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CNEWA director: Sense of relief as hostages freed, ceasefire holds — but peace vulnerable
… Scenes of joy, relief and tearful welcomes flooded media across the world Oct. 13 as the remaining Israeli hostages were freed from Hamas …
From pulpit to picket line: Religion and labor rights long connected in coal country
… struggle and a call for unionization: Dreadful memories, how they linger, How they ever flood my soul. How the workers and their children Died from hunger and from cold. …
In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom
… clergy were a fixture at protests in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. , after the president flooded the cities with federal agents and tasked National Guard troops with deporting immigrants …
At Laudato Si' conference, Catholics stress hope, heart to animate church on climate
… encyclical, "but to answer a question that grows more urgent with every wildfire, with every flood, with every sunrise — that in the face of this deepening crisis, how do we dare raise …
'We have to do something!': Our faith calls us protect creation
… Tornados, catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, life-threatening heat. Nature continues to respond to human … suffers, the others are affected. We can see the destruction as basic needs are lost due to flooding, wildfires, tornados and hurricanes. How do we, as Catholics, Christians, and all people …
Maryknoll webinar on Brazil's climate summit calls for church's voice at COP30
… of climate change, such as forest fires, devastating storms in coastal areas, droughts and floods. He also questioned the contradiction of the Brazilian government as it prepares to host …
Philippine clergy support massive anti-corruption protests in Manila
… pursue prosecutions for dishonest projects in the typhoon- and monsoon-prone island nation's flood control works. They were found to be rife with corruption. Marcos is the son of the … by the government. Indignant over the nearly 10,000 seriously problematic — some nonexistent — flood-control projects worth $9.5 billion, he told reporters at a news conference Sept. 15 that …
'That Black Catholic Chick' hopes Pope Leo embraces Gen Z's desire for tradition
… this fire rather than fear it. The jubilee was a wake-up call When over a million young people flooded Rome for the Digital Evangelist Jubilee, something shifted. It wasn't just a gathering; …
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 …