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Nigerians call out government failures as Catholic nonprofits aid flood victims
… Valentine Benjamin … One early morning in September, a flood surge gushed into Endurance Kiki's home in Kpakiama in southern Nigeria. More than a foot … government officials have visited them, and "we feel that we have been abandoned since the floods evicted us from our home." "My children and I have been taking shelter in the open [sky] … started back in 2012 when 30 out of Nigeria's 36 states were submerged by devastating flooding. "We started partnering with CRS in 2012 during the national flood disaster that killed …
Theological reflection on gender doesn't compete with Vatican II
… and of respecting differences. Third, let us hypothetically assume Winters is correct that a flood of nonbinary scholarship exists in Catholic theology departments, and that young scholars …
10 years after Sandy, coastal areas are still precarious — and even more populated
… nature along the water is not always so placid. He lives with the tides and the danger of flooding. He will, on occasion, move his furniture upstairs. When heavy rains and high tides … decade since, despite frequent complaints about the sometimes slow-arriving FEMA and private flood insurance assistance, the area is more protected . Houses were raised and sand pumped onto …
Links: Climate change action; radicalized white voters; midterm debates
… reduction packages passed this year. The consequence? "A future marked by more intense flooding, wildfires, drought, heat waves and species extinction." Also at the Times , reporters …
Bishop in South Sudan appeals for food amid continued atrocities
… war in 2013. A September report from the Famine Early Warning System noted that conflict, flooding, and macroeconomic challenges are widespread across South Sudan, with many areas worse …
Congolese cardinal urges Global North to lead in tackling climate crisis
… Africa and the worst food crisis in generations in East Africa. In West Africa, cities are flooded, communities are submerged in creeks and conflicts that had simmered for years are now …
Helped after tornadoes, Catholics in western Kentucky aid state's flood victims
… of Owensboro respond to survivors' needs. At the end of July, torrential rains and deadly flooding struck eastern Kentucky, which includes the Diocese of Lexington. According to Gov. Andy … to take up a special collection and to be "as generous as possible" in responding to the floods. Medley added that his diocese was "overwhelmed" by the "outpouring of love, support and … letter. As of Oct. 17, the Diocese of Owensboro had received approximately $249,000 to send to flood recovery in eastern Kentucky. Of that total, $210,000 was received from its diocesan …
Vatican II at 60: Is Pope Francis or Ross Douthat right?
… world, capitalism succeeded where Marxism had failed, overwhelming religious identity with a flood of consumerist idols. Look what was done to Christmas! The pope points the way forward. "To …
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… Eph 1:1-10 ; Luke 11:47-54 As the U.S. mid-term elections come down to the wire, the media are flooded with attack ads depicting the candidates in the worst possible light for everything …
Hurricane Ian is affecting jobs, housing for many in Florida, not just coastal area
… the hurricane and the trauma they went through but some areas we have been to saw significant flood damages, the waters had subsided but the needs are going to be there," said Peter … pockets of rural communities throughout the greater 10-county diocese. These areas suffered flooding as river waters spilled over into neighboring housing. Hurricane Ian brought heavy rains … we still had people who haven't been able to leave their homes because they were totally flooded" and because roads in and out of town were impassable, he said. Also, as the flood waters …
More than two dozen reported dead after Julia lashes Central America
… after the weather system known as Julia left much of the region buried in mud or covered in floods in early October. Five members of the armed forces of El Salvador are part of 28 reported … in El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico, however, reported widespread mudslides, flash floods, overflowed rivers and thousands in shelters awaiting the system to dissipate as it …