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Kentucky's Bishop Stowe describes 'fear and panic' amid historic flooding
… Katie Collins Scott … As residents of Kentucky endure historic flooding and face a rising death toll — which includes four siblings ages 2 to 8 years old — … parishioners who lost their homes. Though only around 1% of eastern Kentucky is Catholic, the flooding hit those served by church ministries hard, said Stowe. Eastern Kentucky, which includes … thought were receding might be rising again," he said. "There's also the possibly of flash flooding." Last year rainstorms ravaged Beattyville, Kentucky, flooding a church and destroying a …
Kentucky churches, communities work together to meet flood victims' needs
… They were cutting up melons to distribute to people hit hard by the torrential rain and flooding that has followed in the southeastern region of the state. "Northfork Local Foods (the … with high poverty rates and you end up with the perfect storm." She said that debris in the flood water and the numbers of roads washed away are making it hard for first responders to reach … "seeing on the ground," she said in a July 28 phone interview with Catholic News Service. The floods are worse than last year's, "which were intense," Campos added. She said these conference …
Democrats' new spending bill helps restore the good government brand
… more affordable prescription drugs. All of us really do need fewer wildfires and droughts and floods and hurricanes. We really do need the kind of justice that makes sure Jeff Bezos and Elon …
Indigenous Ghost Dance teaches love of Earth and Jesus, 'He Who Makes Live'
… number of species are much more susceptible to disruption from climate, such as droughts, floods or extreme temperatures. Higher populations make for larger-scale conflict. There is the …
Bishops conclude assembly with guidelines to better implement Laudato Si' in East Africa
… effects could be felt by the unpredictability of the seasons, the droughts, the cyclones, the floods," Kasonde said, speaking to the media after the plenary’s closing Mass. The bishops from …
Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life
… of climate change, such as extreme seasons of droughts, cyclones, raising of water levels, and floods, to mention but a few, are making everyone wonder why these things are happening," Bishop …
African youth deliver environmental demands to bishops at Laudato Si' meeting
… facing extinction by the end of the century. Signs of climate impacts are across Africa. Major floods killed hundreds of people in South Africa in the spring, while prolonged droughts have …
Catholics must stand against Supreme Court's anti-life climate ruling
… challenge to life both for the human community as well as the rest of creation. Its impact via flooding, excessive heat, famine due to drought and other climate-induced weather events is …
Is the Supreme Court in danger of abandoning its own legitimacy?
… days before the court's decision was issued, Yellowstone was closed due to extreme weather flooding out roads, hundreds of thousands of citizens in the Midwest were without power due to extreme storms while others battled sweltering heat. But, hey, all that heat and the flash floods may result in increasing amounts of sand for the people to pound. The time is coming when …
After Supreme Court climate ruling, Catholic leaders say legislation is 'critical'
… next decade — a threshold scientists have said will bring about more dangerous heat waves, flooding, droughts and extreme storms. EPA administrator Michael Regan called the West Virginia …