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Best Actress Oscar favorite Demi Moore's 'The Substance' is disturbing, disgusting – and liberating
… Star with her name on it. As she gazes up into a sky full of glitter, framed by dancing palm trees, she smiles radiantly, as pretty girls always should. Then she dissolves into goo. Some …
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Husks, grain and AI
… around them. He wanted them to judge well the difference between chaff and wheat, between trees solidly planted near living streams and the capricious leaves that make a spectacular show … only that, but we will be compelled to expose the lies and distractions that come from rotten trees and stores of evil. …
Maximilian Kolbe: A reporter's best asset
… — a day I hope doesn’t come for decades — I’m hopeful history will see the forest for the trees in my career. Having Kolbe around my neck is a reminder to always do my best. Pray for me …
Pope Francis remains in 'critical' condition, but no new respiratory crises
… cage," Moscatelli said. "In this condition, if there are scars, they can pull on the bronchial tree and form these bronchiectases, which are the same ones that can lead to these polymicrobial …
Q&A: Lung doctor who worked in the hospital now treating Pope Francis explains his illness
… bronchiectases? … Bronchiectases are sickle-shaped or fusiform dilatations of the bronchial tree. Under these conditions, the respiratory system and the bronchi become frequent sites of … it has in the rib cage. In this condition, if there are scars, they can pull on the bronchial tree and form these bronchiectases, which are the same ones that can lead to these polymicrobial …
Faith groups' environmental projects halted by Trump's climate funding freeze
… change. More than 300 faith organizations have lost access to grant funds intended to plant trees in disadvantaged urban communities, leaders who managed grants for numerous organizations … and formerly redlined census tracts before it was taken offline by the Trump administration. " Tree plantings in the congregation, the hope was then that can reverberate out into the …
Congolese bishops say Goma situation remains grave; full scale of human toll still emerging
… to build lasting peace. "Why are we no longer able to resolve our problems under the palaver tree as our ancestors wisely used to do?" asked Congolese church leaders, with Msgr. Donatien …
'We Burn Daylight' uses fiction to explore the line between church and cult
… Jaye at a gun show and the two teens fall in love. Gun shows, horse trailers and mesquite trees. Pickup trucks, pecan pies and cowboy boots. As a Texan, and one who's spent a good deal of …
I practice mercy in the meta-crisis by moving from my head to my heart
… Griffin Cunningham … The sun peaked over the trees. Morning light baked the pavement, and last night's rainfall rose to the sky in sheets of …
At Kenya's Kabiyet Hill Catholic shrine, conservation meets spiritual well-being
… other infrastructure like electricity and water supply," the rector said. "We’re also planting trees, especially the indigenous ones and building of gabions [support cages filled with rocks or soil] to control the flow of runoff." More trees will be added at the hill, Keter said, to create a good environment for pilgrims to relax … considered a sacred place by the Nandi community, little was done to protect the environment. Tree stumps and soil erosion around the hill indicated signs of neglected and degraded land. Poor …
Pointing fingers will not fight California's fires nor preserve its future
… disaster in 20 years. The only way some of these houses would be safe is to cut down every tree in the neighborhood and pave over every square inch of surface area. Also needed would be … is willing to tell this truth. Everyone wants to live in the foothills surrounded by trees, but this is a recipe for disaster. These homes make it impossible for the state to do the …
Climate clashes with Trump could await as Cardinal McElroy heads to DC
… receives nearly 90% of its electricity from renewable sources. As bishop, McElroy attended tree plantings, presided at Masses on Earth Day, hired a full-time director of creation care, and …
The death penalty: Vengeance, justice or mercy?
… injured a dozen more at the 2013 Boston Marathon; the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018; and the white supremacist who killed nine …
Jesuits join in 'heartbreaking' search for migrants' remains in Arizona desert
… in the sand and partially blanched human bones. Bright fuchsia-pink ribbons tied atop dried tree branches dotted the landscape marking the spots where they found human remains. Ornelas …
Christians in Iraq 'tense' after Syria regime change, patriarch says
… Dec. 24 to protest against anti-Christian sentiment following the burning of a Christmas tree in central Syria. A religious leader from HTS published a video in which he said those who burned the tree were "not Syrians" and would be punished. Approximately 1.5 million Christians were …
What is a biblically accurate angel? And do you need one to top your Christmas tree?
… up with the idea. Instead of a star or some stylized humanoid angel to top their Christmas tree, why not create a biblically accurate angel? The result was a pink, blue and gold-feathered … media is full of various interpretations of "biblically accurate angels" imagined not just in tree toppers but also drawings, tattoos, even makeup tutorials. The many-eyed creatures reject …
A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here's what you need to know
… displays and tourist attractions. The Vatican, with its life-sized creche and giant Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square and outdoor exhibit of nativity scenes in the Bernini colonnade …
Charles Schulz and the creative faith in the making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
… a stage production, saying with an emotional build: "I shouldn't have picked this little tree. Everything I do turns into a disaster. I guess I don't really know what Christmas is all … of Schulz's message." Charlie Brown is initially mocked for buying a bent, emaciated Christmas tree, yet Docter views that tree as a perfect metaphor for us all — "flawed, overlooked and seemingly undeserving of grace." …
A solemn Christmas in Asheville, three months after Hurricane Helene
… my right, but also surrounding me were mounds of debris, shredded pieces of plastic covering trees on the riverbank, piles of uncoiled wire weaving in and out of snapped two-by-fours. It was …
Catholics praise President Biden's mercy for death penalty inmates
… that left three people dead and wounded more than 250; Robert Bowers , the attacker at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018, killing 11 people; and Dylann Roof , who killed …