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NCR, EarthBeat, Global Sisters Report receive 43 Catholic media awards
… creation, EarthBeat nearly swept the category, with first place (Campos Lima on illegal gold mining in the Amazon ); second place (Global Sisters Report's series on sisters working for a …
Catholic groups outline priorities for defense of oceans, biodiversity ahead of UN summits
… Bishops Conferences of Oceania, said much attention has rightly focused on preventing deep-sea mining but also urged people not to lose sight of other mining already destroying environments. Chong also called for greater space for discussions of …
Mine can be built on Apache sacred site, Oak Flat, federal appeals court rules
… an Apache sacred site in Arizona, to a private venture that's planning an underground copper mine. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling on June 24, held that Apache … injunction would have stopped Resolution Copper — a company owned by the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto — from gaining control of Oak Flat while their lawsuit against the land …
Become what we consume
… of Jesus as the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation we celebrate at every Mass. St Paul mined the Passover imagery and Eucharistic practice of the primitive church to articulate Jesus …
Amazonian church laments killing of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous defender
… "The Amazon is being destroyed. It starts with logging, then cattle raising, monocultures and mining. Those activities are the opposite of the traditional peoples' way of living with the …
Q & A with Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize for music
… the general public. Finding ways that others can appreciate chamber music has been a goal of mine, either through my own work or my teaching work. On a personal level I'm ecstatic and …
US Catholic bishops press Congress to pass $555 billion climate legislation
… the effects of climate change and those whose livelihoods have depended on the extraction and mining of fossil fuels. The Oklahoma archbishop also lent his fellow bishops' support to changes …
100 days of war: Ukrainian leader reflects on the pope, hope, solidarity
… was able to enter it after the (military) sappers had cleared it. They found several exploded mines and one mine that hadn't exploded so it was good that during the first visit we listened to the advice of …
On the Clean Water Act's 50th birthday, what should we celebrate?
… nitrogen, phosphorus, mercury and other pollutants into the air. Steel production, coal mining, oil and gas drilling, nuclear power generation — all these industries were put on notice. …
REPAM launches 'I vote for the Amazon' campaign ahead of Brazil election
… may oppose violence against Indigenous groups, but at times do not understand that allowing mining operations in their territories will lead to more violence," he said, mentioning a bill currently being analyzed in Congress that aims at legalizing mining and other activities in Indigenous territories. For vast segments in society, it is not …
Pope says he's still considering possible trip to Ukraine
… representatives of the Ukrainian government "who are coming to talk about a possible visit of mine there. Let's see what happens." Francis had told reporters April 2 he was considering a …
Reflections on three unlikely cardinals: McElroy, Ramazzini and Rosa Chávez
… of Indigenous people whose water supplies and other natural resources are threatened by major mining and other extractive industries from outside Guatemala. In one instance, a man stopped …
Thank you, Queen Elizabeth II, for helping me find my vocation
… parents, teachers, professors or mentors that have crossed our life, leaving their influence. Mine, however, I owe to Her Majesty. No, I never strove to be a monarch or dreamed of living in a …
To protect the Earth and its people, religious orders invest in climate solutions
… vehicles and batteries at the heart of a shift to renewable energy. But how and where that mining occurs in Canada's boreal zone will have major ramifications for the nation's Indigenous … portfolio for advocacy, including combating modern slavery in Canada and exploitative mining practices in Australia. "Our economy must be ethical. And we are hoping that we continue …
Pennsylvania bishops should speak out about Mastriano's Christian nationalism
… guiding and directing our steps." Mastriano's language is infused with religious idioms, as is mine, but he evidences no concern about conflating the city of God with the city of man. …
Brazil's bishops raise their voices against mining on Indigenous land
… collaboration between government officials and corporations to carry out destructive mining projects in areas occupied by Indigenous peoples. On May 5, Bishop José Ionilton Lisboa de … dam in Brumadinho that took the lives of 270 people and spilled 423 million cubic feet of mine waste into the Paraopeba River basin. In January, when heavy rains caused major floods in …
Poverty driving children into forced labor must be tackled, pope says
… said in a written message. "Sadly, too many small hands are busy plowing fields, working in mines, traveling great distances to draw water and doing work that prevents them from attending …
However the court decides, America will be fiercely divided on abortion for decades
… bishops need to pay attention. In the past 10 days since the draft leaked, women friends of mine, both pro-life and pro-choice, are furious. They are tired of Republicans refusing to …
After church protests, experts warn extremists may exploit abortion demonstrations
… "You have no choice," he yelled. "Not your body, not your choice. Your body is mine and you're having my baby!" He then added, in a softer voice: "Joke, joke." Asked for …
In closing Catholic News Service, US bishops undermine their pastoral work
… News Service is not a parochial concern, either. For all the focus on the travails of the coal-mining industry, journalism has been shedding jobs at an even faster rate. At newspapers, where …