social systems based on an Earth below and heavens above. The …
Make a resolution for the climate, for the sanctity of life
… of good news from Chicago, the University of St. Mary of the Lake at Mundelein boasts the only solar installation at a U.S. seminary. Okay, the fact that it's the only one isn't part of the …
Experts weigh harmful impacts of green transition
… co-secretary of the JPIC Commission. Mining for lithium — a key manufacturing material for solar panels and electric car batteries — can lead to air and water pollution, as well as a …
Chicago Archdiocese to power parishes, schools with 100% renewable energy
… archdiocese's seminary and graduate school, flipped the switch on a 300-kilowatt, cross-shaped solar array — the only solar installation at a U.S. seminary, which is projected to save $1 million in utility costs … nations to speed up "the necessary transition towards clean energy sources such as wind and solar power, and the abandonment of fossil fuels." "I think Pope Francis was very clear in …
Bishop says climate change affects farms, migrants in Washington state
… systems to water their fruit crops. The large apple-packing plant in Yakima has installed 600 solar panels. But still, Tyson said, "Our farmworkers work hard in the field and feel the effects …
Catholics call on nations at COP28 to adopt new treaty to phase out fossil fuels
… that eight years later "the necessary transition towards clean energy sources such as wind and solar energy, and the abandonment of fossil fuels, is not progressing at the necessary speed." …
Catholics at COP28 vow to carry ill pope's call for action on climate change
… temperature rise limit a possibility. Still, signs of a clean energy transition have emerged. Solar and wind energy made up 80% of new electricity generation in 2022, and the cost of …
Vatican plans to gradually replace car fleet with electric vehicles in deal with VW
… because of his sustainability initiatives in Vatican City, which included the installation of solar panels on the main Vatican audience hall. A statement Wednesday from the Vatican City State …
In the pope's homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church
… said Dietrich, an attorney who grew up in a conservative Catholic family. "Some are from this solar system … preventing Earth from being destroyed." She also accepts ancestral Indigenous …