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Peruvian parish follows the flow of the river
… members of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, visited others. The annual flood season had ended and the water level in the rivers was going down. Unlike the broad, … snaking Marañón, the black-water Urituyacu is narrow and bordered by dense forest. Annual flooding causes hardship by swamping fields of crops, but brings bounty in the form of schools of …
Pope says Paraguayans in poor barrio remind him of Holy Family
… Banado Norte, a poor neighborhood near the Paraguay River where residents battle seasonal flooding and face possible eviction. "I couldn't be in Paraguay without being with you, in your … higher ground, Jesuit Fr. Ireneo Valdez, pastor of Holy Family Parish, told CNS. Last year's flooding displaced most of his parish's 20,000-plus families. As Pope Francis visited the chapel … from schools, welcoming him, recounting the problems of their families and neighborhoods -- flooding, drugs, crime, sickness, separation -- and asking his blessing. Several children …
Philippine bishops mull establishment of climate change desk
… of the most typhoon- and cyclone-prone countries in the Pacific, suffering from devastating floods and landslides. "So really you can see that in the recent past there has been a … Storm Washi dumped a massive amount of rain on Cagayan de Oro, causing the river to swell and flood, drowning 1,200 people. Environmental policy consultant Maria Noelyn Dano moderated the …
Iowa bishop to presidential candidates: It’s time to talk climate change
… have already begun to feel the effects “of worsening droughts alongside heavier downpours and flooding,” and that in his former role as chair for the U.S. bishops’ Committee for International …
Vatican-sponsored conferences further unpack 'Laudato Si'' from frames of farming, climate
… And this environmental degradation has a direct impact on agriculture -- through droughts and floods caused by climate change, depletion of freshwater resource, and loss of vital …
Bill McKibben: Pope’s encyclical gives everyone ‘marching orders’ on climate
… almost didn’t make it to Ireland last week for a climate justice conference in Maynooth. Flooding at a New York airport nearly derailed his trip, he explained June 23 at the “Meeting the … will be the experience of all the people on earth,” McKibben said, recalling how the 2010 floods in Pakistan forced 20 million people out of their homes. According to McKibben, “None of …
Irish conference hears message: Climate action requires 'new era of solidarity'
… events, such as heatwaves, very intense precipitation events (which increase the risk of floods) and increasing sea levels. The IPCC in its fifth assessment report said global greenhouse …
European bishops call on EU to welcome migrants fleeing war, poverty
… Union are calling on member states to be generous toward tens of thousands of migrants flooding across the Mediterranean. French, German and Italian bishops have issued formal …
Allegations of sexual harassment against John Howard Yoder extend to Notre Dame
… including theological justification and belittling of the women's arguments. A flood of news stories followed, with coverage in publications ranging from The Bethel Collegian …
Churches challenged as young people lead trend of the unaffiliated
… you might not go back. "My own anecdotal sense," he said, "is that people expecting a big flood back into the churches when all these millennials get married are probably whistling past …
Pope Francis inspires 300+ rabbis to sign rabbinic letter on climate
… poor in America and around the globe are the first and the worst to suffer from the typhoons, floods, droughts, and diseases brought on by climate chaos. So we call for a new sense of …
WWII soldier's sister receives decorations decades after his death
… at the end of Herman Street where the Krempecki family once lived is long gone, a victim of flooding from the body of water that gave the borough its name. But in 1941, 11-year-old Stella …
Love: An absurd spirit that could soften a hard heart
… girl's prison did not have beds; people slept on the ground. In the rainy season, the prison floods, and nothing is done to dry it out. The inmates must stand in muddy water, day and night, …
Five things to look for in the encyclical on environment
… are not simply political and economic issues — they are moral issues. … If oceans rise and flood islands and coastlands as in Bangladesh, millions of people will become environmental …
Business, Pentagon pursue climate change strategies
… Arctic ice leading to a potential for oil spill or cruise ship disasters; The potential flooding of seaside military bases, like the Naval Station in Norfolk, Va.; An increase in need …
Judge tentatively rules against restrictive detention facilities for immigrant families
… had all but ended in 2009. However, more than 60,000 unaccompanied minors from Central America flooded the southern border in the summer of 2014, according to Border Patrol statistics. Mothers …
Notre Dame's Conference on Polarization
… that nonetheless seemed to seep into the conversation because it has seeped into, actually flooded, academic discourse in recent decades, and that is the issue of identity. The theological guild has not been immune to the flood. In order to get published and to acquire tenure, it helps to publish articles on gender …
Examining the merits and morals of NYC’s proposed Pier 55
… borough we call our island home. Many say that Hudson Yards is in a direct path of a 100-year flood plan. Maybe Milton Friedman would like to address that issue. Hurricane Sandy may have …
Panel contemplates why the papal encyclical on the environment will matter
… its inhabitants are keenly aware of the impact that climate change is already having on flooding, wildlife, and tree-line shifting. Unlike in the U.S., where there is still significant …
Syria may go from awful to even worse
… If the so-called Islamic State does suffer a defeat in Iraq, the likely side effect will be a flood of Islamic State fighters retreating to Syria, where they will find little organized …