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Religious order petitions Supreme Court over gas pipeline
An order of religious sisters in Pennsylvania has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the drilling of a government-sanctioned... Read more
Vatican's former legal chief says canon law should include care of creation
Church law should include care of creation, Vatican legal expert says Read more
The world needs a change of heart on environmental issues, pope says
Christians have an important role to play in helping people have a change of heart and mind regarding responsible protection... Read more
Pope, Patriarch: Care for creation includes respect for people
Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew sent a joint message Friday for the World Day of Care for Creation, which says... Read more
Kids in a time of climate change – what's a Catholic to do?
Travis Rieder and his wife Sadiye have one child. Read more
Catholic leaders dismayed by Trump's exit from Paris climate agreement
Catholic leaders around the world expressed disappointment as President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. was pulling out of... Read more
The Green Pope isn't who you think it is.
There once was a Pope called “The Green Pope.” Read more
Archbishop: Care for creation and human life aren’t opposed – they go together
Both Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi provide the right perspective on caring for creation in a way that... Read more
For US bishops, new environmental plan a step in the right direction
A new action agenda from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has drawn praise from the U.S. bishops as a step... Read more
Catholic groups around the world break ties with fossil fuels
On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi this week, seven Catholic organizations on five continents announced they are divesting... Read more
How Pope Francis inspired a Thailand parish to plant 800 trees
Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical on caring for creation, and concerned by environmental threats around them, Catholic parishioners in Thailand... Read more
A look at how businesses can help the poor
Businesses can care for both the poor and the created world by making decisions that focus on the human person... Read more
Meet the families bearing the consequences of environmental change
For Mary Ann Remocaldo, taking out the trash is not just a simple household chore. Instead, proper waste disposal has... Read more
Put ethics at heart of climate talks, Vatican says at Paris summit
In his speech at the COP-21 climate summit in Paris, the Vatican’s Secretary of State urged global leaders to orient... Read more
Leave ideology behind and care for the human person, Pope tells UN
On Friday Pope Francis told members of the United Nations that there is no room for “ideological colonization” in their... Read more
Meet the monks who decided to go green years before Laudato Si
Years before Pope Francis’ recent ecology encyclical was published, a Trappist monastery in Virginia went back to its spiritual roots... Read more
In ecumenical move, Pope Francis establishes World Day of Prayer for Creation
Pope Francis has instituted a new day of prayer and celebration for the Church entitled the “World Day of Prayer... Read more
How Laudato Si is being put into practice in India
The diocese of Miao, India sits in rich, mountainous forest terrain on the edge of the Himalayas. Most of its... Read more
Corruption, threats, torture – we need justice in the mining industry, Pope says
Continuing his theme on protecting both the environment and human rights, Pope Francis pointed to various injustices in the mining... Read more
The man who put Laudato Si into practice in Ecuador – 40 years ago
Among the members of civil society Pope Francis met with in Quito was an Italian who helped build a banking... Read more
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