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Conservatives squawk over pope's tweet on inequality
… book on the income divide, Capital in the 21st Century , and whoosh, instant social media wildfire. "Seriously, though, what was up with that tweet by @Pontifex? Has he traded the …
2013's disasters: acts of God, man-made, a bit of both?
… of Yarnell and Peeples Valley. They were trapped when winds shifted, turning the fast-moving wildfire in their direction. The fire had scorched 8,400 acres and prompted the evacuation of … of the two towns. More than 200 structures were destroyed, many of them homes. A bigger wildfire earlier in June elsewhere in Arizona destroyed everything but the rock walls of Our Lady … rendering the ciborium and pyx at the shrine blackened and virtually unrecognizable. This wildfire claimed more than 27,000 acres and 65 homes. Then there's the case of man-made …
Book provides interfaith spiritual perspective on our ecological disaster
… Nhat Hanh writes. "All over the earth, we are experiencing floods, droughts, and massive wildfires. Sea ice is melting in the Arctic and hurricanes and heat waves are killing thousands. …
Obama set to unveil climate plan
… energy sector; conserving natural resources, agricultural sustainability and managing drought, wildfire and flood risks; and making climate-related data publicly available through a Climate …
Is climate change affecting Colorado wildfires?
… temperatures. The heat wave, in addition to high winds and low humidity, has ignited multiple wildfires along Colorado's heavily populated Front Range. The Black Forest Fire broke out midday … fires, and according to the United States Department of Agriculture, it isn't alone. In 2012, wildfires burned a record 9.2 million acres in the U.S., and as a recent report released by the … of climate change. The report estimates that within the next 40 years, the acreage burned by wildfires will be at least twice as destructive, burning about 20 million acres nationwide each …
Sex abuse trials overshadow the good news of Catholicism
… reports from the Mount Cashel Orphanage in Newfoundland. Reports of other abuses spread like wildfire. Our government and churches have been dealing for decades with the aftermath of the …
Pope Francis calls for global economic reform
… requires a rethinking of the entire global economic system, which spreads unemployment “life wildfire,” Pope Francis said Saturday at an economic forum in Rome. We need to “rethink … quoted Francis as saying. Francis said the lack and of loss employment “is spreading like wildfire in large areas of the West, which is alarmingly spreading the confines of poverty. “And …
What Do Egypt's Youth Want?
… in June 2010. Here is a link to that page . As well videos ran across the internet ether like wildfire, bringing the long simmering resentments of the regime to the fore. Then, in an effort …
Going on a 'carbon fast' for Lent
… judgment of science" on this subject, citing the increasing frequency of heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms in a period when 12 of the hottest years on record have come in the …
Bishops: Look Into the Mirror
… or no attention. But, this is the age of twitter. Jenky’s sermon ran around the internet like wildfire. The President and his staff can be forgiven for not understanding that the USCCB has no …
Society of St. Vincent de Paul accepting donations for Hurricane Sandy victims
… aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and, more recently, in 2011 during the widespread wildfires in Texas. The latter led to SVdP's introduction of the "House in a Box Program," which supplied survivors of the wildfires with critical items to furnish an entire home. One of the largest charitable …