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Is the United States a toppling empire?
… stands in a precarious place. Grievances burn on every side, opportunity abounds in a nation flooded with weapons and impunity and hopelessness convinces many that peaceful reform is beyond …
Charlie Kirk's AI resurrection ushers in a new era of digital grief
… triggered applause each time. The message was part of a wave of AI-generated content that flooded social media in the wake of Kirk's killing, with supporters and even Kirk's former … are hardly unusual. But the particular utilization of AI to commemorate Kirk — with content flooding the internet within hours of his death — may be an outgrowth of the technology's wide …
As Africa prepares for COP30, its Catholic bishops urge African solutions on climate
… (COP30) in Brazil Nov. 10-21. "Africa bears disproportionate impacts — droughts, cyclones, floods, desertification — despite contributing least to global emissions," said the official …
Messages that mobilize: How to convince church leadership to take climate action
… concerns for natural disasters and preparedness is a connection point. In Appalachia, severe flooding in 2022 caused 45 deaths and destroyed 900 homes, so some parishes have been involved in …
Department of War quotes Bible on social media. Some link it to Christian nationalism.
… 2,000 likes as of Tuesday. Similar videos praising the military while quoting the Bible have flooded the former Department of Defense's social media accounts over the past few weeks. The … 2,000 likes as of Tuesday. Similar videos praising the military while quoting the Bible have flooded the former Department of Defense's social media accounts over the past few weeks. The …
Famine in Gaza is human-made — and Scripture has much to say about it
… will open, but whether we will. Whether we will demand an end to the siege. Whether Gaza will flood not with bombs but with bread. Whether we will stand with Rizpah, refusing to let bodies be …
After Katrina, I walked New Orleans' streets with sisters primed to rebuild the city
… who had found refuge in their home through an upstairs window. The parish basement was also flooded. That's where Butler, a Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, had been … bleach and cleaning supplies to people beginning the grueling work of cleaning out their flood-damaged homes. Months later the sisters shifted gears to help people rebuild, linking … right after Katrina. As she sees it, the region still has not completely recovered from the flooding, particularly its young people, dubbed "Katrina babies," who have experienced so many …
Hurricane Katrina 20th anniversary a call to racial equity, justice, say bishops
… damage, according to NWS. New Orleans was ravaged by the storm, with at least 80% of the city flooded by Aug. 31, 2005, NWS noted on its website, adding that the impact was "heightened by … a 2014 issue of the journal Climate Change, found that surge simulations suggested Katrina's flood levels were between 15% to 60% higher than they likely would have been around the year … responding to the call to be leaven for the world. As Church, let us be a lifeboat in the flood waters of injustice." …
Your letters: Haitian ministry, climate change and just war theory
… (NCR, Aug. 13, 2025 ) More people are expected to die from the stronger storms, droughts, floods, fires, etc., which are directly attributable to a warming atmosphere. The fact that Trump …
Hamas shares with Israel moral responsibility for plight of people in Gaza
… by civilized peoples go, the problem of indirect responsibility cannot be disregarded." Flooding Gaza with humanitarian aid is, similarly, an obligation for Israel today. Such aid also …
Activists decry new border wall's impact on wildlife
… to create openings of 8 x 11 inches in the wall to allow smaller wildlife to pass and include flood gates that can be kept open for larger mammals. "We can only make recommendations," said …
20 years ago, Katrina hit New Orleans hard; today, the Crescent City is rising with faith and hope
… in scope and pain: 1,400 people died; 200,000 homes in Orleans Parish — 80% of the city — flooded; and hundreds of thousands fled or were transported to safe havens across the country, … who decided after Katrina to lease their 24-acre motherhouse property, which was destroyed by flood and fire, to the city of New Orleans for $1 a year so that an ambitious water retention … executive director of the congregation. "This is a key project for water management to prevent flooding and potential loss of life for the people and the city of New Orleans." After billions …
Feds target Catholic Latinos near D.C. church
… have become a regular sight on the streets. Trump announced Aug. 11 that he planned to flood the city with federal agents and National Guard troops in order to crack down on what he …
The church should back climate candidates to fully endorse a culture of life
… of worship to endorse political candidates. Almost 300 people are dead or missing after flash flooding in Texas. More than half the nation has been under heat advisories this summer, which … the poor. The existential threat of climate change, which has killed millions from drought, flooding, famine and disease, is not considered a preeminent issue by the U.S. Catholic Church. … food assistance ; Hundreds of people have died and thousands of acres have been destroyed from flooding and wildfires in the past month alone, due not only to cuts in weather forecasting and …
Lost in translation: Should US-born Pope Leo XIV speak in English more often?
… For Leo, Corcoran said, the widely distributed photograph of him cleaning up after a Peruvian flood when he was a bishop there indicated to the world a church leader who is "the pope in the …
Pope Leo tells 1M young people to find hope, friendship in Christ in uncertain times
… system. Residents are sharing social media posts of outbursts by Romans angered by kids flooding subway platforms and crowding bus stops that have complicated their commutes to work. …
Air-dropping food into Gaza is a ‘smokescreen’ – this is what must be done to prevent mass starvation
… simple ": Israel must fully open the Gaza borders to allow aid and humanitarian personnel to flood in. Israel must also guarantee safe conditions for the dignified distribution of aid that …
What would the good Samaritan do today?
… in the newspaper, on cable news and on social media. Our neighbors are the victims of floods in Texas and New Mexico. They are immigrants being imprisoned and deported . They are …
Brazil's environment minister fights fellow evangelicals on Amazon protection
… in Brazil. Evangelicals, like the rest of the Brazilian population, have also been affected by floods, droughts, landslides, extreme temperatures, etc.," she told RNS. "This is not …
From Boston to Baton Rouge, faithful unite to help Texas flood victims
… out to bring material and spiritual aid to those impacted by the devastating July 4 flash floods in the Texas Hill Country. The deluge has so far killed at least 132 — among them, dozens … and other immediate needs, according to its website. The archdiocese's territory includes the flood-ravaged areas, with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller making a pastoral visit hours after … said the agency on its donation page. "Our prayers remain for all who are impacted by the flooding. You can join us in supporting our neighbors as they journey through this crisis." On …