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Al Smith dinner features House Speaker as keynoter, actress as emcee
… are hurting tonight," referring to the victims of hurricanes in Texas and Puerto Rico and of wildfires in California. "So much has been taken, but not our spirit. Not our resilience. Not our …
Beneath a smooth surface, a bubbling of fear and instability
… underwater because of Hurricane Harvey. And before that, our own Pacific Northwest was ablaze. Wildfires in Washington, Oregon, Montana and up in British Columbia raged untamed for weeks. …
Parish roundup: California wildfire crisis; helping stranded Puerto Ricans
The Diocese of Santa Rosa responds to the fire crisis in Northern California. Catholics remain the largest religious group in diverse Sonoma County, despite the growth in numbers of religious seekers moving beyond traditional Christianity. Parishes around the country are marking the centennial of the Fatima apparitions. Here is one in the Chicago area. An Arkansas parish is named for martyred…
Long-term recovery ahead for California communities hit hard by wildfires
… "has been hit hard" and "is in an ongoing state of uncertainty" because of Northern California wildfires that began the night of Oct. 8, said Bishop Robert Vasa. At least 12 major fires were …
Parish roundup: Knights of Columbus and Special Olympics; healing communities
… assets, leadership and compassion at the service of others in the wake of the largest prairie wildfire in the history of Kansas. Kentucky's Christian County Special Olympics basketball team …
Parish roundup: a homeless man's funeral, a migrant-turned-seminarian, Guadalupe in prison
… schools, Catholic Charities and other Catholic groups are pitching in to aid victims of the wildfires and tornado that struck Tennessee in late November. The staffs of Sacred Heart …
Some fleeing scene of wildfires describe it as escaping 'gates of hell'
… Bill Brewer … Catholic News Service … St. Mary's Catholic Church was at ground zero in the wildfires that devastated parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Nov. 28, and while flames reached … but sustained smoke damage and possible damage from high winds that fueled the flames. The wildfires left a swath of destruction in and around the city of Gatlinburg, causing at least 13 … tornadoes. For this reason, the $25,000 grant will be channeled into our diocesan Fund for Wildfire Victims. We want to make sure we can help everyone who needs assistance," he added. East …
Speaking of animals
… in an email from Farm Sanctuary, home to abused and abandoned farm animals, when a California wildfire forced evacuation from the refuge. The report said that the fire was largely contained, …
The scariest issue rarely mentioned in the campaign
… of Concerned Scientists, in an article entitled, "I've Seen Fire and I've Seen Rain: Floods, Wildfires, and Another Monthly Global Warming Record," the year "2015 saw the highest annual … air can hold more water vapor." She also says, "Climate change ... increases the risk of wildfires due to hotter and drier conditions." But we rarely, if ever, hear about this issue from …
Laudato Si' and the liturgical work ahead
… see in bleaching coral reefs, thousands of miles of dead ocean, more severe storms, floods and wildfires, and rising sea levels. But we feel trapped in the institutions, systems and patterns …
A political platform for all people
… affirms that the world is dangerously warming -- causing increasing floods, droughts, wildfires and superstorms. And that this warming is generated primarily by the human burning of …
Domino got a good schooling in prison
… air filters. At various locations, they farm a combined total of 560 acres. They fight wildfires through the State Inmate Wildland Fire Team (SWIFT). They grow grapes for Abbey Winery. …
The Field Hospital: Covering parish life
… women as deacons. St. Paul's Church in Fort McMurray, Alberta, appears to be a victim in the wildfires engulfing the area. A Kansas City, Mo., bingo earns more than a million dollars for …
Inside the Fort McMurray evacuation: Church group recounts exodus from wildfire flames
… the music ministry at 11:30 Mass every Sunday at St. John the Baptist Church. So when the wildfire disaster struck Fort McMurray, it was no surprise that they hung together. Cindy … to the hospital, which firefighters made sure they saved. Despite her safe escape from the wildfire, one question remains the focus of her attention: "I just want to know when we can go …
Morning Briefing
… who saved thousands in WW2 honoured at Vatican … Pope prays for people displaced by Canadian wildfires …
As Fort McMurray wildfire rages, Alberta bishop grateful for lack of deaths
… Catholic News Service … As firefighters fought to save Fort McMurray from a wildfire that threatened to destroy the northern Alberta city, a bishop gave thanks that there … In a second statement Thursday, Terrio said that as the extent and the dimensions of the wildfire becomes more known, “there follows a great sense of loss and grief. “We must be … with the evacuation in that area. The National Observer reported Friday that overnight the wildfire had grown from 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) to 101,000 hectares (249,000 acres), or …
Catholics join Earth Day effort to plant 7.8 billion trees
… on how they're managed, and how pervasive threats to trees from a warming climate -- drought, wildfire, invasive insect species -- ultimately become. In Laudato Si’ , Francis spoke of trees …
Talking with Ivan, I found a flame of life on death row
… intimidated me. "Washington, D.C., eh?" one guard said, eyeing my license. "Do y'all have many wildfires there?" "Oh no, we don't. … Not many," I replied, trying to sound deferential. The …
Catholic Charities give long-term aid to migrant farmworkers displaced by Washington wildfires
… Amy Morris-Young … In the wake of this summer's devastating wildfires in Washington state -- including the ongoing Okanagan fire, the largest fire complex in … here for the long view," Young said. He said that "the discernable long-term effects" of the wildfires and displacement for the farm workers will not end when the fires are put out. "PTSD, … story had inaccurate information regarding the numbers of migrants in the area displaced by wildfires. …
Catholic worker farm serves as sanctuary amid California wildfire
… by 15 to 20 percent.” Other scientists have looked closely at climate change’s impacts on wildfires and forests . Montesano added the “poor and vulnerable” that Pope Francis alludes to in …