Nick Norman says firefighters and law enforcement were of little assistance in protecting his Altadena neighborhood from wildfires and looters Jan. 8 and 9, but many in the community came together to protect what they could on their own.
A cross containing dirt stained with the blood of Sister Dorothy Stang, a U.S. member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur shot down in the Amazon 20 years ago, and one of her sweaters were placed Jan. 10 on the altar of the "new martyrs of the Americas" in Rome's Basilica of St. Bartholomew.
In my work for ecology in my religious community, I can become depressed and want to give up. Why fight a losing battle? But to a small degree, we are acting with hope for creation, and we have seen some progress.
Cardinal McElroy did not shy from calling out Trump's environmental policies during his first administration. Now, the papal ally on ecological issues will move to D.C. not long after Trump returns to the White House.
Despite political resistance and a challenging economic landscape, Carter's environmental policies were ahead of their time. He viewed sustainability as a moral calling, rooted in a deep respect for the interconnectedness of creation.
Corpus Christi church leveled as wind-whipped fires devastate communities in Los Angeles County. "So much of it has been wiped away," local pastor says.
When we are tempted to lose hope, we must remember that it is not a feeling or an emotion but a virtue, says the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Yakima in Washington state.
