Catholic leaders, White House officials talk climate change as COP28 nears November 25, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News A group of delegates, including three U.S. Catholic bishops and the head of a conference of women religious, met with Biden administration officials Nov. 17 to discuss the Catholic Church’s priorities for what Pope Francis has called “our suffering planet.”
Destination Dubai: Pope heads to climate conference to press for action November 24, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Francis visits Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference, he will be the first pope ever to attend one of the global gatherings that began in 1995.
Vatican aims to have a net-zero-emissions vehicle fleet by 2030 November 20, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As part of a plan to reduce its CO2 footprint, Vatican City State has launched a program to replace its existing vehicle fleet with electric vehicles.
As floods strike eastern Africa, church leaders hope for concrete COP28 climate actions November 18, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Ahead of COP28, the U.N. climate change conference, Catholic leaders in Africa called for decisive action against climate change, as churches and agencies moved to aid people affected by floods.
Water is a precious, finite resource to be protected, shared, pope says October 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Water must be safeguarded and managed in a “wise, careful and sustainable way, so that everyone can enjoy it,” Pope Francis said.
Pope’s message on climate crisis in ‘Laudate Deum’ reverberates in Africa October 14, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News When Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation “Laudate Deum” (“Praise God”) was released Oct. 4, its message echoed loudly across Africa, where millions of ordinary people are victims of the global climate crisis.
Panel: Pope’s message in new document on climate isn’t partisan, but is matter of faith October 13, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Laudate Deum,” released Oct. 4, was described as the sound of a broken heart, disappointed by the world’s lack of action on environmental damage and climate change, at a Georgetown University panel discussion.
Archbishop Lori points to Pope Francis’ message, stresses importance of protecting environment October 11, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Environment, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori urged the faithful in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to follow Pope Francis’ recent plea to take care of the environment, noting steps the archdiocese has taken to reduce harmful impacts on the climate.
‘Laudate Deum’: Planet mirrors a deeply flawed view of human life and activity October 8, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis warns the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change — and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and human society.
‘Laudate Deum’ a ‘timely call’ to ‘choose life or death,’ say Catholic ecological advocates October 6, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Pope Francis’ latest plea to urgently address global warming and climate change is being hailed by Catholic ecological advocates as “a great call to action.”
Pope, in document on climate crisis, criticizes science ‘deniers’ October 4, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After warning the world against ignoring the cries of the earth and the poor with his 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis intensified his critique with “Laudate Deum” (“Praise God”), warning against the selfish obsession with human power and the “irresponsible derision” of the reality of climate change.
New American Climate Corps aims to boost clean energy, jobs for young people October 1, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Like the WPA, the American Climate Corps was created by an executive order of the president, after it initially faced funding-based opposition when included in early versions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Biden has credited the measure with lowering energy costs, increasing energy security, creating new jobs and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
