On the feast of St. Francis, Oct. 4, leaders of world religions or their representatives will meet at the Vatican and in Rome to draft a statement to government leaders who will gather in Scotland ...
John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden's special envoy for climate, met privately with Pope Francis May 15, the day after giving a keynote address at a closed-door meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences and ...
Whether people admit it or not, climate change and environmental destruction are forcing millions from their homes, and Catholics have a responsibility to assist them, Pope Francis wrote in the preface to a new document. "When ...
Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050, and he urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture of care for others and the ...
The predominant global economic system is "unsustainable," particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said. "We are faced with the moral imperative -- and the practical urgency -- to rethink many things" about the ...
The international community must ramp up its efforts if it expects to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, Pope Francis said. In a video message sent Sept. 23 to participants at the U.N. Climate ...
A few hundred Catholic school students from the Washington Archdiocese took their cue, literally, from Pope Francis when they joined thousands of mostly young people at the climate change march in Washington Sept. 20 behind ...
In this week's column, Monsignor Pope answers the question, Are Catholics required to believe in global warming?
From its picturesque beaches to its scenic valleys, bays, mountains and lush farmlands, California is one of the most environmentally diverse and dynamic places on earth. But climate change is threatening the Golden State. In ...
The so-called Green New Deal, particularly because of its lead congressional sponsor, is controversial and polarizing, but the broad vision it articulates for environmental justice appears to be compatible with the Catholic social teaching principle ...
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