Tag: environmental destruction
Bishops decry dispersal, arrest of anti-mining protesters in Philippines
PUERTO PRINCESA (RVA News): Bishop Socrates Mesiona, of the apostolic vicariate of Puerto Princesa, and…
Bishop opposes tree cutting in Bohol
TAGBILARAN (RVANews): Bishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran, Bohol, the Philippines, lamented the cutting down of…
Iraq’s archaeological heritage threatened by climate change
BAGHDAD (AsiaNews): Iraq’s ancient archaeological sites are under threat from climate change, including increasingly intense…
Church in Myanmar speaks out against rare earth mining
BANMAW (UCAN): Church leaders in Myanmar are up in arms against unregulated mining for rare…
Oil spill sickens coastal residents in the Philippines
MANILA (UCAN): More than 60 residents of Pola town in Oriental Mindoro province, the Philippines…
