By Christa Pongratz-Lippitt August 21, 2017 Bishop Gebhard Fürst of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. /http://www.katholisch.de A German theologian-bishop has called for the ordination of woman deacons, saying it is more important than relaxing mandatory celibacy or ordaining married…
A little bit of background on the community: Pueblo, Colorado is home to some of the highest electricity costs in the state where thousands have had their energy shutoff by…
By Paul Buchheit on Common Dreams, Sept. 2017 “America has become a kleptocracy in part because it’s an oligopoly,” writes Buchheit. (Photo: National Nurses United/flickr/cc) It could be argued that the…
“Protesters are eager to expend extraordinary energy denouncing small-scale racist actors. But what about the large-scale racist actors?” By Aviva Chomsky, published on Monday, August 21, 2017 by Common Dreams As white…
From the Catholic Sentinel in Portland, Oregon, quoting our friend David Schaller. Subscribe to David’s top three pieces of good news in sustainability, every Friday! By Kristen Hannum, Monday, September…
By Jeremy Deaton and Mariana Surillo. Originally published on Nexus Media. There only about a dozen countries on Earth that don’t recognize the right to a healthy environment. The United States is one.…
By Andrea Germano The “shit is hitting is the fan,” said noted climate scientist James Hansen, countering “this narrative out there…that we have turned the corner on dealing with the climate problem.” Hansen is…
The case includes a number of Catholic youth. San Francisco, CA – Today, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide – US (ELAW) filed…
