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Pope meets with Jesuit priest James Martin to discuss LGBTQ ministry
… Conservatives feel that any softening of the church’s approach to sexual sins will release a flood of promiscuity. Without chastity, there will be unwed pregnancies and disease. The only …
Awareness remains an issue as global climate strikes draw millions
… for many in their country. Sampson said that while people perceive there are more droughts and flooding, they are less likely to recognize climate change's role — that as global temperatures …
After faith leaders' border visit, the resolve to help migrants grows
… said. "It was just months ago that there were thousands of people coming across the border and flooding this city and they were received in shelters throughout this city by people of faith who …
To save the planet, we need faith, ethics, science and economics
… heatwaves, record-breaking fires and other devastating events such as tropical cyclones, floods and drought have had major impacts on socio-economic development and the environment." The …
'Like a sunburn on your lungs': How does the climate crisis impact health?
… and West Nile virus. Waterborne cholera and cryptosporidiosis increase with drought and flooding. … Mental health conditions … The American Psychological Association created a 69-page … linked with climate change . … Trauma … Extreme weather events, including hurricanes, floods and wildfires, often cause physical injuries. Doctors see minor fractures, crush injuries …
Stopping to smell the flowers in East Africa
… sun. It was a brilliant gold ball that got bigger and bigger to envelop the whole horizon and flood the African plains with growing, glowing light. Excitedly, I exclaimed to my Tanzanian …
'Americans are waking up': Two-thirds say climate crisis must be addressed
… already worried the most likely to say that their alarm has increased when a major storm or flood hits. Regardless of concern over climate change there appears to be skepticism among …
Resisting the pity party
… sending two muddy rivers around our house, creating lakes in our front and backyards, and flooding into our basement. As we started gunking out all the water and mud and leaves and gravel … homes and businesses, but their lives are forever altered by this tragedy. While our brief flood was an inconvenience, the winds and high waters of Dorian were life-changers. Point …
Faith pledges push global fossil fuel divestments over $11 trillion
… . The region has also experienced seasonal shifts in precipitation and increased droughts and floods. As warming continues, it is expected to strain water resources and impact farming, …
Climate change is the most important life issue today
… air to breathe, water to drink, land to farm, plants or animals to eat, or habitats free from flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, earthquakes or some of the other devastating weather …
Copy Desk Daily, Aug. 23, 2019
… Bangladesh's sisters share Christian values by visiting students, others at home Bangladesh flood victims reel as aid agencies struggle to respond Want to keep updated with the latest news …
Your thoughts on the real presence, part two
… do not believe church teaching about the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. More letters flooded our inbox since, so we bring you part two of responses to the topic. NCR readers are …
Bangladesh flood victims reel as aid agencies struggle to respond
… Catholic News Service … Weeks after devastating floods affected millions and killed more than 100 people in Bangladesh, many families are reeling from a lack of aid as the country suffers an outbreak of waterborne diseases. Monsoon flooding in 28 of the country's 64 districts affected more than 7 million people, left tens of … said the support fell far short of the need. Jamal Khan, 40, a father of three from the flood-affected northern district of Sirajganj, said his family was struggling to get back to …
Copy Desk Daily, Aug. 22, 2019
… copy editors' desks on their way to you. A long-promised, 25-acre stormwater management and flood control project called the Mirabeau Water Garden in New Orleans was made possible through …
Ignatian Solidarity Network educates, inspires young immigration activists
… and people's experiences," she tells the group. "That's the core of why we do this." The flood of anti-immigration policies now coming from the Trump administration, Williams says, …
After 45 years of music, a final concert for the St. Louis Jesuits
… touch life." Nor did the old, wheezy church-organ hymns. And the new folk music that was flooding into churches sounded "like a birthday party for kids. It wore thin." The St. Louis …
Sustainable land use urged to ease growing threats to food, water
… change compounds the stresses placed on land around the world: degradation, soil depletion, flooding and water shortages. The report determined that only by reducing greenhouse gas …
Assumption feast invites people to look to heaven with hope, pope says
… affected by monsoons in South Asia. A week of heavy rains triggered deadly landslides and flooding in India, where, according to government officials, nearly 300 people died and more than …
My first, and very Catholic, act of civil disobedience
… a few hours later, with a court date.) Back outside under the hot Washington sun, I was flooded with a sense of relief at being free to go home to my husband and children — a feeling …
The church's one foundation
… prophecy fulfilled by Jesus, surely saw the connection to Peter, the rock struck to issue a flood of tears that baptized him and the followers of Jesus after the crucifixion. Out of human …