Climate action requires unity not division
Original article by Fr. Chris Middleton SJ on La Croix International. The bushfires that have assailed Australia over these past weeks have reminded us of the fragility of this ancient land. The loss of...
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Churches see the (solar) light
Original article by David Poulson on Ionia Sentinal Standard LANSING — Interest in powering Catholic parishes, schools and missions with the sun is surging in the wake of a solar deal recently announced in...
Pope Francise Calls for Prayers for Australia
Original article by Christopher Wells on Vatican News. Pope Francis asked for everyone “to pray to the Lord to help the people [of Australia] in this difficult time” as major fires rage across the...
Nuns are turning a convent into a wetland to fight flooding in New Orleans
Original article by Alex Fox on The Hill. In New Orleans, nuns are shepherding a former Catholic convent that was badly damaged in Hurricane Katrina towards becoming a 25-acre urban wetland, one of the...
Pope Francis Addresses Diplomatic Corps on January 9 2020
Original article can be found on Zenit.org Pope Francis on January 9, 2020, addressed the diplomats accredited by the Holy See. Following is the prepared text of the address provided by the Vatican. ******...
Creation Care Newsletter From Restore the Mississippi River Delta
A news letter from the Restore the Mississipi River Delta Good Afternoon, When I give presentations and lead field trips, I am often asked about how the oil and gas industry impacts our state...
Excerpt 1: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good
“Because of the blessings God has bestowed on our nation and the power it possesses, the United States bears a special responsibility in its stewardship of God’s creation to shape responses that serve the...
Quote: Preserving our Natural Environment
“By preserving natural environments, by protecting endangered species, by laboring to make human environments compatible with local ecology, by employing appropriate technology, and by carefully evaluating technological innovations as we adopt them, we exhibit...
A synod sneak peek, theology v. ideology, and the hour of the nuns
ROME – Beginning Thursday, the Vatican will be hosting an interfaith conference with the aim of mobilizing religious support for implementation of the United Nations’ “Sustainable Development Goals,” a set of 17 goals and...
Declaration of the Holy See Delegation to the 24th Session of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland (December 2-15, 2018)
Declaration of the Holy See Delegation to the 24th Session of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland (December 2-15, 2018) Vatican, December 19, 2018 In His Encyclical Laudato...