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Sisters offer lifesaving care at Kakuma Refugee Hospital
… cold. "There are days when we are overwhelmed here, especially when there is a lot of rain and floods," she said. Those conditions can lead to contaminated drinking water. Sr. Petronella …
Sep 4, 2023
Sometimes LGBTQ issues are literally life and death
… prayer and healing ministry, and self-study. When I read about Alana's story, it all came flooding back. I knew I couldn't keep this a secret any longer." Alana's story is heartbreaking: …
Aug 24, 2023
Republican anti-ESG push complicates faith-based impact investing
… and with it avoid more catastrophic impacts from strong storms, intense wildfires and flooding, and extensive heat waves and droughts. "Insofar as this freezes real action on those …
Aug 24, 2023
Retired Albany Bishop Hubbard dies at 84
… endured as children, sometimes decades ago. The diocese filed for bankruptcy in March amid the flood of lawsuits. "The life of a priest is never about himself but for those whom he serves, to …
Aug 19, 2023
Cycle of food insecurity continues in Africa as aid heads to other world crises
… $2.15 per day according to the World Bank, has suffered prolonged droughts and dry spells, flooding and cyclones. It is not alone, and experts are warning of even more such climate … program director for Oxfam in Southern Africa, said that in Malawi and Mozambique, "torrential floods washed away everything, leaving farmers nothing" to harvest. Malawian farmer Michenga …
Aug 17, 2023
In a warlike Haiti, 'a way forward' looks difficult now
… neighborhoods have become. In addition to violence, such areas face the challenges of flooded and garbage-filled canals and a lack of clean water — all leading to chronic disease. …
Aug 17, 2023
For God's sake, justice: A message to the Parliament of the World's Religions
… It's hard not to feel helpless when you hear stories of those who've lost everything in flood or drought, or about girls whose education has been curtailed because their parents can no …
Aug 15, 2023
One congregation offers case study as Episcopal Church works toward 2030 carbon neutral goal
… pace to increase by over 10% from 2010 to 2030 . Meanwhile, heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, flooding and severe rain events have increased in frequency and severity worldwide. Climate …
Aug 14, 2023
Global warming is here and it is getting worse
… July was the hottest month on record in all of human history. Emergency rooms in Phoenix were flooded with heatstroke victims as well as people burned by roads, sidewalks and metal equipment … the power plants that create the electricity to run our air conditioners. Others died from floods caused by warm air that holds more water during storms. The Northeast was especially hard-hit this summer, while earlier Pakistan was devastated by floods. The western United States welcomed rains that filled reservoirs, but it was also hit by …
Aug 10, 2023
Faith leaders urge EPA to protect communities from fossil fuel-fired power plants
… of a rapidly heating world: dangerous wildfires, extreme heat, prolonged droughts, severe flooding and more powerful storms and hurricanes. "We are running out of time to avoid even more …
Aug 9, 2023
With experience from superstorms and hurricanes, New York Catholic groups provide aid after floods
… brooks into raging torrents and causing widespread devastation. The so-called 1,000-year flood claimed one life and washed out roads into and around Highland Falls and neighboring Fort … the rain stopped falling, it mobilized to provide sanctuary and aid to people whose homes were flooded. Fr. Joseph Tokarczyk, the pastor, and his parishioners coordinated with the American Red … government entities. "We open our buildings and our hearts to those who were affected by the floods," he said. "Every day we have volunteer(s) working. (It's) unbelievable. Even little …
Aug 3, 2023
Conference on congregations' climate 'resilience' turns to focus on climate justice
… for Congregations," this summer's extreme weather events — from excessive rainfall and floods in the U.S. Northeast through scorching heat in the Mediterranean and southern Asia …
Jul 26, 2023
'Game changer': Energy secretary touts tax incentives to power faith communities with renewables
… a summer of record-breaking heat for large parts of the U.S. and as major storms and flash floods have devastated the Northeast and South. Climate scientists have stated that as global … burning fossil fuels — heat waves and droughts are expected to persist longer and storms and flooding will become more severe. The Inflation Reduction Act's climate policies are considered a …
Jul 25, 2023
Pope to young people: To tackle life's ups and downs, look to the elderly
… he said after praying the Angelus. Noting the strong heat waves in many countries and recent flooding in South Korea, Francis called on governments to act concretely to reduce polluting …
Jul 24, 2023
American Meteorological Society's multifaith project responds to Earth's cry
… change impacts due to losses in biodiversity from warmer temperatures, and increases in flash flooding, droughts and hurricane activity. I have witnessed the devastating impacts — my own … from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned of heat waves, floods and droughts becoming more frequent and intense than in the past. We see these …
Jul 24, 2023
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 …
Jul 20, 2023
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 …
Jul 19, 2023
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 …
Jul 18, 2023
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 …
Jul 17, 2023
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, …
Jul 13, 2023