Perhaps the strongest message to emerge from Villanova University's April 18 Second Annual Anti-Poverty Symposium -- "Unitas in Action: Fighting Poverty and Living Sustainably" -- is that the intersection between poverty and environmental destruction is no coincidence. In the global chain of
Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals met in-person at the Vatican Dec. 5-6, discussing the continental phase of the synod process, safeguarding and the U.N. climate change summit, the Vatican press office said.
Also, "the meeting was an opportunity for a
A historic, late-hour deal reached at the U.N. climate change summit to establish a "loss and damage" fund for countries vulnerable to the devastating impacts of a warming world represented "a real breakthrough," said representatives of Catholic and other religious groups.
Saying the
Nations "cannot fall short" on countering global climate change, said a Catholic Relief Services representative at the U.N.'s COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. As officials from almost 200 countries discuss the impact of climate change at the Nov. 6-18 gathering, Gina
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic Relief Services executive Bill O’Keefe writes that now, with the COP27 climate change summit beginning in Egypt, American Catholics must fight to support our brothers and sisters around the globe who are being
The Vatican hosted the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the same day the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 2015 Paris Agreement entered
Sister Kathleen Storms hopes a calendar of prayers and suggestions for action during the upcoming worldwide Season of Creation will help people "understand that simple options can make an important difference in our care for creation."
Meatless Mondays and shopping at farmer's markets
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee praised the Senate for tackling environmental concerns and lowering drug prices by passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
The Senate approved the measure via the budget reconciliation process Aug. 7 in a 51-50
The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade "presents a historic opportunity to reshape society for the better," said the chairmen of U.S. bishops' committees on pro-life activities, religious liberty, marriage and family, and domestic policy.
"The injustice of abortion has loosened
Catholic bishops in Eastern Africa set aside a week to discuss the consequences of ecological damage in the region as it becomes evident that climate change is exacting a crushing toll on the development of people in both rural and urban parishes.
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