Search
It's possible to respectfully disagree with Cardinal McElroy
… of sexually active divorced and remarried or LGBT+ Catholics from the Eucharist" (emphasis mine). It doesn't make sense to automatically consider every sexual sin a mortal sin while other …
Indigenous groups, supporters resist planned dam in the Philippines' Sierra Madre
… prayers for the healing of Mother Mountain that will remain unanswered unless your heart and mine repent and remember. Yes, remember. As early as 2018, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of …
First Sunday of Lent: Put to the test
… "Forget this God business! Look around and admit it. Mine is the only power that runs the world. …
Let's make the Beatitudes our guide for Lent
… media, we all bear witness to almost unspeakable tragedies daily. Yet, if your life is like mine, in a cushy suburb with a loving family, realities like homelessness, the war in Ukraine, … about what money represents, which is the potential power to effect change. Give your power, mine your potential, and give generously, and immediately — as immediately as you would to your …
In new book, Christian climate activist challenges church to take action
… at how they had kept the lights on in America for decades. They were proud to work in the coal mines. And then on the other hand, many of them were dying from black lung disease or had … of the heavy metals that have leached into the drinking water from the contamination from the mine sites. It helped me understand that fossil fuels have done a lot of good for our country, …
Trashing Pope Francis won't make Congo's complex problems simpler
… off the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered." While briefly acknowledging that "the pope is …
Joyce Rupp talks Lent, conversion and the one thing that gets her in trouble
… You have obviously mined the depths of spirituality for many years. How do you continue to approach Lent with fresh …
World must work with Indigenous people to fight climate change, pope says
… have been killed since 2012, primarily in Latin America. Francis specifically noted the mining practices in the Amazon region and deforestation in other places that "destroy peoples." …
African nations 'comforted,' shaken by words of Pope Francis
… off the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa, it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered," Francis said to big applause. Congo is rich in …
Lula brings new environmental hope to Catholics in Brazil, but challenges remain
… cooperation on environmental initiatives, and declared that he would not tolerate illegal mining on Yanomami territory anymore. Lula is set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on Feb. … in Brazil, they also represent the ambitions of powerful economic groups that may intensify mining in the nation. After pictures of malnourished and ill Yanomami people were released a …
Brazilian church provides aid to the Yanomami, calls for justice after 'genocide'
… most of them were taken out of the region. Over the past four years, a new wave of illegal mining began, this time with more machinery and air support. At least 26,000 illegal miners … a decade and is now a pastoral agent in the region, told OSV News. The large pits provoked by mining in the Yanomami territory concentrate stormwater and create the perfect environment for … a surge in the number of cases of the disease — and in the number of deaths. "The areas of mining also have bars and prostitution. Yanomami women have been continually subjected to sexual …
Pope Francis doesn't hold back in condemning exploitation in Congo
… off the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered." It is a remarkable fact of life in Africa …
Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic
… point for a community navigating a drastic change in its identity. The last Norwegian coal mine in Svalbard — an archipelago that's one of the world's fastest warming spots — was slated to … town of visible paradoxes. The open water of the rapidly warming sea laps up against old coal mining conveyors. Tourists come by the environmentally unfriendly planeload to seek pristine … they can only explore with guides armed against polar bears. Right below where the first mine was built, Svalbard Kirke beckons to its fireplace-warmed lounge that opens into the …
Pope Francis slams 'insatiable greed' fueling violence in Congo's east
… groups have sought to profit over the country's bountiful natural resources through illicit mining practices. "It causes indignation to know that the insecurity, violence and war that …
In Congo, Pope Francis demands world leaders 'stop choking Africa'
… in the Congolese capital city of Kinshasa. "Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered." In a rousing speech at the country's … east and international superpowers like China, Russia and the United States vying for mining contracts for critical natural resources that are essential to transition to green energy, …
Congo is being 'martyred' for its natural resources. Will Pope Francis challenge the US, China?
… Republic of Congo, taking away true peace," he added. Nzumbu noted that in addition to mining, the country's oil supply and forests are being depleted and that the international community often ignores local mining laws and regulations, which he said deprive local communities of the necessary means of … and renewable energies. "This new concept also involves getting all children out of artisanal mines, protecting vulnerable women in the mines, giving women access to decision-making positions …
Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians unite in support for Apache fight to save Oak Flat
… east of Phoenix that a multinational corporation is seeking to turn into an underground copper mine. Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Indigenous groups filed amicus briefs on Jan. 9 urging the 9th … government could sell the site to Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. Oral arguments are scheduled for March. Apache Stronghold's lawsuit … Apache Stronghold founder Wendsler Nosie Sr. has maintained that Resolution Copper's mine will swallow the site in a massive crater and render "longstanding religious practices …
My ectopic pregnancy: 'I never want to go through that again'
… see ," as well as removing my remaining fallopian tube, leaving none, after an experience like mine is not only anxiety-inducing but also unethical in my mind. Failing to act early in a …
The fate of the world rests on this
… had outlived most of his family. One remaining brother was out of range, working a private mine somewhere in the Southwest. My first task was to gain power of attorney, the second to get …
Kirk Whalum on Catholic conversion, gospel jazz, and finding identity in God
… when my wife asked me that question, I was like, "I would do that." I would invite friends of mine who were not gospel artists or even Christians, for that matter, but who have a spiritual … again, I'm over here in the R&B and jazz world. Michael Card , who is a dear friend of mine and a huge Contemporary Christian artist, gave Keith my number and said "You need to work …