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… part of his ministry. The 72-year-old is also known for taking on big corporations, especially mining companies, that exploit the resources of indigenous lands. His concern for human rights …

… to the usefulness as intended by the creator," Igweta said. "AMECEA condemns all activities of mining and exploitation that are happening in the region and more especially by the multinational …

… in your pocket," said Francis, giving the hypothetical example of a country that keeps mining rights in a former colony. He suggested that the U.N. might develop a "process of …

… fires and deforestation in Brazil has been blamed on economic opportunities related to the mining, logging, agricultural and meat industries. It is not unlike what is happening in the U.S. …

… unique ecosystem, which is threatened by historic levels of deforestation and resource mining, as they seek to develop one of the world's poorest economies. In his first remarks during … struggling to address the matter while also encouraging job growth in the agricultural and mining sectors to improve the economy in what the World Bank estimates is the 9th poorest nation …

… inviting LGBTQ+ persons to share the Eucharist, and do not feel other faiths are a threat to mine. This is not what the Napa Institute espouses. It's not everything that Pope Francis …

… Karipuna people was invaded in 2015, but invaders have intensified their illegal activities -- mining, logging and land-grabbing -- since Bolsonaro's election, said Sr. Laura Vicuna Manso, a … big business was involved. "I don't believe that farmers who operate within the law and big mining companies would engage in violence against indigenous peoples," he said. "I think illegal …

… during the short regime of Efraín Ríos Montt in the early 1980s. Ramazzini took on foreign mining concerns for destroying water supplies, and the day I spent with him, traveled two hours … Ramazzini himself has survived several death threats apparently linked to his opposition to mining and huge hydro-electric projects and for his advocacy of human rights. I was introduced to …

… and I move the small round table between us.  I visited this 30-year old son of a friend of mine in prison today. I am a Catholic priest and prison chaplain. David is in the "hole" for …

… town of Shamokin, and learning about people's sense of place in the once-burgeoning coal mining region. From there, they moved on to planting trees in Robinson Forest in eastern Kentucky in an effort to reclaim a mountaintop stripped bare by coal mining. They learned, too, that the forests were shrinking because of the mining, leaving fewer nesting areas for the migrating Cerulean warblers from Colombia. The …

… Church can address social problems facing the Amazon region, like deforestation, destructive mining practices and threats against indigenous leaders. "Our current economic system seeks …

… darkness? For me, that is the mission ahead and so I rely on your prayers and assure you of mine." Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn said: "Today, we stand with victims who were sexually …

… and hope for the best in the midst of an unspoken sunset of heritage. A minister friend of mine believes an answer to this drain is to build "social fabric" on a wider scale as a means of …

… practices. "They must take concrete responsibility, for example on the issue of open-cast mines, which are poisoning water and causing so many diseases. Then there is the issue of …

… audience." Jesuit Fr. Mark Bosco, a scholar of Catholic writers, told Nittles that Morrison mined Christianity and the Christian story in America and that "in some ways, it's the Christian …

… visited with victims and those they love, my heart was breaking within me. Their questions are mine as well. Why the innocent children? Why the mothers with babes in their arms? Why should any …

… there is time), you have only learned to read a couple of words so far, like your name, and mine:  M-A-R-Y and N-O-N-N-A. And as much as you think you want to be all grown up right now, I … walked back and forth to school, or to the market, you had to watch out for snipers and land mines, because sometimes you went out, but you came home without your arm or leg, or you never …

… saying about a looming payday is that "the money is already spent." In Harlan County, a rural mining county located in southern Kentucky, the money was definitely spent  – just not by the people who earned it. Blackjewel LLC, whose mining operations have closed down in several other states, filed for bankruptcy July 1. The …

… hydroelectric dams, highways and railroads, forests being razed for industrial-scale farming, mining and oil production as infrastructure projects and industries that affect their …

… as saying. The letter outlines the issues facing the country, among them the irresponsible mining, the building of dams, and the growing dependence on fossil fuel-based energy, such as … resources of Catholic institutions to be invested in favor of coal-fired power plants and mining companies, Cbcpnews.net reported. "Divestment from such investment portfolios must be …