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Climate justice, for the first time ever, is on the G7 agenda
… revenue that allows loans to be repaid"; giving poor people money to survive storms and floods does not. Highly vulnerable developing countries demand, Huq added, that half of all …
UK bishops: G7 summit must usher in 'fairer, greener' post-COVID economy
… $100 billion annually to help developing nations adapt to climate impacts, such as increased flooding, heat waves and destructive storms, which are already occurring. Before the summit, U.N. …
Traditional peoples hold key to healthy ecosystems, Vatican official says
… practices. In Bangladesh, villagers have created floating gardens to protect food crops from floods, and in Latin America and the Caribbean, farmers have moved crops to areas less affected …
Drought parching western U.S. brings water shortages, wildfires
… Faith has taught that water can be powerful, from a baby's baptism to Noah's Ark and the Great Flood. To millions in the West, a flood is the last thing on their minds right now. The region is … so "how we do farming, how we get water to our cities, how we protect cities and town from flooding — all of those things are going to get more and more expensive until we get a handle on …
Vatican helps get water to hospitals in the 'Global South'
… droughts or in hospitals that pump their water from a river that can become muddy during floods," he points out. There are a number of more expensive needs and the Vatican is now looking …
South Sudan's Catholics still hope for long-delayed papal visit
… the search of comprehensive peace," said Musiitwa. The civil war and natural disasters such as floods and the ongoing pandemic have worsened the economic situation in South Sudan. The World …
Churches, NGOs help Mozambicans displaced by Islamist insurgency
… and sanitation," said Miguel, who is afraid of a cholera outbreak amid heavy rains and flooding. The displaced Christians and Muslims lack proper shelter, basic supplies and food and …
Chicago's Fr. Pfleger cleared of abuse allegations, will be reinstated as pastor
… complaining in an open letter that the investigation was taking too long and with parishioners flooding the archdiocesan phone lines meant for abuse victims and civil authorities to file …
EarthBeat Weekly: Laudato Si' Week envisions fossil fuel-free future
… New Jersey, tackled a real-life problem that grown-ups hadn't solved — stormwater runoff and flooding that blocked access to their school — and worked out a solution in a real-life …
There are moral issues beyond the disincentive to work
… bottom had fallen out of the economy and the inflated unemployment benefits were one way to flood the economy with cash, and to do so at a critical point, preventing a series of ugly …
'Violence begets violence': turmoil and fear in the Holy Land
… of implementation without procrastination or equivocation." As I write this, my thoughts are flooded with memories that I have been fortunate to experience in my many trips to Israel and …