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Catholic climate petition to Trump surpasses 15,000 signatures
… the co-sponsors, said in a statement. He referenced effects his constituents feel now: chronic flooding, coral bleaching and threatened freshwater supplies in the Everglades. "We cannot ignore …
Second Sunday of Lent
… God hadn’t been active, but the last time God had actually spoken to humanity was after “the Flood.” Then God gave the word of promise that humanity would never again suffer such devastating …
Eastern Europe's church leaders face growing criticism over refugees
… the crisis has receded from media headlines during 2017, European Union data suggest the flood of refugees is still rising, with over 370,000 people seeking asylum across the EU's 28 …
Many languages and traditions, together before our God
… the pictures were taken, our Latino parishioners and members of our Multicultural Committee flooded in and started to set up for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the sounds of …
Situation for Iraqi refugees in Jordan 'critical and dangerous'
… human dignity?" asked Jaar, who has devoted his ministry to aiding Iraqi and Syrian refugees flooding into Jordan from neighboring conflicts for more than a decade. Daniela Cicchella of the …
Myanmar's Cardinal Bo calls for 'green theology of liberation'
… ranks as the second-most vulnerable nation for global warming, Bo said, subject to cyclones, floods and other disasters spawned by climate change. "We are gathered here today not against …
Catholics continue to press Trump on climate change
… teaching, adaptation ranks among the most important actions we can take," listing hurricanes, floods, droughts, famines and water shortages as weather disasters that hit the poor and most …
Advocates expect to see more asylum seekers cross U.S.-Canadian border
… see, refugees don't feel safe in the States anymore." However, Piche said he did not expect a "flood of people" because "it's just more difficult to get here." …
Trump’s wish to ban Muslim immigration is widely shared in Europe
… years. Of the countries with over 60 percent support for a ban, Austria and Hungary were flooded by the human wave that passed through southeastern Europe on its way to Germany in 2015. …
SNAP's new year starts with departure, lawsuit
… months in 2011-13 with the organization as its development director. "It just brought it all flooding back," she told a group of reporters Jan. 19 on a conference call. In Hammond's …
Bernard Lonergan drew a map of theology for a new era
… the desire to be truly good as well as being in touch with the gift of love with which God floods our hearts. It helps tremendously if the theologian participates in a faith community that …
Native Americans condemn Trump's executive action on pipeline
… of the Sioux Nation and the work that will be required to clean up before the land thaws and floods. And just last month, many had expressed cautious optimism after the U.S. Army Corps of …
Chaldean archbishop urges Iraqi Catholics to stay and help rebuild
… including France, have toughened their immigration policies and are building walls against the flood of asylum seekers fleeing impoverished and conflict-torn countries. Refugees are often …
Eucharistic prayer in the 21st century
… the patriarchs and prophets to teach us, the prayer also recall the sending of locusts, floods and other natural phenomena. Another participant suggested that the payer be more …
Environmental rallies push back on Trump nominees
… scientists say, include longer and more severe droughts, more intense heat waves and coastal flooding as a result of rising seas — all likely to harm the poor most intensely. "People of …
Author lays out free speech strategies
… to handle the mishmash of information, policy statements, entertainment and outright lies flooding the world of public conversation. Before presenting his principles, however, he offers a …
Editorial: We have to choose to stop invasion of fake news
… to make a choice and a purchase to bring it into their homes. The internet, on the other hand, floods us all with the same trash, and we have to choose not to have it invade our homes. …
Catholics petition Trump to uphold climate actions
… Drought is among the factors believed to have led to Syria’s devastating civil war. Elsewhere, flooding lowlands in Bangladesh has led to relocations of people, as has rising seas in Alaska , … Louisiana marshland is disappearing under higher sea levels and more intense “king tides” flood more and more of southern Florida. In California, the state has entered its sixth year of …
Scottish diocese hopes to be a faith refuge
… the Battle of Culloden, he had to make sure he landed on sympathetic shores. The islands were flooded with British troops, and at least 15 Catholic priests were executed or imprisoned for …
New quake, tsunami spotlight Japanese bishops' anti-nuclear stance
… reports of damage." Ishinomaki was hit hard in 2011, with about half of the city's urban area flooded or destroyed. Its Catholic church and an adjacent Catholic kindergarten, located at a …