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… a unanimous consent motion to pass disaster aid for parts of the country hit hard by flooding, wildfires and hurricanes. These deficit hawks never worry about government spending when the …
Faith-based environmentalists see hope in Green New Deal goals
… globe, to the ecosystems that sustain life, and to future generations. Hurricanes, droughts, wildfires, and floods are devastating the lives and livelihoods of millions, with the greatest … that level will bring about more severe impacts, including increased droughts, severe storms, wildfires and extreme weather events, the report said. In their principles, the faith leaders …
Do no harm: Catholic hospitals confront their own carbon footprints
… smoky haze that blanketed the skies of the Pacific Northwest metropolis came from all sides: wildfires to the south in Oregon and northern California, wildfires to the east beyond the … with the ignominious title as home to some of the worst smog and air pollution in the world. Wildfire smoke can cause coughing, stinging eyes, headaches, irritated sinuses and shortness of …
Palm Sunday
… on a donkey" (9:9). As soon as somebody caught on to the symbolism, the excitement spread like wildfire, and suddenly there was a triumphant procession with wildly enthusiastic singing and …
Palm Sunday: Among the crowd
… on a donkey." As soon as somebody caught on to the symbolism, the excitement spread like wildfire, and suddenly there was a triumphant procession with wildly enthusiastic singing and …
Third Sunday of Lent
… the same each time. As I’m writing this column, California is still struggling with the worst wildfires in its history. Wildfires have also devastated other parts of the world, including within the Arctic Circle, …
Catholic Church in Austria to divest from fossil fuels
… prevalent — from melting glaciers and increasing coastal flooding, to devastating droughts, wildfires and powerful storms — and as scientists report that time is running short to avoid the …
There's this thing about Lent
… shock. None of us is exempt. There are the collective 9/11s and Katrinas, the earthquakes, the wildfires and tsunamis. There have been plenty of these natural disasters lately. And there are …
Deacon: From wildfires come acts of kindness for those trying to recover
Deacon Ray Helgeson left his home in Paradise on the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, with his wife, Donna, for daily Mass at the close-knit Butte County town's only Catholic church. They never arrived. On the short drive to St. Thomas More Church, where the deacon assists at Mass and heads the parish's adult faith formation program, the Helgesons saw billowing smoke and a nearby peak in flames. They…
Year in review: Catholic Charities strove to meet challenges of natural disasters
… USA," Kaminski said. "So many of our staff was directly impacted with their (own) houses." Wildfires in the West took their toll as well. The Carr Fire in July in Redding and Shasta, …
'Tomorrow is today': Vatican COP24 delegation urges climate solidarity
… of us sooner or later will be the faces of climate change." He highlighted the devastating wildfires in California in recent years. Holding government leaders to meeting the 1.5 degrees …
COP24: It's not about resources anymore; it's about moral maturity
… industry, we decide, and so resist it. Land always dries up from lack of water, but floods and wildfires repair the balance to nature as we go, we insist. But the scientists go on warning us. …
Parish roundup: Help in wake of wildfires; good innkeepers; pastoral councils
… out of 800 families of St. Thomas More Parish in Paradise, California, lost their homes in the wildfires. The Sacramento Diocese and the Knights of Columbus respond . Rewrite the Christmas …
COP24 opens in Poland with science clear, ambition hazy on climate
… rose again in 2017, after three years of leveling off. The past year has witnessed massive wildfires in California and severe flooding in Kerala, India. "Climate change impacts have never …
In response to global warming, the idea of personal sacrifice resurfaces
… human life through warmer temperatures that affect people with asthma, more destructive wildfires and hurricanes that dump more water on coastal communities. Greater incidents of …
California prelates urge prayers, humanitarian aid for victims of fires
… and support for everyone affected by the fires in Southern California. "The devastation of the wildfires continues throughout our state. We need to keep praying for those who have lost their …
St. Óscar Romero: witness to God's love in the face of corruption
… by Catholic bishops. As horrendously destructive hurricanes increase in strength, and western wildfires rage out of control, U.S. government leaders have abdicated any responsibility for …
Parish roundup: 'Dreamers' among award finalists; Monstrance inspires
… Las Vegas (the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history); and Santa Rosa, California (wildfires destroyed 5,000 homes in Sonoma County). Known as "Hope Monstrance," the ostensorium …
Protest! Protest! Protest!
… resolution as the new global norm. This is our fifth year of action, and it's spreading like wildfire. It's been hard to keep up with all the grassroots organizing, but here are a few …
World leaders, faith groups gather for Global Climate Action Summit
… 'green and beautiful' earth than the more frequent and intense droughts, floods, storms and wildfire brought by climate change, which knows no barrier," said Nana Firman, co-founder of the …