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With experience from superstorms and hurricanes, New York Catholic groups provide aid after floods
… brooks into raging torrents and causing widespread devastation. The so-called 1,000-year flood claimed one life and washed out roads into and around Highland Falls and neighboring Fort … the rain stopped falling, it mobilized to provide sanctuary and aid to people whose homes were flooded. Fr. Joseph Tokarczyk, the pastor, and his parishioners coordinated with the American Red … government entities. "We open our buildings and our hearts to those who were affected by the floods," he said. "Every day we have volunteer(s) working. (It's) unbelievable. Even little …
Conference on congregations' climate 'resilience' turns to focus on climate justice
… for Congregations," this summer's extreme weather events — from excessive rainfall and floods in the U.S. Northeast through scorching heat in the Mediterranean and southern Asia …
'Game changer': Energy secretary touts tax incentives to power faith communities with renewables
… a summer of record-breaking heat for large parts of the U.S. and as major storms and flash floods have devastated the Northeast and South. Climate scientists have stated that as global … burning fossil fuels — heat waves and droughts are expected to persist longer and storms and flooding will become more severe. The Inflation Reduction Act's climate policies are considered a …
Pope to young people: To tackle life's ups and downs, look to the elderly
… he said after praying the Angelus. Noting the strong heat waves in many countries and recent flooding in South Korea, Francis called on governments to act concretely to reduce polluting …
American Meteorological Society's multifaith project responds to Earth's cry
… change impacts due to losses in biodiversity from warmer temperatures, and increases in flash flooding, droughts and hurricane activity. I have witnessed the devastating impacts — my own … from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned of heat waves, floods and droughts becoming more frequent and intense than in the past. We see these …
It's up to us. When will we figure that out?
… with climate change because we didn't really take it that seriously before this. Until the floods, and the tornadoes, and the lack of water, and the heaps of public damage that come with …
Concern lingers among Ukrainians after Vatican's peace mission to Moscow
… of June during his sixth "evangelical expedition," Krajewski visited Ukraine's Kherson region, flooded after the June 6 destruction of the Kakhovka dam. While the war drags on, however, church …
Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie
… grew up hearing one of many origin stories for the pipestone: In time immemorial, a great flood killed most people in the area, their blood seeping into the stone and turning it red. But …
How to confront despair about the coming effects of climate change
… impossible to escape climate related news, all of it horrible. From the torrential rains and flooding in Vermont to the heat wave that hit Phoenix with record-breaking temperatures and …
Vermont parish offers hot meal, place to sleep for those waiting out floods
… Cori Fugere Urban … OSV News … As flood waters rose throughout Vermont during the July 10 torrential rains, at least one Catholic parish opened its facilities for people who needed a place to wait out the flooding and make post-flood plans. In Ludlow, Fr. Thomas Mosher, pastor of Annunciation Parish, … else to go." The community center, designated for just such an emergency center, had been flooded. "It's one of the corporal works of mercy -- shelter the homeless," the pastor said, …
Biden declares state of emergency in Vermont due to flooding
… Cori Fugere Urban … OSV News … As flood waters rose throughout Vermont during the July 10 torrential rains, at least one Catholic parish opened its facilities for people who needed a place to wait out the flooding and make post-flood plans. In Ludlow, Fr. Thomas Mosher, pastor of Annunciation Parish, … else to go." The community center, designated for just such an emergency center, had been flooded. "It's one of the corporal works of mercy — shelter the homeless," the pastor said, …