Leaders from across the faith spectrum gathered Feb. 20 at the Capitol to seek action to combat climate change and to mitigate its effects, whether it be at the federal level or in local communities.
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Anticipated Encyclical on Environment Generates Groundswell of Excitement
The much-anticipated encyclical by Pope Francis on the environment, expected sometime this spring or early summer, is generating a lot of buzz in Washington and elsewhere.
Vatican Says Climate Control Is a ‘Shared Responsibility’
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) – A sense of “shared responsibility to protect our planet and the human family” must influence how nations react to the reality of climate change, the Vatican’s secretary of state told the U.N. Sept. 23.
Catholic High School Students March for Climate Change
Students from Brooklyn and Queens were among those who joined the People’s Climate March Sept. 21.
Faith Groups Joined Climate Change March
Myriad Catholic groups joined a singing, chanting sea of people who streamed along Manhattan’s West Side Sept. 21 to urge global action on climate change. Organizers of the People’s Climate March estimated nearly 400,000 men, women and children rallied to the cause.
Climate Change Brings An Ethical Challenge
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – Climate change represents an “ethical challenge to civilization,” said the Vatican’s lead representative to an international conference discussing the worldwide impact of climate change. Archbishop Celestino Migliore told attendees at a Church-run conference that the Vatican would help “form consciences and ethical perspectives” on climate change in line with Catholic social […]
Franciscans Ask Governors to Battle Global Climate Change
Five Franciscan leaders based in New York and New Jersey, whose ministries were affected by superstorm Sandy, have sent to Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie a letter noting how the governors have a unique opportunity to highlight the link between global climate change and storms like October’s superstorm Sandy. “It is incumbent upon all […]
Pope Urges Agreement on Battling Climate Control
by John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders to reach a credible agreement on climate change, keeping in mind the needs of the poor and of future generations. The pope made the remarks at his noon blessing at the Vatican Nov. 27, the day before officials from 194 countries were […]