When Pope Francis visits Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference, he will be the first pope ever to attend one of the global gatherings that began in 1995.
The visit marks
Vatican City State's "Ecological Conversion 2030" program includes making all its vehicles CO2-neutral by 2030, according to a press release from the Vatican City State governor's office Nov. 15. "Vatican City State has been dedicated for many years to promoting sustainable development
Ahead of COP28, the U.N. climate change conference, Catholic leaders in Africa called for decisive action against climate change, as churches and agencies moved to aid people affected by floods. The flooding -- linked to the El Niño phenomenon caused by warming
Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the U.N. climate conference and to help inaugurate the Faith Pavilion where religious leaders and organizations will meet to share information and strategies for convincing governments to
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the Vatican press office confirmed. In an interview broadcast in Italy Nov. 1, the pope had said
On Oct. 4, the pope released his apostolic exhortation "Laudate Deum" ("Praise God"), warning that the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change -- and both a paradigm shift and practical strategies are critically needed to avert looming disasters in
Opening the 2023 Clinton Global Initiative meeting of leaders in New York City Sept. 18, Clinton asked the pope, connected by video call, what ordinary people can do to address society's towering problems.
"We are in need of a great and shared assumption
On World Refugee Day, organized every year on June 20 by the United Nations, a senior official of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) urged increased support for migrants, as he warned that Sudan's massive human movement due to war risked becoming yet
A faster change of course away from today's throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good is necessary to ensure the planet's livability for future generations, Pope Francis said on World Environment Day.
The pope called on people "to move away
People must end the "senseless war against creation" and help victims of environmental and climate injustice, Pope Francis said.
"We must do this by resolving to transform our hearts, our lifestyles and the public policies ruling our societies," the pope said in his