Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation Parish, speaks with parishioners, July 16, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

NYC priest, relieved of parish duties, accuses Brooklyn Diocese of 'witch hunt'

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A Brooklyn pastor, Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, said he has been discredited and he will "speak out in justice" after he was relieved of parish duties by the Brooklyn Diocese.

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Debate about how much money countries should direct toward addressing climate change has overlooked the massive spending on weapons and wars, say faith activists at  the U.N. climate conference in Azerbaijan. 

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As clock ticks, faith groups press COP29 to deliver ambitious climate finance target

As the U.N. climate change conference reached the halfway point, faith groups appealed for countries to set an ambitious new target to finance the transition to clean energy and adaptation measures for a rapidly warming world.

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