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Italian court rules bishop 'facilitated' abuse by protecting accused priest
… The only thing we can do is to pray to the Lord because the problem is not only yours, but mine as well because I covered up this story." Those conversations, as well as conversations …
Encountering Miss Mescalero
… hear what comes next in your story. It's such a great story." "It is," she nodded solemnly. "Mine is a great story." And as I wheeled my luggage out to the car, I realized something that …
Despite hopes, Brazil's Indigenous communities still unsafe, bishops' report says
… Amazonas, the budget priority given to agrobusiness and the support of big infrastructure and mining projects in conflict with Indigenous Peoples, such those of the 'Ferrogrão' railway, and the mining in the Mura people's territory in the Amazon, compounded the scenery of dashed hopes," …
Reporter's Inbox: The bishop of Tucson gets an electrical vehicle — reactions are mixed
… to be enjoyed in silence?" Others raised concerns about the environmental and human impacts of mining practices used to extract metals like lithium — which is used in batteries — from the …
What's next for Spanish-speaking Catholic ministry in the US?
… no idea!" she said. "How can I possibly communicate with my daughter when her algorithm and mine are completely different?" Continuing the theme of how to communicate with youth, another …
Vietnamese nuns work to end human trafficking
… Taiwan, Thailand and other countries, where they engage in agriculture, garment manufacturing, mining and construction. Some are compelled to cultivate cannabis illegally and toil in …
At the Holy See and in households, fossil fuels are a climate change scapegoat
… range of critical materials found beneath the Earth's crust and are thus dependent on similar mining methods, extractive tools and economic incentives as those of fossil fuels. These …
Q&A with Sr. Zully Rojas Quispe, listening with humility in the Peruvian Amazon
… the Indigenous people's lives, territory and culture are constantly in danger due to illegal mining , excessive use of mercury, and deforestation, which are consequences of extractivism in … to lose harmony with the nature that feeds and keeps them healthy. An example could be illegal mining: It is the greatest crime that can exist! To extract gold, they pollute everything in …
Creation Walk at Knock Shrine weds faith and science for a prayerful woodland pilgrimage
… robin standing on the information post stretching out its wings, "as if to say, 'This is mine!' " "It is not a walk to rush through or 'to do,' but to ponder and contemplate," he said. …
Walk into the light: A Catholic take on Pride parades
… hide our lights under a bushel basket. As the children's spiritual goes, "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine." And if doing so can help others to see just what a miracle life …
Your letters: politics then and now, U.S Synod, and traditionalism
… of Traditionalism (ncronline.org, May 24, 2024 ). He brought up a situation very similar to mine and the traditional return local parishes are taking. Les mentioned the need to drive many …
Amazon synod inspired church to listen more broadly, cardinals say
… in the region, such as "the murder of defenders of the environment, deforestation, illegal mining and the destruction of nature." "To affect the Amazon is to also affect all of humanity," … we need to ask," she said. "Are we willing to respect Indigenous territories to ensure that mining does not enter? Or illegal deforestation?" …
Synthesis for the synod captures tensions, hopes of US church
… [we] can't have too much, and hopefully there's no one we can't love' (Region XIV)" (emphasis mine). Where grace and gratitude abound, God's presence is evident. Where complaints and agendas …
Your letters: Harrison Butker, traditionalism, and 'trad wives'
… offer my deepest admiration and heartiest congratulations. In small rural communities such as mine the homeschooled youngsters are always easy to spot: socially confident, friendly, …
Despite economic interests, society must embrace social justice, pope says
… often produce dangerous working conditions, "including mercury or sulfur dioxide pollution in mines." The pope also addressed the problem of global food scarcity, especially in regions …
In Ukraine, life during wartime takes a spiritual toll
… of the spring offensive in 2023 was a disappointment. The Russians dug in deep. They put land mines over a vast area. It paralyzed the battlefield. (Ukraine is a big country, the size of …
Whatever our ministry or role, we are each 'the miracle of an original'
… interacting with students of all ages. I miss the moments of enlightenment (theirs and mine), of seeing eyes light up, of hearing a response or a comment from a participant who speaks …
Your Letters: Women's ordination, church growth, Louisiana excommunication, and live-streamed Mass
… Bishop should have done to console the Deacon and his family. If the Bishop was an employee of mine who missed the opportunity as badly as Bishop Deshotel did, he would be the one being called …
Lexington Diocese, in heart of coal country, commits to net-zero emissions
… eastern and central Kentucky, one of the poorest parts of the U.S. , where in many parts coal mining has been a defining, though declining, industry and central cultural identifier. That the … 16,423 square miles are in Appalachia, and the livelihoods of many people relied on coal mining. "[They are people] who have found their work and their dignity and provided for families …
Biden's outreach in conservative areas is key to winning, and to uniting the US
… not wrong to direct their anger at elites: cultural elites who ignored their worries about mines and factories closing, economic elites who made trillions of dollars in the globalized …