Pope picks Chicago priest to oversee ecology center at papal villa November 18, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has appointed a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago to serve as administrative management director of the Laudato Si’ Center for Higher Education, which is based at the papal villa and farms at Castel Gandolfo.
Meatless Fridays back? U.S. bishops discuss ways to celebrate 10 years of ‘Laudato Si” November 14, 2024By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Environment, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2024, World News Methods of further incorporating “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on care of creation, into the life of the church at the local and national level was a point of discussion for the U.S. bishops in Baltimore during their fall general assembly Nov. 13, and included the suggestion of returning to the church’s longtime practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays.
Selfishness is blocking progress on climate change, cardinal says November 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Efforts to slow climate change and mitigate its impact, particularly on the poor, are being thwarted by selfishness, the Vatican secretary of state told world leaders at the COP29 climate conference.
COP 29: Sustainable climate financing needed for vulnerable nations, say Catholic relief experts November 13, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News As the United Nations’ annual climate conference kicks off, two Catholic humanitarian agency executives told OSV News that the world’s poorest nations must be given the tools to adapt to climate change — without becoming enslaved by international debt.
Volunteers relocate Giving Garden from St. Pius X to Immaculate Heart of Mary November 6, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come For the volunteers, it has been an emotional time, as the bushes, along with 18 garden beds, were being moved to IHM because St. Pius X is slated to come together with St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans, St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden, Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington and Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to form a united parish seated at the cathedral.
Critical climate issues at play for Catholics voting in 2024 presidential election October 26, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Environment, Feature, News, World News For Catholics still discerning their 2024 U.S. presidential election vote, environmental issues may not be among their top concerns — but, say climate experts, they should be.
Deer in the dusky evening October 3, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Environment As we look forward to St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day on Oct. 4, may we pray to St. Francis for the freedom of simplicity and a renewed commitment to our mother Earth.
Siena College symposium answers ‘Earth’s cry’ with ‘humanity’s call’ to care for creation October 2, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Environment, News, World News A Franciscan college in New York state will host a two-day gathering on integral ecology and sustainability with a focus on creating a “global vision with local meaning” to care for creation.
Pope condemns killing of Catholic environmental activist September 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis expressed his grief over the killing of a churchworker in Honduras, expressing solidarity with those “who see their fundamental rights violated” and are targeted for their advocacy for the poor and for the care for the planet.
Turtley Awesome: Immaculate Conception School students learn from Aquarium partnership September 16, 2024By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Schools “Bubbles Cheeseball” was a baby diamondback terrapin raised by Cullen’s students as part of the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Terrapins in the Classroom project, a three-year program through which students observe and collect data on the reptile’s weight and growth during the school year.
As wildfires rage in Bolivia, bishops warn of lasting damage to ‘Mother Earth’ September 11, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Environment, News, World News The bishops of Bolivia urged the country’s authorities to act quickly in staving off irreparable harm to people and the environment as raging wildfires continue to devastate millions of acres.
Parishes heed Pope Francis’ warning the Earth ‘may be nearing the breaking point’ September 8, 2024By Anna Dougherty OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Parishes around the United States have heard Pope Francis’ call and responded in force. From Cleveland to Seattle, parishes are moving toward the Holy Father’s vision of a more sustainable church and world.
