As some of the worst wildfires in Australian history rage across four states, thousands of people in affected areas in New South Wales and Victoria continue to be evacuated to safety.
Environment
NDP joins School Sisters of Notre Dame in nudging shoppers to help environment
Amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping outside a Giant food store in North Baltimore Dec. 7, a small group of School Sisters of Notre Dame joined teachers and students from Notre Dame Preparatory School in gently nudging shoppers to protect the environment.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School modernizes campus
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School took a major leap into 21st century over the summer, in the process heeding the call of Pope Francis to become better stewards of the environment.
Names & Numbers: Schools embrace environment; ‘Men in Black’ winners on basketball court
The latest installment of Names and Numbers features schools embracing to the environment, honors for a Baltimore hospital leader, musicians from a local high school and more.
Holy Cows: Partnership in Howard County aids those in need in Baltimore City
Part of the shrine’s acreage was leased for farming that used pesticides. Upon re-evaluating, the friars determined that the current usage was not cohesive with the message of the Franciscans on being stewards of the land.
Archbishop Gregory opens Mid-Atlantic Congress with keynote address on creation
The evidence seems to be incontrovertible that human beings are not tending the world as God created it, the archbishop said.
Baltimore Archdiocese completes 20-year solar energy deal with Constellation
The agreement is expected to generate “approximately 20 percent of the archdiocese’s energy needs.”
Archbishop Lori joins local Catholic leaders in welcoming encyclical on ecology
Archbishop Lori joined other local leaders in welcoming Pope Francis’ document on ecology, says pope has begun a “new conversation.”
Catholic Center takes measures to protect environment
Kermit the Frog once sang “It’s not easy being green.” The leaders at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s downtown headquarters beg to differ, however.
Parish uses ground water to stop sky-high energy bills
Green means two things at St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore: air conditioning at virtually no cost, and heat in a way that spares the environment.
St. Athanasius parishioners become environmentally thrifty
A new project at St. Athanasius, Curtis Bay, is expected to bring a little more green to the planet, parish grounds and church coffers. With the delivery of a green and orange dumpster in the St. Athanasius parking lot last month, parishioners have been eagerly disposing their discarded paper products by the ton in a recycling effort they hope will create a more vibrant environment locally and globally.