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… promise to increase commerce between North and South America. Pacific Rim, a Vancouver-based mining company, has long had its sights on gold and silver deposits in the rich volcanic soil of … Funes, the Catholic bishops of El Salvador, and a well organized activist movement oppose mining operations, but the incentives are huge and the precedent critical for all large-scale … and dirt streets. The director of the community center there is the most recent victim of the mining crisis, kidnapped, murdered, his body thrown down a well. We interviewed the center’s …

… account of the events surrounding the October 2006 shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa. Five of the girls died and the other five were seriously injured. The gunman, a local …

… country was shocked by the news that a lone gunman had entered an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and shot 10 Amish girls aged 6 to 13. Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32, an "English" … moving scene in "Amish Grace" is reminiscent of "Witness," when the Amish community of Nickel Mines walks all together down a hillside to join the Roberts family at the killer's funeral. The …

… at any time," Magee said. "To those whom I have failed in any way, or through any omission of mine have made suffer, I beg forgiveness and pardon." Magee has been bishop of Cloyne since 1987. …

… out of balance. They still are. Protestant worship — at least in most denominations, including mine — is unbalanced because we don’t offer the Eucharist at least weekly. Instead, on most …

… bishops from their staff where absolutely no division exists. I am sorry that your time and mine must be taken up by this unwarranted and uncharitable attack on the character of the staff …

… if we are comfortable, to think, "Well, I've done this, I've earned this, I own this, it's mine." No, nothing is ours; everything is God's. Only when we have that kind of awareness do we … of how blessed they are because God is present to them in a very deep way. A friend of mine, who was working in a bank called Fonkoze -- she lives in the United States but was in Haiti …

… recover kindness, generosity, forgiveness, patience, understanding and other innate gifts of mine that get buried in constant family and work responsibilities. Guide me in sorting through …

… and it's a very true and real need. Coming from Ghana, we are now struggling with some mining communities who are doing pit mines, and where they've discovered streams of gold, cutting through forest reserves. They're … again, the mining companies want to drive out the communities living in the area so they can mine. This is insensitivity to other users of the land. They claim they're bringing jobs, but the …

… call and renew the call. One of the people I was with for a while in Haiti was a friend of mine, Father Andre Pierre, who is the rector of the Catholic University in Haiti. He told me …

… me. And not my enemies or those who do not like me, and who will always veto every idea of mine. But rather, have I consulted people known for their knowledge, prudence and wisdom, …

… found them strident. (By the way, it turns out the questioner is a relative of a friend of mine in Rome ... small world.) For the record, she's not the first person who's objected to the …

… a series of panel presentations to the United Nations that will show the damage exploitative mining has had on the indigenous populations of countries like Peru, Papua New Guinea and … Indonesia. As Uhler has learned in her research, inhabitants of an area are often unaware of mining–for gems, coal, or oil–that is taking place a short distance from their homes, perhaps on … have already been polluted. In many cases, she said, the governments of countries where this mining occurs have allowed companies to do the work without alerting area residents or giving …

… that's very minimal. Here's what's really happening in Haiti. This is a report from friends of mine: "This afternoon, feeling helpless, we decided to take a van down to Champs Mars, the area …

… AH-64 Apache Assault Helicopter, and Caterpillar, manufacturer of militarized bulldozers and mining equipment used to demolish Palestinian homes. David Hosey, media coordinator for the U.S. …

… meetings with the consultants. “It was important to employ rigorous research and data mining as we prepared our recommendations,” said Hull. In October, the students unveiled a …

… in education, health, industry and energy. Those projects, of course, are now on hold. Mine is a double identification with Haiti. I’ve seen its pain; I’ve suffered the terror of a 7.1 …

… About a week ago, a friend of mine handed me the copy of a blog by someone who calls himself the “Catholic Knight.” It was an …

… are challenges. Mary followed through on hers. I am going to try my best to follow through on mine, knowing that some days, it may be hard to get out of my warm bed to go to the gym or easier …

… his bones. After a long while Tony's emaciated hand crept from beneath the cover and grasped mine tightly. His skin felt like barely warm parchment. My throat lumped in a choke hold. I have …