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It's up to us. When will we figure that out?
… with climate change because we didn't really take it that seriously before this. Until the floods, and the tornadoes, and the lack of water, and the heaps of public damage that come with …
Concern lingers among Ukrainians after Vatican's peace mission to Moscow
… of June during his sixth "evangelical expedition," Krajewski visited Ukraine's Kherson region, flooded after the June 6 destruction of the Kakhovka dam. While the war drags on, however, church …
Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie
… grew up hearing one of many origin stories for the pipestone: In time immemorial, a great flood killed most people in the area, their blood seeping into the stone and turning it red. But …
How to confront despair about the coming effects of climate change
… impossible to escape climate related news, all of it horrible. From the torrential rains and flooding in Vermont to the heat wave that hit Phoenix with record-breaking temperatures and …
Vermont parish offers hot meal, place to sleep for those waiting out floods
… Cori Fugere Urban … OSV News … As flood waters rose throughout Vermont during the July 10 torrential rains, at least one Catholic parish opened its facilities for people who needed a place to wait out the flooding and make post-flood plans. In Ludlow, Fr. Thomas Mosher, pastor of Annunciation Parish, … else to go." The community center, designated for just such an emergency center, had been flooded. "It's one of the corporal works of mercy -- shelter the homeless," the pastor said, …
Biden declares state of emergency in Vermont due to flooding
… Cori Fugere Urban … OSV News … As flood waters rose throughout Vermont during the July 10 torrential rains, at least one Catholic parish opened its facilities for people who needed a place to wait out the flooding and make post-flood plans. In Ludlow, Fr. Thomas Mosher, pastor of Annunciation Parish, … else to go." The community center, designated for just such an emergency center, had been flooded. "It's one of the corporal works of mercy — shelter the homeless," the pastor said, …
Aid to Ukrainians tops charity funded by Peter's Pence in 2022
… country. Among the other 191 projects in 71 other nations were assistance to those impacted by flooding in Chad, help for the construction of maternity and pediatric wards at a hospital in …
After cyclone's destruction, Peruvians face dengue epidemic
… in March was so destructive that its direct effects — such as the destruction of homes by floods and landslides — and indirect effects — especially an unprecedented outbreak of dengue … — the dengue-transmitting mosquito that has reproduced prolifically in the many areas still flooded. With more than 160,000 people infected by the disease and at least 287 deaths, Peru is …
Wildfires have always occurred, but experts say warming climate is increasing severity
… monstrance known as the Hope Monstrance — which survived a New Orleans Catholic church chapel flooded by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 — was part of the prayer marathon. The monstrance, …
Despite pope's pleas, survey finds US Catholics support fossil fuel expansion more than rest of country
… climate change, like more intense storms, prolonged droughts and heat waves, and more damaging floods and wildfires. But 54% of Americans are not optimistic that countries will do enough to … past year they have experienced extreme weather at least once in the form of heat waves (45%), floods and intense storms (44%), droughts (33%), major wildfires (18%) or erosion from rising sea …
Church of England divests from fossil fuels
… of climate change, which scientists have linked to stronger storms, more severe droughts and flooding and more dangerous heat waves. The divestment declaration pertains to both the Church of …