In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, Bahamian officials fear that great numbers of people could have been swept away into the sea to their deaths, leaving the official count unknowable.
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Massachusetts bishops urge ‘substantial’ steps to protect environment
Four Massachusetts Catholic bishops warned of environmental red flags documented by scientists and urged a change in behaviors in a Sept. 16 statement calling for substantial changes to safeguard creation.
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Pope Francis shined a light on the hopes and challenges in Madagascar, Catholic Relief Services says
The ecological restoration work here is locked in a race against deforestation as hard-pressed Malagasy turn to the forests to make charcoal, build homes or clear the forest for subsistence food production.
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Pope Francis praises diversity of Mauritius but encourages greater openness to migrants
Pope Francis encouraged the Mauritian people to support “a better division of income and the integral promotion of the poor” and “not to yield to the temptation of an idolatrous economic model that sacrifices human lives on the altar of speculation and profit alone.”
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Wisconsin religious sisters install solar panels near motherhouse
The community of 50 sisters now draws 50% of their convent’s electrical power from the sun.
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Dorian’s death toll in Bahamas likely higher than reported, local resident says
Dorian has been pushing its way up the Southeastern U.S. coast, menacing Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Pope Francis issues new call for world leaders to act on the climate emergency
Pope Francis said that the forthcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit “is of particular importance.”
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The Editors: To protect the Amazon, we must first listen to its people
October’s Synod on the Amazon gives the church an opportunity to hear the cries of the earth and the people of this richly diverse, life-giving and fragile region.
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Why do we look for God in a hurricane?
God is not some petulant deity sending disaster upon those who disobey; God is the God who meets us in disaster.
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How a ‘green’ church in Toronto teaches theology through design
The daily light show at St. Gabriel’s in Toronto is not just aesthetically moving, writes Dean Dettloff. It is part of a church design that reminds us of human dependence on the earth.