Catholic university professor Samuel Shephard suggests that Catholics can bring a unique viewpoint to Earth Day, celebrated April 22, because “as Catholics, we can understand we’re doing that as stewards of creation.”
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‘You should care’: Cathedral parishioner is prominent advocate for environmental justice
Megan Weil Latshaw is an expert in environmental justice, working to improve health through changes in the environment. She serves as associate professor and director of the master’s degree programs in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Catholic schools in Maryland find use for solar eclipse glasses
Catholic schools around Maryland were tasked to find a place for all of those discarded glasses.
Solar eclipse enlivens hearts across US with the glory of God’s creation
The Great North American Eclipse has come and gone into astronomical history — and, according to NASA, the mainland United States will not see another total solar eclipse until 2044.
Eclipse seen as a way to pray, ‘engage with the work of God’s hands’
On that Monday afternoon, the moon will pass directly between the Earth and the sun.
Life on farm named for Dorothy Day helps Catholic couple deepen faith, ‘glorify God’
Carmina Chapp, a Catholic theologian with degrees from Providence College and Duquesne University, is the founder of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm near the borough of Harveys Lake, Pa., near Scranton.
Report: U.S. Catholics say environmental justice important, but most unaware of ‘Laudato Si”
A new study shows most Catholics in the U.S. believe environmental justice is an important issue — but only a third of them have heard of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the topic, with Mass attendance key to familiarity with church teaching on the care for creation.
Tucson, Arizona, bishop honored for national and local environmental justice advocacy
The environmental future — says Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona — is in good hands.
Catholic, Christian groups share faith-driven plan for ‘climate adaptation’ with Congress
Catholic and Christian groups joined together March 20 to discuss a faith-driven approach to solving problems associated with climate change in a panel discussion on Capitol Hill.
New telescope is changing ideas about how universe began, speakers say
Orbiting the sun nearly 1 million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is reshaping the way scientists understand the universe and its origins, a number of astronomers said at a Vatican-sponsored meeting.
Record storms damage Southern California Catholic schools, delay events
Record-breaking storms in Southern California have damaged several Catholic schools and church properties, while forcing one archdiocese to reschedule its rite of election for catechumens.
Passionist provinces turn to solar energy to power ministry and care for creation
Two provinces of the Congregation of the Passion and a lay-run Catholic nonprofit have all taken the lead in switching to solar energy to power their work as part of their response to Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” which teaches on the relationship between God, humans and the Earth in caring for creation.