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Soaring temps a sign the planet is sick — are we listening? Pope Francis asks
… of these disasters are the poor, those who are forced to leave their homes because of floods, heat waves or drought," he said. Addressing human-caused environmental crises, like … and weather-related disasters, with devastating heat waves and wildfires and deadly storms and flooding. July 2024 was the hottest July on record , according to the National Oceanic and …
Church sex abuse scandals in East Timor met by silence, but Pope Francis’ visit brings new attention
… years of bloody fighting that saw as many as 200,000 people killed, helped bring about that flood of new members. Belo won the Nobel Peace Prize for his bravery in drawing international …
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa continue ministry at Montreal intercultural center
… because there are wars in their countries, there are all kinds of disasters, forest fires, floods, etc. Therefore, there are a lot of Africans who come from everywhere." …
What to make of conservative Catholics in The New York Times
… Michael Sean Winters … Earlier this month, several Catholic academics and media types flooded my inbox with links to an op-ed in The New York Times by Matthew Schmitz that discussed …
Parishes respond with prayer, outreach amid historic Northeast floods
… are working to help those impacted by what one lawmaker described as "historic, unprecedented flooding" Aug. 18-19 that took two lives and forced hundreds to flee for safety. The southwestern … the church buildings were intact, "a lot of people here" in the parish "did get hit" by the flooding. The parish is "having 300 cases of water delivered to the church on Friday (Aug. 23), … invited those affected to contact the parish for help. The post included a prayer Aug. 18 for flood victims and those aiding them, a text the parish noted had been adapted from a similar …
Sudanese humanitarian situation 'can't wait,' says bishop; military evacuates last missionaries
… — half of Sudan's population — needing humanitarian assistance, according to IRC. Famine and floods are adding to the challenges of displaced people. In July, the United States invited the …
Puerto Rico parish aims to be climate resilience hub to respond to extreme storms
… the bay rose with the storm surge and reached the convent hall," she said. "The second floor flooded when water entered through the balcony doors." Eventually the power went out that …
I prayed 'lectio divina' with a pine cone
… about it." There is ample suffering in our world to attune to: extreme heat waves, deaths and flooding from Hurricane Debby, wildfires. And this is just in the United States. How can a …
India continues search for missing Kerala landslide victims
… the worst to hit the Indian state of Kerala since around 400 people were killed there during floods in 2018. Experts say the construction of hundreds of tourist resorts has increased the …
'Parishes are on their own,' says Nicaraguan priest as regime's repression targets diocese
… It came amid turmoil in Venezuela — an ally of Nicaragua — where opposition supporters have flooded the streets to protest election fraud and President Nicolás Maduro has repressed them …
Long Island's 'Elderberries' embrace new cosmology as key to Earth's healing
… Susan Perretti … Amid floods and droughts, species extinction and other consequences of the global climate emergency, a …
Ethiopian cardinal expresses church’s unwavering support as landslide kills over 250
… live on humanitarian assistance. This is due to climate change-driven disasters, including floods and drought, and conflicts. A war fought between the national army and the rulers of the …
The Democratic convention is looking more like a papal conclave
… new candidate to replace Biden without seeming to act like party bosses. Biden, followed by a flood of other Democratic leaders, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him at the …
Activists: Without more moves toward sustainable future, extreme temps may be here to stay
… pictures of the ways their homes, work and families are being impacted by this heat wave, from flooding in Florida to the impacts of Hurricane Beryl in Texas to their gardens struggling," …
Grenada bishop visits communities traumatized, devastated by Hurricane Beryl
… along with Mexico and parts of the mainland U.S., also suffered significant damages and flooding following Beryl. Beryl was the second named storm of the 2024 hurricane season and noted …
Spiritual exercises for a struggling president
… me of that old joke about the person told that he needs to evacuate his home because a flood is coming but refuses to leave, because he believes that God will provide. As the water …
How a perfect storm sent church insurance rates skyrocketing
… wave of disasters — Gulf Coast hurricanes, wildfires in California, severe thunderstorms and flooding in the Midwest — along with skyrocketing construction costs post-COVID have left the … finance committee. The church had been paying $12,500 for insurance and had made a claim for flooding damage due to a faulty sprinkler. Pihl said the church learned this past spring that its … building has been largely untouched by recent storms. After Hurricane Harvey caused massive flooding in 2017, the church hosted volunteers from around the country who helped residents …
Texas Catholic groups struggle to provide aid after Beryl cuts power to millions
… we all were. Yesterday we were just all trying to make sure we were safe." Beryl's rains and flooding pushed bayous and rivers past their banks and into nearby streets and highways, making …
Caritas Bangladesh provides storm shelters to prevent lightning strike deaths
… Church, has established a lightning protection shelter through the Family and Community Level Flood Preparedness Project at Panchauniya Haor (wetland) in the Baniachang subdistrict of …
It was meant to be a Christian utopia. Now this Nigerian community is helpless against rising seas
… and Cross River — at $9.7 billion, or more than 2% of the country's GDP. It looked at erosion, flooding, mangrove loss and pollution, and noted the high rate of urbanization. And yet dramatic … slipping away only capture Nigeria's attention from time to time, as when the annual flooding occurs — another effect of climate change. But Ayetoro residents can't turn away. …