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Human rights and human dignity demand climate action
… 61,000 people died. In 2022, climate change doubled the likelihood of South African floods that killed more than 400 people and forced an estimated 40,000 from their homes. The …
Eclipse seen as a way to pray, 'engage with the work of God's hands'
… wishing to be as close to the center line as possible. Schrader acknowledged that the expected flood of visitors invites comparison to the 1969 Woodstock rock-music festival in Bethel, New …
CRS Zambia supports farmers restoring degraded land
… said the 52-year-old father of six. "But now, the land doesn't produce much, is often dry, and floods when it rains. The degraded soil makes our farms less fertile and unable to provide …
The politics of this Easter season
… … The Christian celebration of Easter is about new life, yet the world's consciousness remains flooded with ideas of death, where it is occurring due to war and famine and how to make it …
Faith-based Mother Earth Network aims to restore Maragoli Forest, and hope, in Kenya
… communities are subjected to unforgiving climate impacts, like recurrent drought, hunger and flooding. Despite several attempts by the government, the local bank and other organizations, …
Holy Saturday: Memories of loss, waiting and expectation
… concern for the poor, took the plunge and found themselves in China, dealing with victims of floods, epidemics, hunger and war. As we rejoice and continue to be inspired by this heritage, …
For 50 years, Texas IAF organizing group has drawn on Catholic roots
… drainage to San Antonio's West Side, minimizing drownings and property damage during flash floods. The success in San Antonio led to the formation of Texas IAF affiliates in Houston, El …
Lithium mines threaten South America's Native cultures, wealth and water
… rippled across Peine. Torres now works building homes for and rents to mine workers that have flooded the region. Companies advertise investment projects in nearby towns, touting mobile …
Marilynne Robinson's 'Reading Genesis' holds a tender, gracious view of God
… even the harshest realities such as poverty and death. Thus, in Reading Genesis , the flood is first and foremost a narrative conceptualization of the inscrutable reality that … a play-by-play of all the familiar stories. Here is the creation of Adam and Eve; Noah and the flood; Cain, the first criminal, mercifully protected by God; the birth and near sacrifice of …
New combative faith group to host 'Catholic prayer' for Trump at Mar-a-Lago
… made headlines that year for promoting conspiracy theories and accusing Democrats of trying to flood the nation with millions of immigrants "to change the demographics of our country." Flynn …
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Why does God let it happen?
… death of a child, an unjust war, the loss of young people to gang life, or even a tornado or flood. Some people blame God and then decide to give up on believing, concluding that God is …
To reform Catholic Church, honor Christ's authority
… to a loving culture of open invitation and accompaniment that lets grace flow and that floods the hearts of the faithful. Christ wants grace-filled, not fear-filled, faithful. If the …
Every bishop should decarbonize his diocese — and other Catholics can help
… C of warming by 2100. This could cause 20 feet of global sea level rise — an amount that would flood 50 major cities and displace 800 million people. This world for which we are currently on …
In Kansas City, Catholics recall how celebration turned to unimaginable loss
… in midtown here, John Lopez tended the parking lot on Ash Wednesday morning, awaiting a flood of vehicles filled with gleeful Kansas City Chiefs fans on their way to the Super Bowl …
A year after cyclone, church in Malawi rallies residents to tackle climate change by planting trees
… from the Archdiocese of Blantyre in southern Malawi. "The cyclone affected us a lot as heavy floods washed away thousands of hectares of crops, and people could not harvest. So we are …
One parent ponders a future without snow
… and more rain. This winter, heavy rainfall in my area led to power outages and dangerous flash floods. After one particularly brutal storm in early January, roads around our house were washed …
Record storms damage Southern California Catholic schools, delay events
… recorded there since 1877. The rain has so far resulted in at least nine deaths, as well as flooding, mudslides, downed trees, power outages and building damage. Yannina Diaz, interim … San Diego. St. John of the Cross principal Greg Krumm said the Jan. 22 storm produced "a flash flood like we've never had before" that in a matter of minutes "inundated the entire school — … community has rallied in solidarity with affected parishes and schools. Following the initial flood, Krumm said that support "just shows how close-knit we are and how willing we are to help …
Catholic agencies react amid prediction that 9 countries face emergency food insecurity
… might have one meal." Sablah said in some areas of the world, food insecurity is caused by flooding, desertification, dryness, market systems or people still recovering from the impact of … in South Sudan, she said. It is very dry where the people cross the border, and years of flooding have destroyed crops in other areas, she said. Bolton and Brick emphasized that CRS …
Q&A with philosopher John Caputo about 'What to Believe?' and radical theology
… coming across the old beat-up hat worn by your father, now long dead, which occasions a flood of memories of your childhood, of growing up, growing old, of life and death itself. That …
2023's record heat must spur action, not despair, says Carmelite climate scientist
… fuel emissions, and we're seeing the impacts in heat waves, intense rainfall, and coastal flooding." Greenhouse gas emissions released from burning coal, oil and gas trap heat in the … points and expose millions more people to climate-related impacts like more extreme storms, flooding, droughts, heat waves and sea rise. Taken together, the year-in-review reports offer "a …