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As ocean temps hit record, Vatican hosts discussions on climate change, offers resources
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform provides resources for the Church to achieve real and lasting solutions to environmental problems. Read more
5 Catholic ways to celebrate Earth Day
The Catholic Church has a long tradition of calling for proper stewardship of the earth. Read more
Pope Francis to COP28: Environmental destruction is ‘an offense against God’
Pope Francis canceled his scheduled trip to Dubai days before the climate summit at the request of his doctors. Read more
Ireland’s bishops decide to return 30% of Church grounds to nature by 2030
The Church in Ireland is implementing the encyclical Laudato Si’ by setting a goal for all dioceses and parishes: Make... Read more
Climate change documentary features Pope Francis
Pope Francis is featured in a documentary film on climate change and the environment that premiered at the Vatican on... Read more
Pope Francis launches 7-year Laudato si’ action plan
The Laudato si’ Action Platform will focus on seven sectors: families, parishes, schools, hospitals, businesses, organizations, and religious orders. Read more
Pope Francis: We cannot remain silent as planet is plundered
Pope Francis said Friday that people should not remain silent as biodiversity is threatened by destruction and exploitation in a... 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
Scientists call for 'gradually reduced' population to fight climate change
A letter warning of a “climate emergency” signed by more than 11,000 scientists calls for a “gradual reduction” in the... Read more
Pope Francis announces ‘global village’ alliance for education, environment
Pope Francis announced Thursday his newest initiative to form an international and interreligious alliance, which he described as “global village”... Read more
Do not act with tyranny towards God's creation, Pope Francis says
In a message for Sunday’s World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to make simple... Read more
Catholic groups installing 5,000 solar panels in DC
Catholic organizations are installing 5,000 solar panels in a five-acre space in Washington, D.C., in what will become the largest... Read more
Pope Francis: The world needs an ecological ‘conversion’
The world needs an ecological “conversion” in order to manifest the Church’s vision of an integral human ecology, Pope Francis... Read more
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
