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Catholics call Trump's move from Paris climate deal 'unconscionable'
… in Iowa and Peru; more powerful storms in Asia, Pacific islands and the Caribbean; and wildfires in California, Indonesia and the Amazon rainforest. "These climate-related events are …
Meet the young Catholic suing the government over climate change
… the lawsuit, Venner calls climate change " a threat to human civilization ." He describes how wildfires have devastated forests in Colorado, including some of his favorite spots for camping …
Women of the Church takes stock of Catholic chaos, urges women's leadership
… a Californian, compared the current chaos and destruction in the church to the devastating wildfires in her state, calling it a "painful moment" of taking stock of "so much that is no …
Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud
… activist and co-founder of Rios de Pie, a Bolivian citizen movement. "Recently, during the wildfires crisis in Bolivia, in which we lost over 4 million hectares (of forest), the government …
L.A. Archdiocese expands fund for Southern California wildfire victims
… … The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is expanding a fund established last year for victims of wildfires in California to victims of the current wildfires burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The fund was created in the wake of the … "There are quite a few fires in California," she added. Some of the most devastating wildfires last year struck the northern part of the state in November, including one blaze that …
Francis, cardinals urge Amazon synod to consider new ideas, including married priests
… the danger of continued ecological destruction, brought to global attention this summer after wildfires spiraled out control in the region. "This synod is held within the context of a serious …
Opening Amazon synod, Francis warns against being 'smothered by ashes' defending status quo
… that God preserve the church "from the greed of new forms of colonialism." Referencing the wildfires that spiraled out of control in the Amazon this summer, the pontiff said "the fire set …
Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network at center of synod preparations
… the global Catholic Church to the Amazon rain forest following worldwide attention to recent wildfires burning through wide swaths of the region. "The whole idea of REPAM as a network was to …
Amazon synod organizers defend focus on disputed issues, cite region's needs
… comes as ecological destruction across the region is in the global spotlight after annual wildfires during the rainforest's dry season spiraled out of control this summer. Brazil, which …
'Like a sunburn on your lungs': How does the climate crisis impact health?
… and it is connected with more asthma attacks and other breathing problems. More intense wildfires spew dangerous smoke into the air, as documented in the western US this year. And … with climate change . … Trauma … Extreme weather events, including hurricanes, floods and wildfires, often cause physical injuries. Doctors see minor fractures, crush injuries and smoke …
Massachusetts bishops urge 'substantial' steps to protect environment
… environmental crisis, which includes its effects manifested already in an increase in deadly wildfires, hurricanes and heat waves in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, as well as the …
Why next Monday's UN Climate Action Summit matters
… "School Strike for Climate," begun a year ago in her hometown of Stockholm, spread like wildfire around the world, inspiring hundreds of thousands of students to skip classes and take …
Catholics denounce attacks against Brazil's indigenous peoples in Amazon
… Eduardo Campos Lima … Catholic News Service … After denouncing the record number of wildfires in the Amazon in August and the growing deforestation of the region, the Brazilian … of the Amazon. "Amid the environmental destruction caused by deforestation and criminal wildfires, especially in the Amazonian region, he maintains an incendiary attitude, with a … by miners and farmers. According to the article, a group of 70 people organized the biggest wildfire in the history of the state of Para Aug. 10, an event they called "day of fire." …
Climate change is the most important life issue today
… to drink, land to farm, plants or animals to eat, or habitats free from flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, earthquakes or some of the other devastating weather phenomena? I'm not …
Season of Creation spotlights threats to biodiversity
… Brian Roewe … Wildfires rage in the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the globe. Up to one million species … and its indigenous peoples — recently spotlighted to global attention through devastating wildfires burning in parts of the vast rainforest. A landmark United Nations report released in …
Copy Desk Daily, Aug. 30, 2019
… news and opinion articles that have crossed the copy editors' desks on their way to you. Wildfires rage in the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the globe. Up to one million species …
Amazon fires deepen a split between Brazil's evangelicals and their fellow Christians
… Ricardo Galvão, the physicist who directed the institute. On August 19, the smoke produced by wildfires in the Amazon, and other biomes in Brazil and Bolivia, darkened the sky in São Paulo, … men hired by the group set fire to a large reservation on August 10, provoking the biggest wildfire in the history of the state. Their aim was to protest against the current environmental …
Wildfires point to urgency of upcoming Amazon synod, Bolivian bishop says
… Barbara J. Fraser … Catholic News Service … Wildfires raging in Bolivia and Brazil underscore the urgency of the Synod of Bishops for the … expanded permission to use fire to clear forest for crops and pasture. A sharp increase in wildfires followed in the Chiquitania region, Coter said. The government also has encouraged …
Pope, Latin American bishops urge action to save burning Amazon rainforest
… which is responsible for satellite monitoring of the Amazon, had reported that the number of wildfires, common in July and August, had reached a record number already in 2019, with 72,843 …
In pastoral statement, California bishops outline Laudato Si' action plan
… Wind — to examine challenges to the state's reisidents and landscapes posed by land use, wildfires, water access and climate change. The bishops make clear that "A Catholic perspective … change "one of the principal challenges facing humanity today." The bishops detail how recent wildfires throughout California have grown more intense and destructive, exposed more people to …