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… inspired me to be like them. As I pass obituary writing on to others, I can only imagine how mine will read. At 94, that may not be far away. In the meantime, I will continue to joyfully …

… Amid conflicts between mining companies and communities in Latin America, Catholics must stand with people whose lives … and Switzerland. When Latin American countries locked down during the coronavirus pandemic, mines in many countries continued to operate, often exacerbating conflicts with local …

… asks her father, "Dad, you know my drawing? Was that someone else's drawing before it was mine?" "Well, what do you think?" Bandit asks. "Yeah, I think so," she answers. I think so, too. …

… for rare earth minerals like copper, cobalt and lithium, which in turn has resulted in more mining — an industry whose history is rife with land disputes and human rights violations — and … of environmental destruction, panelists said. Several pointed out that many of the overseas mining companies are based in Canada, providing an opportunity for the nation's Catholics to …

… My home is nearly 100 years old and I watch in dismay while homes similar in age to mine are destroyed by builders and developers. While I feel as if I am a quiet voice in a loud …

… workers and farmers in recent weeks. Protests also have shut down several copper mines in a country where mining is a key source of revenue, and an air traffic controller's strike snarled airports and …

… from the Bible: " Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me . " Beyond our Catholic values as inspiration for action, we could also …

… Brazil, want to pressure lawmakers to reject proposed government legislation that would allow mining and agriculture on their protected lands. President Jair Bolsonaro, who actively works to … by organizers for debates. "This situation of invading Indigenous lands for agribusiness, for mining, is a great injustice," said Ribeiro. According to the National Indian Foundation, 672 …

… Filipina sisters are likewise active in resisting the environmental degradation caused by mining and oil companies in their country, often in lands which have been home to Indigenous … more invasions of land of Indigenous peoples as multinational companies engage in mining and oil drilling activities that demonstrate zero respect for Mother Earth, and more …

… In Fr. John's farewell column he wrote, "I will leave you with another favorite quote of mine, this one from the mystic Julian of Norwich: This place is a prison; this life a penance. …

… environment, growing problems of Third World debt and the international campaign to ban land mines. He joined the bishops' conference partly as a result of his work as one of the bishops' … criticizing the international arms trade and urging a global ban on anti-personnel land mines, his office coordinated intensive efforts by the bishops to get the United States to move toward a complete ban on such mines. Although he left the bishops' conference to become a fellow of the Woodstock Theological …

… from Latin America traveled to Rome to garner the Vatican's support in ending the destructive mining practices that ravage communities across the region. "We want to bring our heritage and … that the consequences of industrial mining reach far beyond environmental damage. "[The mines] create a great social trauma," Osorio Arenas added. "These communities enjoy fraternal …

… in this time. Or not. In the meantime, don't worry. As I heard a consultant say to a friend of mine a couple years ago, "Tell me about nuns. Every group that calls me in to work with them are, …

… believe that new kinds of community organization can work well to impede illegal logging, mining and ranching in the Amazon, maybe avoiding the worst-case scenario in the future. … a founding member of the Brazilian bishops' conference's Commission for Integral Ecology and Mining. Bossi explained that church activists have been organizing resistance in a "continuous …

… in Ukraine. U.S. violations of international law and failure to join treaties that ban land mines, cluster bombs and, most recently, nuclear weapons, as well as U.S. repudiation of other …

… barred from docking at Odesa and other Ukrainian ports, adding that several vessels had hit mines or been fired on by Russian warships. Bishop Szyrokoradiuk said local people would be …

… but Fr. Campos did not find the same reaction when he began questioning the impact of wildcat mining in the province. Instead of support, he started receiving threats. "Wildcat mining not … metals, and mining has existed since pre-Columbian times. While there are world-class formal mines in the zone, huge areas of the province have been invaded by wildcat miners, who burrow … "silver tooth" in Quechua, Peru's most prevalent Indigenous language. The large polymetallic mine in Quiruvilca abruptly closed in December 2017, leaving thousands of miners unemployed …

… in the past to manage, restrict and phase out dangerous things like nuclear weapons and land mines. But existing climate treaties do not address fossil fuel production proliferation risk. …

… Catholic university. Her blunt, angry column, " Notre Dame is yours, but the world is mine ," sparked campus-wide discussion about whether or not racial prejudice was as prevalent at …

… was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2009. "Her childhood neighborhood looked a lot like mine," Higuera told NCR. Sotomayor is Puerto Rican and was born and raised in the Bronx, New …