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Theological reflection on gender doesn't compete with Vatican II
… and of respecting differences. Third, let us hypothetically assume Winters is correct that a flood of nonbinary scholarship exists in Catholic theology departments, and that young scholars …
10 years after Sandy, coastal areas are still precarious — and even more populated
… nature along the water is not always so placid. He lives with the tides and the danger of flooding. He will, on occasion, move his furniture upstairs. When heavy rains and high tides … decade since, despite frequent complaints about the sometimes slow-arriving FEMA and private flood insurance assistance, the area is more protected . Houses were raised and sand pumped onto …
Links: Climate change action; radicalized white voters; midterm debates
… reduction packages passed this year. The consequence? "A future marked by more intense flooding, wildfires, drought, heat waves and species extinction." Also at the Times , reporters …
Bishop in South Sudan appeals for food amid continued atrocities
… war in 2013. A September report from the Famine Early Warning System noted that conflict, flooding, and macroeconomic challenges are widespread across South Sudan, with many areas worse …
Congolese cardinal urges Global North to lead in tackling climate crisis
… Africa and the worst food crisis in generations in East Africa. In West Africa, cities are flooded, communities are submerged in creeks and conflicts that had simmered for years are now …
Helped after tornadoes, Catholics in western Kentucky aid state's flood victims
… of Owensboro respond to survivors' needs. At the end of July, torrential rains and deadly flooding struck eastern Kentucky, which includes the Diocese of Lexington. According to Gov. Andy … to take up a special collection and to be "as generous as possible" in responding to the floods. Medley added that his diocese was "overwhelmed" by the "outpouring of love, support and … letter. As of Oct. 17, the Diocese of Owensboro had received approximately $249,000 to send to flood recovery in eastern Kentucky. Of that total, $210,000 was received from its diocesan …
Vatican II at 60: Is Pope Francis or Ross Douthat right?
… world, capitalism succeeded where Marxism had failed, overwhelming religious identity with a flood of consumerist idols. Look what was done to Christmas! The pope points the way forward. "To …
Gotcha!
… Eph 1:1-10 ; Luke 11:47-54 As the U.S. mid-term elections come down to the wire, the media are flooded with attack ads depicting the candidates in the worst possible light for everything …
Hurricane Ian is affecting jobs, housing for many in Florida, not just coastal area
… the hurricane and the trauma they went through but some areas we have been to saw significant flood damages, the waters had subsided but the needs are going to be there," said Peter … pockets of rural communities throughout the greater 10-county diocese. These areas suffered flooding as river waters spilled over into neighboring housing. Hurricane Ian brought heavy rains … we still had people who haven't been able to leave their homes because they were totally flooded" and because roads in and out of town were impassable, he said. Also, as the flood waters …
More than two dozen reported dead after Julia lashes Central America
… after the weather system known as Julia left much of the region buried in mud or covered in floods in early October. Five members of the armed forces of El Salvador are part of 28 reported … in El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico, however, reported widespread mudslides, flash floods, overflowed rivers and thousands in shelters awaiting the system to dissipate as it …
Church officials in Ghana help residents flooded out by dam overspill
… News Service … The Archdiocese of Accra is appealing for support for Ghanaians affected by floods in the southern part of the city after heavy rains caused spillage from the Weija dam. … decided to leave the area, even though they had resided there for years. "In fact due to the flood, most of my gadgets are damaged. I am thinking of relocating. Thankful to the Catholic …
Ojibwe author writes about Indigenous peoples, Christians 'Becoming Kin'
… terrible and want to take action, want to do something about it. What I did was when my inbox flooded with messages about, "I feel terrible. What can I do?" was I gave people reading lists. …
Catholic Relief Services campaign aims to engage US Catholics on climate change
… by rivers and streams has become a region stricken by increasing and severe droughts and floods that wash away nutrient-rich soil, and with it a critical lifeline for the agrarian … for the international Green Climate Fund — as well as fundraise for communities facing floods, heat waves and droughts right now. It is also asking dioceses to encourage people to take … of 2022 has seen a wave of extreme weather, from severe drought in East Africa, historic flooding in Pakistan, relentless heat waves and wildfires in Europe and the U.S., and massive …
Head of Miami Catholic Charities helps coordinate statewide response to Ian
… as Sanibel and Pine Island and all the way south to Naples, all within the Diocese of Venice. Flooding and coastal surge also were reported in the Lower Florida Keys in the Archdiocese of … laundry services made possible through mobile units that have been deployed following similar floods and tropical storms around the country. …
Vatican marks ecology saint's feast day with film premiere, climate accords
… for speculation, skepticism and denial, and certainly for irresponsible populism. Apocalyptic floods, mega droughts, disastrous heat waves, catastrophic cyclones and hurricanes have become …
Laudato Si' documentary puts a human face on climate change, director says
… document as a subject for a documentary? … Brown: The idea was to do kind of a "Before the Flood" but with the pope instead of Leonardo DiCaprio. That was the idea. And initially when I …
Florida continues with rescue efforts as Hurricane Ian heads north
… its Facebook page. Ian hit close to 2:30 p.m. local time Sept. 30 as at Category 1 hurricane, flooding historic Charleston, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. The storm was later …
Hurricane Ian leaves catastrophe in Florida, millions without power
… mementos of its might in the form of cars battered by winds and water, left floating in flooded city streets next to uprooted trees and parts of roofs torn from buildings in the cities … were conducting water rescues but still struggling to make their way amid debris and remaining flooding and wind. Catholic Charities USA said in a statement that its disaster response teams … Pinar del Rio's regional TV station, posted on social media photos of collapsed walls, flooding, trees and debris left in the hurricane's wake. Pinar del Rio Diocese showed damage to …
Churches escape Fiona, but some Canadian farmers, fishers will suffer
… the loss of so many dairy cows, destruction of barns and wharves, devastation of the orchards, flooding of the potato land and flattening of the grain. Our farmers and fishers are going to …
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Noru as Caritas appeals for aid in Philippines
… said the parish also offered food, bottled water and blankets to evacuees whose houses were flooded by heavy downpours before the typhoon made landfall. Anna Truong Thi Tuoi, who lives … house, said volunteers used a boat to move her to the church. Her house has been engulfed in flood water from a nearby river. "I feel safe here as I am scared stiff of storms that can cause …