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Africans call for more action on climate at Religions for Peace summit
… is extremely vulnerable to climate change, and is often ravaged by cyclones, droughts and floods. It was during Cyclone Nargis in 2008 that the Catholic church in Myanmar realized the …
Greta Thunberg, a prophet for Advent
… the flowers are wilting, farmland is turning into desert, and we have either little rain or floods. Scientists tell us that oceans are rising. Cities will be inundated. Weather patterns …
Catholic bishops mediate in Zimbabwe doctors' strike crisis
… failed, largely due to extreme weather, from droughts that lasted for months on end, to flooding which wiped out whole villages, added Johnson. The United Nations said Dec, 3 that it …
2020 DuPage Environmental Summit
… resiliency, stewardship of the land in light of climate change, how climate change impacts flooding and DuPage County’s rivers and streams, impacts of climate change on birds and migratory …
Remembering Sallie McFague: Eco-theologian was a gift to our understanding of God
… and I first came across the theology of Sallie McFague. Her death last month evoked a flood of memories related to my first experience with her work. It also reminded me of many hours …
It's too soon to beatify Archbishop Sheen anyway
… was fear that, as New York lifted its statute of limitations on the crime of sexual abuse, a flood of new accusations is pouring forth. The statement from the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, …
Francis challenges UN climate summit to summon 'far-sighted and strong political will'
… as 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) — and with it, avoiding increased heatwaves, flooding and sea-level rise that accompany higher degrees of warming and would threaten hundreds …
I believe in love even when I do not feel it
… piece was introduced. With the opening words, "I believe," the wave crested, and broke, and flooded my soul with its simple creed: I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I …
Pope: Reverence for life, not profit, must determine use of nuclear power
… 2011, disaster was a domino-effect of events: a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that flooded the nuclear power plant, leading to a meltdown. The disasters caused the deaths of more …
Francis' appointment of Jesuits to lead Vatican offices an 'anomaly' in church's history
… he said. "Francis' choice of Jesuits in key positions fits that model, but it's not like he's flooding the field with his Jesuit brothers." Guerrero had been serving at the Jesuit …