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Vatican investments must follow Catholic social teaching, new policy says
… "speculative investments" in controversial sectors, such as commodities, the oil and mining industry, nuclear energy or producers of alcoholic drinks. On the other hand, the policy …
NCR, EarthBeat, Global Sisters Report receive 43 Catholic media awards
… creation, EarthBeat nearly swept the category, with first place (Campos Lima on illegal gold mining in the Amazon ); second place (Global Sisters Report's series on sisters working for a …
Catholic groups outline priorities for defense of oceans, biodiversity ahead of UN summits
… Bishops Conferences of Oceania, said much attention has rightly focused on preventing deep-sea mining but also urged people not to lose sight of other mining already destroying environments. Chong also called for greater space for discussions of …
Mine can be built on Apache sacred site, Oak Flat, federal appeals court rules
… an Apache sacred site in Arizona, to a private venture that's planning an underground copper mine. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling on June 24, held that Apache … injunction would have stopped Resolution Copper — a company owned by the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto — from gaining control of Oak Flat while their lawsuit against the land …
Become what we consume
… of Jesus as the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation we celebrate at every Mass. St Paul mined the Passover imagery and Eucharistic practice of the primitive church to articulate Jesus …
Amazonian church laments killing of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous defender
… "The Amazon is being destroyed. It starts with logging, then cattle raising, monocultures and mining. Those activities are the opposite of the traditional peoples' way of living with the …
Q & A with Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize for music
… the general public. Finding ways that others can appreciate chamber music has been a goal of mine, either through my own work or my teaching work. On a personal level I'm ecstatic and …
US Catholic bishops press Congress to pass $555 billion climate legislation
… the effects of climate change and those whose livelihoods have depended on the extraction and mining of fossil fuels. The Oklahoma archbishop also lent his fellow bishops' support to changes …
100 days of war: Ukrainian leader reflects on the pope, hope, solidarity
… was able to enter it after the (military) sappers had cleared it. They found several exploded mines and one mine that hadn't exploded so it was good that during the first visit we listened to the advice of …
On the Clean Water Act's 50th birthday, what should we celebrate?
… nitrogen, phosphorus, mercury and other pollutants into the air. Steel production, coal mining, oil and gas drilling, nuclear power generation — all these industries were put on notice. …
REPAM launches 'I vote for the Amazon' campaign ahead of Brazil election
… may oppose violence against Indigenous groups, but at times do not understand that allowing mining operations in their territories will lead to more violence," he said, mentioning a bill currently being analyzed in Congress that aims at legalizing mining and other activities in Indigenous territories. For vast segments in society, it is not …