More than 10,000 Anchorage families live in poverty, with a looming risk of homelessness, and hundreds more already stay in temporary shelters, a number expected to rise amid the coronavirus pandemic. With grant funding from Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, Catholic Social Services expects to make a serious dent in Anchorage’s home crisis as it Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Amazon’
When the Amazon meets the Tiber
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
The opening days of the Amazon Synod have been marked by the familiar polar tensions at the heart of the Catholic Church: between center and periphery, universal and local; between the demands of the law and the pastoral needs of a particular people. But now there is something new, something that is tilting the balance Read more
Vatican offsetting Amazon Synod’s carbon emissions
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
The Secretary General of the Synod of bishops on the Amazon, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, says the Vatican will offset the Synod’s carbon emissions. The Synod is expected to generate carbon emissions of 572,809kg. The forestry licenses for the reforestation of 50 hectares in the Amazon basin will offset the emissions. Baldisseri says air travel accounts Read more
Evangelical missions a major threat to Amazon culture
Thursday, September 5th, 2019
Historically a Catholic country, Brazil has been facing a religious transition since the 1990s, when what had been a steady growth of Evangelical Protestantism began to accelerate. According to some experts, Brazilian Evangelicals could become a majority in the country as soon as 2032. This phenomenon is particularly strong in the Amazon, where some states Read more
Hospital boat named ‘Pope Francis’ sets sail to serve rural Amazon region
Thursday, August 22nd, 2019A hospital boat named the “Pope Francis” set sail this week in the Amazon River to bring medical care to rural populations. “Just as Jesus, who appeared walking on water, calmed the storm and strengthened the faith of the disciples, this boat will bring spiritual comfort and calm to the worries of needy men and Read more
World’s richest man donates $100 million to help homeless
Monday, December 10th, 2018
The world’s richest man has donated almost US$100 million to address homelessness in the US. Three Catholic charities are among the 24 not-for-profit enterprises that will benefit from Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’s newly launched philanthropic fund. Catholic charities in one archdiocese to benefit from the funds say this will help them assist homeless Read more
Slavery, profits and technology titans
Monday, November 27th, 2017
Global “titans of technology” are forcing workers into a form of slavery, says Britain’s trade union leader Frances O’Grady. Speaking to a two-day summit of Catholic and labour movement leaders at the Vatican last Friday, O’Grady said the world needs a new figure like Cardinal Manning. (Manning was influential in setting the modern-day Catholic Church Read more
Dominican nuns Christmas album tops Amazon charts
Monday, October 30th, 2017Looking for something for Christmas? The Dominican Sisters of Mary have released a Christmas albumn “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”. The albumn is ranked third on Billboard’s Overall Holiday Chart. It is number one for classical music on Amazon, and is third overall at Barnes and Noble. Read more