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Seven convicted of murdering Honduran activist Berta Cáceres
… dam on the Gualcarque River in western Honduras. Construction of the dam would have flooded large areas of land and cut off food and water supplies for hundreds of people. Cáceres' …
Faith leaders call on US to address complicity in causing migrant caravan
… of Honduras, Jones said, violence is the main concern, but in others droughts, followed by flooding, have caused people to lose everything they have. "Those people who are fleeing drought … have to stop military approaches to world problems, whether it's the military at the border or flooding Honduras with the military in the so-called war on drugs," said Stokan, who suggested …
Biblical wisdom will help our nation reclaim its soul
… James Hug … As election day approaches, we are once again flooded with political ads for the opposing candidates. As it gets later in the season, the ads …
In Appalachia and Wisconsin, two approaches to the opioid crisis
… had already taken their toll in injuries, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company sent a flood of sales representatives to persuade local doctors that OxyContin was less addictive than …
To stem opioid crisis, investment coalition pressures supply chain
… safe improvement on the milder opioids that had been available. Manufacturers and distributors flooded communities, particularly poor rural counties, with pills. Doctors, who feared being …
Supreme Court examines dementia, health issues in death penalty cases
… Breyer said, adding that a narrow ruling in Madison's favor might prevent similar cases from flooding the courts. The other death penalty case before the court is Bucklew v. Precythe. …
Catholics urge action as UN report forecasts climate crisis in coming decades
… and the spread of vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue fever, and reduce the risks of flooding, infrastructure damage and saltwater intrusion to people living on small islands and …
At Season of Creation's end, know this: Climate change is here
… In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut, the aerial views of whole cities flooded brought back images of whole Mayan and Incan cities overgrown now by jungle, human life …
U.S. dioceses urged to have emergency collection for disaster relief
… Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas," the cardinal said. Torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding due to Florence have severely damaged or destroyed "thousands of homes, businesses, and …
Parish roundup: Rainbow flag burned; last call Masses; North Carolina recovers
… important is music at Sunday Mass? Parishes in North Carolina reach out and dig out after the floods. [Peter Feuerherd is a correspondent for NCR's Field Hospital series on parish life and …
Kavanaugh hearing signals a cultural shift moment
… but it is as inexorable as the waters of the Mississippi. Justice Clarence Thomas escaped the flood. Donald Trump escaped the flood, at least so far. But, it appears Mr. Kavanaugh is drowning. [Michael Sean Winters covers …
Parish roundup: 'Dreamers' among award finalists; Monstrance inspires
… County). Known as "Hope Monstrance," the ostensorium was buried in mud and debris when Katrina flooding overwhelmed the free-standing chapel of St. Dominic Parish in the Lakeview neighborhood …
World leaders, faith groups gather for Global Climate Action Summit
… greater threat to our '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, … divestment." Among the latest is Caritas India, which continues to recover from devastating flooding in Kerala, a southwestern Indian state, that has killed more than 400 people and … nearly 1.3 million more. … Related: … Catholic nuns take the forefront in relief work for flooded Kerala Bishop Lumen Monteiro, chairman of Caritas India, said in a statement said it will …
Catholic groups disagree with Trump EPA 'Affordable Clean Energy' rule
… of climate change — including increased droughts and more intense heatwaves, extreme storms, flooding and wildfires — will continue to worsen and likely become irreversible once the planet …
Eucharist is a taste of heaven on earth, pope says
… with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, the pope led them in praying for the victims of massive flooding caused by monsoon rains in the Indian state of Kerala. According to the BBC, more than …
Maryland parish helps Puerto Ricans still rebuilding from hurricane
… to repair roofs, finish cleaning indoor dangerous levels of fungus remaining after hurricane flooding and paint houses. Calzada is a rural, unplanned neighborhood of tightly built concrete … hadn't been reinforced with bamboo, all of them would've blown away." De Jesus said the flood's muddy waters reached her while she was lying in her bed in the dark. Three Calzada …
Pennsylvania grand jury report is a new low for Catholic Church
… were unique, and even the bishops did not know the monumental scale of the problem until the flood of victims came forward after the exposé by The Boston Globe. Finally, in the early days of …
Somalis in US receive protected status extension, but not redesignation
… in need of emergency food assistance and people dying of preventable diseases, Parisio said. Flooding in the capital city of Mogadishu has also put people at risk, Lawrence added. Somalia …
Morning Briefing
… prayers … At Global Sisters Report: … 140 years of perpetual adoration are unbroken by fire, flood or war … UN moves forward on compacts to manage migration, refugees … Column: … Seeing …
The Catholic 'collective' approach could be used again to support labor
… to ill treatment than they have been for a century or more, as union protections recede and a flood of low-wage jobs replace decent paying ones. News of large drops in the unemployment rate, …