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Faith-based and other relief efforts underway to assist Pakistan flood victims
… funds and providing emergency assistance to families in Pakistan, where record-breaking floods are estimated to have killed and injured thousands of people and destroyed large parts of … the rainy season, which started earlier than usual in mid-June, took residents by surprise. Flooding destroyed schools, hospitals, roads and other properties, Shirazi said in the statement. … become even more vulnerable in terms of their shelter and livelihoods. With the impact of the flood and the rain, we have seen people lose the food they planned to use over the next few …
Bishops urge listening to the call of the earth during Season of Creation
… power, and indifference. We continue to experience the destructive force of natural disasters, floods, fires and heat waves and the consequent suffering of people, animals and ecosystems," …
With floods and fires raging, Season of Creation invites Christians to listen to nature's cries
… of the poor." The summer preceding this Season of Creation has been filled with both. Massive flooding in Pakistan during monsoon season has drawn comparisons to biblical times, with as much … for planning and development, told reporters, including at The Washington Post , of the floods. Major floods also wreaked havoc and upended lives in China and the U.S. — in eastern Kentucky, …
Bishop calls for help for Pakistanis left homeless, hungry by floods
… Catholic News Service … Bishop Samson Shukardin has called for help for thousands affected by floods that have devastated his diocese and many other areas of Pakistan. "I am receiving a lot … parishes of the diocese," said the bishop. "Ninety percent of the territory of my diocese is flooded due to heavy rain. Many churches, parish houses and schools have been damaged by the … of Pakistan as the country is facing a very challenging situation due to the heavy rains and flooding since July. The people are left homeless and hungry besides the families grieving for …
Without forgiveness, humility, pope says in L'Aquila, then injustice, wars will rage
… Mass with those gathered in front of the basilica. He prayed for those hit by a disastrous flood in Pakistan and appealed for "prompt and generous" international assistance. He prayed for …
Indianapolis Catholic is leading pope's global plan to care for the earth
… the increasing effects of climate change and biodiversity loss — more intense storm events and flooding, wildfires and record temperatures," he continued. "While there are positive signs of …
Historic climate law, signed by Biden, has Catholic fingerprints all over it
… Office for Global Concerns, said in a statement, referring to the heatwaves, wildfires and flooding this summer across the country and much of the world. "The cry of the earth, which Pope … Exceeding that threshold, scientists say, will lead to far more dangerous heatwaves, droughts, flooding and extreme weather, all of which disproportionately harm already marginalized people …
The climate bill is our generation's moonshot. Failure is not an option.
… team of experts and volunteers joined forces to rescue a boys soccer team stranded in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand. As I watched, I couldn't help but see … driven by a changing climate . The Chiang Rai cave where the boys were trapped was flooded very early in what turned out to be a particularly extreme monsoon season throughout …
Amid grief and loss, long-term recovery is on horizon for eastern Kentucky
… as Mass ended Aug. 7, while parishioners named a litany of communities devastated by deadly flooding at the end of July. The Mass began with a candle lighting in memory of the 37 confirmed … the life-shattering catastrophe. As of Aug. 8, donations to Catholic Charities of Lexington's flood relief fund for eastern Kentucky had reached $195,000 and Catholic Charities USA had … said Helfrich, the parish life director in Hazard. "They're afraid of looters." Since the floods struck, Helfrich said, she tends to her usual liturgical and other parish duties and then …
Interfaith campaign pushes climate-concerned voters to the midterm polls
… climate change on display this summer across the country, from wildfires out west, to extreme flooding in Kentucky and Missouri, to scorching heat waves that have set records in many states …