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Across the US, Native Americans are fighting to preserve sacred land
… land from being transferred to Resolution Copper, a company owned by the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. Now, at a three-day meeting that began Nov. 30, Apache Stronghold is … religion and spirituality, the history of colonization and capitalism, and the destruction mining wreaks on a landscape. The summit will also highlight the efforts tribes are making to … Faron Owl, a councilman of the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe that halted an attempt to build a gold mine, but has initiated another effort against a proposed project on the land the tribe considers …
Links: Latin Mass; GOP post-mortems; professional wrestlers and the 'progressive liberal'
… report on two professional wrestlers who created the perfect anti-hero for bouts in the former mining cities of Appalachia: the "progressive liberal." When they started the character in 2017, …
Apaches get rehearing in fight to preserve Oak Flat, a sacred site in Arizona
… of land east of Phoenix that a private venture is seeking to turn into an underground copper mine. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Nov. 17 that it will rehear the case in … with the transfer of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, a company owned by the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. It ruled that Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit working to protect Oak … to court filings, the ceremonies can take place only on the site, which would be destroyed by mining. The Apaches believe Oak Flat is a "blessed place" where Ga'an — guardians or messengers …
The enneagram can draw us to God as we understand ourselves and others better
… understanding personalities and behavior motivations has always been a keen passion of mine. Growing up, I used to be very into astrology, but it was actually my psychology education …
African bishops: No climate justice without land justice
… recommended climate actions that prioritize equitable and just changes in agricultural and mining sectors. They called for the inclusion of Indigenous communities and their leaders as key …
Remembering Fr. Michael Doyle's love for transformation
… you want to have a neighborhood, you’ve got to have owners. That was no big, genius thought of mine to start the Heart of Camden. It was simply a guy having to move, and out of that came the …
Ukrainian archbishop tells pope Russia wants to destroy, not negotiate
… they have spoken on the phone many times. Shevchuk gave the pope "a fragment of a Russian mine that destroyed the facade of the Ukrainian Catholic church building in the town of Irpin, …
Movie celebrates Emmett Till as beloved Black boy before lynching
… as the mothers of state violence victims turn their grief into a journey of being coerced into mining their children's death for moral importance. Mamie's actions, however, were …
Ethiopian cardinal says he hopes peace agreement will end war
… a permanent cease-fire, which includes cessation of covert and overt violence, laying of land mines, sabotage and airstrikes. The agreement mandates the government to provide humanitarian aid …
Ahead of COP27, faith leaders back global treaty to end the use of fossil fuels
… of fossil fuels," the faith letter stated. The religious leaders said that "too many" coal mines and oil and gas wells are under production and will lead to global temperatures blowing … Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), the Amazonian Ecclesial Conference, the Churches and Mining Network and the Latin American and Caribbean Catholic Bishops Council (CELAM). Argentine …