Appalachia

Destruction left by floodwaters is seen in Letcher County, Ky., Aug. 23, 2022.

Diocesan partnership helps Appalachian families rebuild homes and hope

The Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, is partnering with Housing Development Alliance and Homes Inc. to provide flood survivors with new homes that are safe, energy efficient and sustainable.

Representatives of faith groups hold banners for a group picture at the "No Sacrifice Zones: Appalachian Resistance Comes to D.C." rally on Sept. 8 in Washington, D.C. (EarthBeat photo/Aleja Hertzler-McCain)
Politics

Fresh off Inflation Reduction Act win, Catholic groups push to further environmental justice

By Aleja Hertzler-McCain
Presentation Sr. Mary Dennis Lenstch prays during a peace witness outside the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in April 2011. (NCR photo/Joshua J. McElwee)

Sr. Lentsch, tireless peace activist and advocate for Appalachian women, dies

By Patrick O'Neill
A Kentucky National Guard flight crew from 2/147th Bravo Company flies over a flooded area in response to a declared state of emergency July 29 in eastern Kentucky. (CNS/Sgt. Jesse Elbouab, U.S. Army National Guard via Reuters)

Kentucky's Bishop Stowe describes 'fear and panic' amid historic flooding

By Katie Collins Scott

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Poor parishes and dioceses face precarious post-pandemic world

Biden administration must include rural poor in his policies

Glenmary Father John Rausch, advocate for Appalachian people, dies at 75

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New documentary chronicles a grassroots Catholic 'magisterium'

Review: The new documentary "Magisterium of the People" turns the term on its head. The film opens with Notre Dame Sr. Beth Davies, an elderly nun who lives in St. Charles, Virginia, deep in the heart of Appalachia, talking about her work with coal miners.

ByMichael McKinley, Religion News Service

People's Pastoral from Appalachia is subject of new documentary

Distinctly Catholic: On Christmas Day, Salt + Light TV will debut its new documentary "Magisterium of the People: The Story of the People's Pastoral from the Catholic Committee of Appalachia." I encourage everyone to watch this splendid film.

ByMichael Sean Winters

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