Prayers
Saving the planet Earth.
Let the students march and speak, Let the youth protest and cry, Let the day of justice roll on, May they change the world with truth and confound the lie. The world is heating, we are cooking ourselves to death, We are burning coal and oil and everything we can, We are the arsonists of this planet and will bring it to an end, We will soon return to the primeval state from where we first began. So raise your banner and join the march, Let your voice be loud for all to hear, There is nothing more important than we stand, As one against the intimidation and the fear. The climate is a changing, the forests are burning and falling down, The oceans are filled with plastic and the earth is turning from green to brown. We must challenge the politics and the powers, The tycoons of industry and corruption all around, We must cry foul, to save the Earth, The climate is changing for the worst, that is the greatest threat. I see the hope in the voices of the youth, That demand with Greta that change must come I feel the strength and the mighty power of honesty and the truth, The people are on the move, the children and the old, The brave and courageous youth. They will change the minds and hardened hearts, they will restore the Planet green and blue, They will live and fight for what is so right, good and true. by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
A prayer to protect the environment
“Incorporation”
Dear Lord, you grew from the gift of your nourishing mother, Mary,
Who had drunk from the water and eaten from the food of the land:
What splashes of light, dazzled, broke and burst from the jars, as they
Filled to the brim, were scooped off to drink and poured off to wash.
What sounds of work, whether choosing and carrying the wood of a
Carpenter, toiling in the heat and sheltering in the shade of the foliage.
What contrasts in the flowers, colored shadows, coolness in the night, Nurturing listening, listening again, and again talking with the Father.
Oh Creator-God, how amazing are the atomic particles which glue As water whooshing, swirling and umbrelling into flowing shapes
Challenging us to think liquid, droplets, vapour and solid as the Rise and fall of heat transports a “sticky” flow from state to state.
Dear Lord, you were baptised by the Baptist, in the Jordon waters off mountains, passed by the land, into the liturgy of entering the Church:
What numberless times you healed broken hearts and bodies in Israel So tendrils of praise reached, like in a lightning storm, to your Father.
What skies shone in the firmament, showing through from the Beginning, the out of reach splendour of colouring swathes of heaven.
What time you gave to giving us a whole life, unhampered in the Giving, taking into life all who came and did come and are coming.
Oh Creator-God, how human you have made us, making us to be Among each other, like the community that you are, giving each One of us a unique identity, conceived-in-relationship, raised in relationship, ready to meet you and us in this “place of meeting”.
Dear Lord, you were born into a family, extended over time by the welcome of others, whether their parents died or were too ill to care.
What gathering of others and being gathered, whether walking and Working with Joseph, helping to bear the load of low-income living.
What is left of your garments, woven from plant threads, fibre science Passed from generation to generation, woven well into a single whole.
What everyday delights in the spaces between home and being away, In the fruit of the land, in the Synagogue and in the singing of psalms.
Oh Creator-God, how many gifts you poured into men and Women, from the use of human hands to shape and write, sing, invent, to philosophise, to understand, like good doctors, how to work with the grain of growth and to give a word from you to help.
Dear Lord, you took to yourself the goodness of creation and there, beheld, that wheat and grapes, worked by human hands, are changed:
What hours of work, from preparing the ground to planting, to Carefully picking off the slugs and bugs and giving them another diet.
What suffering as a blight takes hold and defeats the ingenuity of man,
Who bleeds from his heart as the earth’s yield diminishes and drops.
What hope arises with the help of God to persevere and plant again, Joined in so many ways to the help of others, sending grain-as-gifts.
Oh Creator-God, how intricately woven are the tiny organs, Encased within seeds, embryonic unfolding of plants, shooting Down and rising up, twirling around sticks, flowering orangy-red, Hosting insects, losing colour and growing beans and flowering.
Dear Lord, how we wrought a thorny crown out of what had grown, nails and hammer out of the ore of the earth and a cross from a tree.
What mangling of the human body we have practiced, especially Upon the innocent, the vulnerable, the undefended, in denial of death.
What freezing, experimentation, plans of torment we have explored In the flesh of the living, imagining we will not answer to our Maker.
What hidden wounds we have inflicted on ourselves at each turn of The pain that wells up, when we are addressed by our very actions.
Oh Creator-God, how beautiful is the recreation of the lost, the Poor and poor of heart, the broken and abandoned, the renewal of Planet home, the replanting, recycling, revisiting the places of Hatred with songs of reconciliation and understanding of wounds.
Dear Lord of the Resurrection, let us rise with you in time, hoping to begin the transfiguring ascent, taking what love everlastingly does!
by Francis Etheredge Profiles in Catholicism
Interviews
Papal Encyclical
ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’OF THE HOLY FATHER ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME by Pope Francis The Vatican
Book Reviews/Commentaries
Al-Ḥamdu li’llāhi Rabbi’l-ʿĀlamīn ‘Praise to God, Lord of the Worlds’: An Introduction to Qur’anic Ecology and Resonances with Laudato Si’ by Farhana Mayer Commentary by Jesuits in Britain
Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Challenge of the Environment by Pope Francis with a preface by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook: Care for Our Common Home Jointly published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, and Catholic Climate Covenant Commentary by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Walking God’s Earth: The Environment and Catholic Faith by David Cloutie Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
The Ministry of Liturgical Environment by Joyce Ann Zimmerman, CPPS Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Environmental Thought by Robin Attfield Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Climate, Catastrophe and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval by Philip Jenkins Reviewed by Jon Magnuson EarthBeat
Climate Crisis: the Challenge to the Church by David Rhodes Reviewed by Anne O'Connor Independent Catholic News
Environmental Thought: A Short History by Robin Attfield Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Tornado God: American Religion and Violent Weather by Peter J. Thuesen Reviewed by Melissa Jones National Catholic Reporter
Faith for Earth: A Call for Action by United Nations Environment Programme Commentary by Brian Roewe National Catholic Reporter
Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Challenge of the Environment by Pope Francis with a preface by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
TerraFutura (Future Earth) by Carlo Petriniand anf Pope Francis Commentary by Junno Arocho Esteves Crux
Climate Crisis: the Challenge to the Church by David Rhodes Reviewed by Anne O'Connor Independent Catholic News
Film Reviews/Commentaries
The Letter Commetnary by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Television Reviews/Commentaries
Journey of the Universe Commentary by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Down to Earth Reviewed by Ellen Teague Independent Catholic News
Medical Journal Articles
COPD Mortality, Goals-of-Care Conversations in Serious Illness, and Advocating for Climate Change Science and Gun Violence by Kristin Walter, MD, MS JAMA June 7, 2023
General Articles/Commentaries
Change course now to beat climate change: Pope by CathNews
South Korea: Churches commit to carbon neutrality By Zeus Legaspi Vatican News
UISG: 9 recommendations for environment sustainability by Rechilda Estores Vatican News
Climate change - the minimum expectations by Jesuits in Britain
UNICEF: Climate crisis disproportionately affects children in East Asia-Pacific by Zeus Legaspi Vatican News
Jesuits join coalition urging halt to investment in fossil fuels by Independent Catholic News
Last Generation climate change activists to stand trial at the Vatican by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit by Andrew King The Conversation
Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis by Bruce Campbell The Conversation
Filipino priest pressures banks to stop fossil fuel financing by Zeus Legaspi Vatican News
Deadly Rwandan floods linked to climate change by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Greenland Ice Sheet melting faster than previously thought, scientists say by Julia Jacobo ABC News
Jewish institutions awaken to climate crisis, with hundreds pledging action by Asaf Elia-Shalev The Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Irishman killed fighting in Ukraine by Mel Rogers Irish Post
How one woman is making a difference in Cancer Alley by Rosie McCarty U.S.Catholic
Hopes and fears on the island facing climate change by Saphora Smith Independent.uk
Thousands of Christians march in climate protest by Jo Siedlecka Religion News Service
Environmental dogma, domination, and dominion by Thomas M. Doran The Catholic World Report
Drought Caused 43 000 Deaths in Somalia in 2022, Half Among Children by Emily Harris JAMA March 29, 2023
Tennessee hospital’s website drops name of former Maine priest working there as a chaplain by Emily Allen The Portland Press Herald
World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns by Kate Abnett Reuters
India's heatwaves putting economy, development goals at risk - study by Reuters
Vatican: Indigenous Peoples crucial in fight against climate change by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Innovation in agriculture can actually drive climate protection by Bill Wirtz The Hill
The Supreme Court Is Harming Public Health and the Environment by Lawrence O. Gostin, JD. and Sarah Wetter, JD, MPH JAMA 31. 2023
SCIAF responds to new UN Climate Change Report by Katie Ann McGeary Independent Catholic News
How to defuse a climate time-bomb: World’s scientists say 1.5C still achievable but ‘humanity on thin ice’ by Louise Boyle The Independent
Menstrual Hygiene With Less Environmental Impact by Joelle Natalie Mouhanna, MD, Judith Simms-Cendan, MD, and Sabrina Pastor-Carvajal, MD JAMA March 17, 2023
Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate on what Pope Francis has given to climate change fight by Vanessa Nakate Bational Catholic Reporter
Jewish group, German organization urge EU authorities to end pro-Nazi marches by Canaan Lidor Times of Israel
Cyclone hit countries paying the high price of climate change by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Biden administration approves controversial Willow oil project in Alaska, which has galvanized online activism by Ella Nilsen CNN
At 10-year mark, Pope Francis seen as a global leader on the environment by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Diocese and bank in Kenya partner to restore forests, mitigate and adapt to climate change by Shadrack Omuka EarthBeat
Nations agree to protect the world's oceans after years of negotiations by Nathan Morley Vatican News
A Rare Look Below the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Reveals Surprising Melting by Teresa Nowakowski Smithsonian Magazine
Networking, becoming ecological guides: the Sisters’ project for the Common Home by Matthew Saganski Vatican News
Climate change is leaving African elephants desperate for water by Rachael Gross and Rob Heinsohn The Conversation
Texas agriculture agency: Climate change threatening state's food supply by Jayme Lozano The Texas Tribune/AlterNet
Indigenous leaders press for their land rights as COP15 debates ecosystem protection areas by Ryan Rowe EarthBeat
Last-minute COP27 deal on loss and damage called 'a real breakthrough' by Coreen Ajimabo and Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Did Western philosophy ruin Earth? A philosopher’s letter of apology to the world by Michael Paul Nelson and Kathleen Dean Moore Salon
Nigerian archbishop says rich nations need to pay for environmental damage by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Dismantling Environmental Racism by Sr. Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E., Ph.D. Franciscan Action Network
The climate crisis hits poor countries the hardest by Father Shay Cullen UCA News
Madagascar offers stark picture of how climate change can hurt a country by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
COP27: UN head says world on highway to climate hell by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
The Storm Cloud of the Twenty-First Century by Eugene McCarraher Commonweal
India: Charity reports rise in number of children diagnosed with leprosy by Independent Catholic News
Climate change begs for interfaith action in Asia by Ben Joseph UCA News
The Storm Cloud of the Twenty-First Century by Eugene McCarraher Commonweal
10 years after Sandy, coastal areas are still precarious — and even more populated by Peter Feuerherd EarthBeat
Catholic Charities' agencies continue to help Florida's hurricane victim by Katie Camario EarthBeat
Pacific Island countries make historic declaration on climate crisis by Independent Catholic News
Holy See: Joint efforts needed to face environmental, social crisis By Benedict Mayaki, SJ Vatican News
Bill McKibben urges climate alliance of young and old at Jesuit justice gathering by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
UN Chief: War in Ethiopia “spiraling out of control” by Joseph Tulloch Vatican News
Pope Francis meets with President of Cyprus by Joseph Tulloch Vatican News
Committee on Environment and Climate Action by The Oireachtas
Catholic voices to be ‘strong and organized’ at UN climate conference by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Climate risks dwarf Europe's energy crisis, space chief warns by Tim Hepher Reuters
All About Climate Change: Heat, Temperature and Humidity Levels by Industry News
Bangladesh faces ‘worst flooding in 100 years’ while climate talks in Bonn falte by Independent
UK weather turmoil spurs calls to adapt to climate change by Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless The Associated Press
Spanish worker’s death shows need to adapt to climate change by Raquel Redondo and Barry Hatton The Associated Press
CRS launches campaign to build greater Catholic response to climate change by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Angelus
Muslims Address Climate Change by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin Interfaith America
African biblical scholars call environmental protection a ‘divine mandate’ by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Cardinal Czerny: environmental crisis must be addressed at grassroot level by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
Pope Francis on how to save the Philippines and the planet by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
The Church and Climate Change by Father Kenneth Doyle The Pilot
Charles III and Climate Change in the U.K. by Bill McKibben The New Yorker
WCC Youth demand climate justice by Independent Catholic News
Primate of All Ireland: We are all called to be caring stewards of creation by Vatican News
A pilot to measure environmental impact by Sue Martin Australian Jesuits
Historic climate law, signed by Biden, has Catholic fingerprints all over it by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
US Bishops welcome Inflation Reduction Act addressing climate change by Vatican News
Factbox: U.S. climate deal has money for EVs, clean energy and even Big Oil by Reuters
As heat rises, who will protect farmworkers? by Bridget Huber, Nancy Averett, Teresa Cotsirilos Food & Environment Reporting Network/EarthBeat
'We worry a lot about the heat': Pine Street Inn leader on homelessness in Boston by Rebecca Tauber GBH News
Catholic Environment Bishop: It's time to sprint towards climate action by Ellen Teague Independent Catholic News
Pacific islands youth "cannot wait" for climate change action, Vanuatu says by Reuters
Faith groups respond to Sen. Manchin's surprise climate deal with shock, optimism by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Ireland To Establish Anti Prayer Zones by Catholic Arena
Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica
The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change by Jane McMulle BBC
Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life by Frederick Nzwili Catholic News Service/EarthBeat
Salford: Schools take lead on climate action after environmental summit by Holly Jones Independent Catholic News
Pope Francis, Vatican call for international cooperation for the environment by Religion News Service
Pope: Sweet song of praise for Creation has become 'anguished plea by Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican News
Penguins Might Not Be Ready to Adapt to Modern Climate Change by Will Sullivan Smithsonian Magazine
Fr Shay Cullen: Help stop extinction of a million species by Shay Cullen Independent Catholic News
Presbyterians to divest from 5 oil companies after years of debate by Bob Smietana Religion News Service/ EarthBeat
Scottish faith leaders call on COP26 president to ensure climate pledges are kept by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
African youth deliver environmental demands to bishops at Laudato Si' meeting by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
East African Bishops pledge to respond to "the cry of the earth" by Alessandro De Carolis Vatican News
Scottish faith leaders call on COP26 president to ensure climate pledges are kept by Brian Roewe/EarthBeat
African youth deliver environmental demands to bishops at Laudato Si' meeting by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
In Maine, center rethinks spiritual leadership for a climate-changed world by Marika Proctor Religion News Service
Pope: Nations must work together to adapt to climate change by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Tanzanian president praises Eastern African Bishops’ focus on environment by Angella Rwezaula Vatican News
The Catholic Life of a Professional Baseball Player, the Next American Awakening Starts Here, and More Great Links! by Tito Edwards National Catholic Register
Australia may need to prepare for climate refugees by CathNews
US Bishops Disappointed by Supreme Court Climate-Regulation Ruling by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Reporter
Australia may need to prepare for climate refugees by CathNews
US Bishops Disappointed by Supreme Court Climate-Regulation Ruling by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Reporter
Holy See signs on to UN Climate Convention by CathNews
West Virginia man indicted for fatal Maryland shootings by The Associated Press
Catholic environmentalists urge ‘new relationships’ with oceans by CathNews New Zealand
After Supreme Court climate ruling, Catholic leaders say legislation is 'critical' by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world by Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson The Associated Press
Catholic institutions join global divestment announcement by Independent Catholic News
Faith institutions announce divestment from fossil fuel companies by Inés San Martín Crux
Glacier Collapse Kills Seven Hikers Amid Record Heat in Italy’s Dolomites by Sarah Kuta Smithsonian Magazine
Environmentalists urge ‘new relationships’ with oceans by CathNews
Irish archbishop: Church can be renewed if we listen to Holy Spirit by Franciscan Media
Pope prays for victims of Italian glacier tragedy, appeals for care of environment by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
How Charles Koch Purchased the Supreme Court’s EPA Decision by Sharon Lerner The Intercept
For true change, 'we need new relationships' with ocean, God's creation by Jonathon Braden Independent Catholic News
Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech by Matt O'Brien The Associated Press
Australia prioritizes reducing emissions and cheaper EVs by Rod McGuirk The Associated Press
Advocates look to other avenues after court limits EPA on carbon emissions by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/The Pilot
Supreme Court curbs EPA's ability to fight climate change by Ariane de Vogue, Ella Nilsen and Veronica Stracqualursi CNN
Accompanying like Jesus as a Jesuit Brother by Sean Barry, SJ The Jesuit Post
Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat by Anita Snow The Associated Press
New Colombian president pledges to protect rainforest by Fabiano Maisonnave The Associated Press
Catholic Theological Society of America resolves to divest from fossil fuels by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Swiss youth adapt Laudato si' to music and bring it to the stage by Adélaïde Patrignani Vatican News Link to Youth Challenges and Leadership and to Spirituality and Music
In climate fight, EU lawmakers back stricter emission caps by The Associated Press
Recap of what happened in Laudato Si' Week by Tomás Insua Independent Catholic News
The climate crisis is a health crisis by Srilata Kammila UNDP
Making a Difference: Fragile people living on a fragile planet by Tony Magliano Clarion Herald
Pope Francis: Throwing plastic in the sea is 'criminal' and 'kills the Earth' by Christopher White EarthBeat
Dartmouth touts progress on emissions, but critics see lack of urgency on climate by Lisa Prevost EarthBeat
Catholic environmental activists in Africa take a day to clean the earth by Fredrick Nzwili Catholic News Service/National Catholic Register
Faith leaders reassert critical role in confronting climate change ahead of Stockholm+50 by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Clean Air Act standards aid 'significant' reduction in air pollution, says new study by Brian Rouwe EarthBeat
Climate change could spell the end for Midwestern corn, study finds by Ben Adler Yahoo News
Chief scientist urges Israel to prepare for heatwaves by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich The Jerusalem Post
To protect the Earth and its people, religious orders invest in climate solutions by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Climate change or climate disaster? by Jesuit Father Myron J. Pereira UCA News
At 2022 commencement ceremonies, an ecological theme for several Catholic colleges by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Gore says climate crisis like 'nature hike right through the Book of Revelation' by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service/EarthBeat
Pope calls for united efforts in care for creation during Laudato Si' Week by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/EarthBeat
Catholic Earthcare celebrates 20 years of ‘inspiring action’ by CathNews
‘Laudato si’ is the blueprint in South Sudan by Vatican News
New Report: Climate change could see London and other cities run out of water by Independent Catholic News
A readers’ guide to Laudato Si by Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese EarthBeat
What is environmental justice? by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Press bishops to commit to net-zero dioceses, climate panel urges young Catholics by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Pope calls for united efforts in care for creation during Laudato Si' Week by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service/EarthBeat
Australia election: Anthony Albanese signals climate policy change by BBCNews
Laudato si inspires Korean Catholics to protect environment by UCA News
The Southwest’s Drought and Fires Are a Window to Our Climate Change Future by Mark Olalde ProPublica
Muslims Address Climate Change by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin Interfaith America
I care about the environment because I’m a Christian by Luke Lapean, SJ The Jesuit Post
Faith leaders sign joint appeal on finance and environment by Independent Catholic News
Climate change: 'Fifty-fifty chance' of breaching 1.5C warming limit by Matt McGrath BBC News
Coral reefs provide stunning images of a world under assault by Curt Anderson and Cody Jackson The Associated Press
Climate crisis, not China, is biggest threat to Pacific by CathNews New Zealand
Church leaders point to climate change after South Africa floods by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Catholic groups want action on climate change by CathNews
Judaism's view on climate change, planetary conservation by Moshe Taragin The Jerusalem Post
French bishops urge 'integral ecology' in response to climate change by Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
CAFOD director on new climate report: 'It's now or never' by Frances Leac Independent Catholic News
How Molly Burhans is helping the church fight climate change by Pamala Hill Nettleton U.S.Catholic
New UN report 'rings the latest alarm bell' about climate change effects on nature and people by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Young Catholics deliver critique of US church leaders' climate silence straight to the pope by Brian Roewe Global Sisters Report
The Most Precious of All by Shay Cullen Preda Foundation
Christian Aid: Climate change cost the world billions in 2021 by Independent Catholic News
Illegal gold mining booms in Brazilian Amazon, harming environment, health by Eduardo Campos Lima Global Sisters Report
Seiler: For want of a watchdog by Casey Seile Times Union
Brick by brick, tree by tree, Carmelite Missionary Sisters plant skills to limit Malawi’s deforestation by Doreen Ajiambo Global Sisters Report
Life at 50C: Mexico's struggle for water by BBC News
COP26 climate summit made progress but came up short, Catholic agencies say by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the U.N. climate summit by Lauren Sommer NPR
Cardinal Hollerich on migration crisis: EU borders risk becoming cemeteries by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Climate Change Risks Devastating Conflicts – Even Nuclear War by Tony Magliano The Southern Cross
Cop26: world on track for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C, says key report by Fiona Harvey The Guardian
The poorest in society are the most affected by climate degradation by Lucy Gillingham The Tablet
A More Inclusive Fight Against Climate Change by Zainasb Usman and Alexand Csandi Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A climate change disaster led this shy 24-year-old from Uganda into activism by Lauren Sommer Goats and Soda/NPR
World leaders are 'way off track' from addressing climate change by Sarah Mac Donald The Tablet
Jesuit School Alumnus Joins Hunger Strike for Climate Action by Brenna Davis Ignation Solidarity Network
EarthBeat Weekly: As the planet warms, more frequent heat waves will hit children hardest by Barbara Fraser EarthBeat
Prelates of G20 nations make urgent call to end use of fossil fuels by J-P Mauro Aleteia
Civil society calls world leaders to put human rights at centre of environmental policy by Laura Ouseley Independent Catholic News
Faith Leaders on Climate Change: “Future Generations Will Never Forgive... by Jack Hartjes Patheos
Franciscan sisters demonstrate different paths to creating a conservation easement by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Pope, faith leaders call for net-zero carbon emissions by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Philippines’ youth call for systemic change at climate protest by Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation
This Is Not Fine: Global Warming, Wildfires, and the Need to Change by Henry Karlson Patheos
China pledge to stop funding coal projects ‘buys time for emissions target’ by Jonathan Watts The Guardian
This Is Not Fine: Global Warming, Wildfires, and the Need to Change by Henry Karlson Patheos
Laudato Si’: A conversation of care by Pedro Walpole, SJ and Michael Kelly, SJ La Civiltà Cattolica
Pope Francis And Other Christian Leaders Are Calling For Bold Climate Action by Eric McDaniel NPR/ WBEZ Chicago
Laudato Si' inspires young adults to faith-based action on climate change by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/EarthBeat
Climate change deniers are as slippery as those who justified the slave trade by Nick Cohen The Guardian
Climate change: Animals shapeshifting to stay cool, study says by BBC News
Ireland: Archbishop publishes pastoral letter on climate crisis by Irish Catholic Media Office
Caring for Mother Earth by Father Joseph Chamblain, O.S.M. Profiles in Catholicism
What will it take to accept the truth about global climate change? by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
Ireland: Archbishop publishes pastoral letter on climate crisis by Irish Catholic Media Office
Notre Dame's Sakimoto: Church has 'profound' role in addressing climate crisis by Catherine M. Odell EarthBeat
Bishop urges immediate action after 'grim and disturbing' climate change report by Independent Catholic News
Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity' by Matt McGrath BBC News
‘Code red’: UN scientists warn of worsening global warming by Seth Borenstein The Associated Press
Australian Bishops call for action to care for earth and poor by Vatican News
Climate Change Poised to Push Emperor Penguins to the Brink of Extinction by Alex Fox Smithsonian Magazine
Catholic environmental movement adopts new name in push to inspire action by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
Climate change: Boy, 11, starts 200-mile walk by BBC News
Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates vital ocean ecosystems by Sam Purvis The Conversation/Salon
Climate change: Researchers begin discussions on vital report by Matt McGrath BBC News
Urge investors away from fossil fuels, energy agency head tells Catholics by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Climate envoy says US, China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’ by Danika Kirka The Associated Press
Global climate change is also a spiritual crisis by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
Climate change linked to 5 million deaths a year, new study shows by CathNews New Zealand
CAFOD report exposes deadly environmental and human rights abuses across Latin America by Independent Catholic News
Pope Francis: Don't throw plastic in the sea by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Massive Antarctic Lake Vanishes in Just Three Days by Alex Fox Smithsonian Magazine
Living Without Destructive Plastic by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Pope Francis: Ecosystem degradation ‘a clear outcome of economic dysfunction’ by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Fr Shay Cullen: Oceans under serious threat by Independent Catholic News
Scottish Bishops to establish new “Care of Creation Office” by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
English, Welsh Bishops call for protection of environment by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
John Kerry: Pope Francis one of greatest voices on climate crisis by Vatican News
Vatican official: ‘Unfortunate’ some deny human origin of climate crisis by Inés San Martín Crux
A Climate Dystopia in Northern California by Naomi Klein The Intercept
Methodist, Unitarian and Free Churches divest from fossil fuels by Independent Catholic News
Watching a coral reef die as climate change devastates one of the most pristine tropical island areas on Earth by Sam Purkis The Conversation
Communities of Color ‘Disproportionately and Systematically’ Face Deadly Air Pollution, Regardless of Location or Income by Alex Fox Smithsonian Magazine
Vatican's ten commandments to help climate refugees by Christopher Lamb The Tablet
Ignatian family issue statement of commitment to climate justice ahead of COP26 by Independent Catholic News
Evangelicals are losing their climate skepticism by Mark Silk Religion News Service
The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere by Lisa Song and James Temple ProPublica/MIT Technology Review
High hopes and hot air on climate change (The Interpreter) by Di Marco Emanuele The Global Eye
US Bishops welcome global commitments to reduce carbon emissions by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
What Biden got right in his approach to climate change by Michael Sean Winters EarthBeat
Earth Day treaty seeks to protect environmental defenders in Latin America by Barbara Fraser EarthBeat
At Earth Day climate summit, Biden promises 50% reduction in US greenhouse emissions by Deirdre Shesgreen USA TODAY
Pope Francis, in Earth Day messages, warns 'we are at the edge' on climate change by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Earth Day 2021: Global Healing Initiative by Virginia Bell Independent Catholic News
China, Russia join US vowing emission cuts at climate summit by Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani The Associated Press
Congregations 'walk the talk' of Earth Day with ongoing care for creation by Chris Herlinge Global Sisters Report
Burning down our common home by Ana María Siufi Global Sisters Report
Pope on Earth Day: “It is time to act!” by Vatican News
From the grave: Noonan on gun manufacturers' moral cooperation in evil by Michael Sean Winter National Catholic Reporter
This Earth Day, Jane Goodall continues to shape the narrative by Anne Gardner EarthBeat
US must halve emissions to galvanize global climate action — UN chief by Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett Reuters/EarthBeat
Scuba diving rabbi adopts the ocean as his part of the world to repair. Scubi Jew, a marine conservation group inspired by the Jewish concept of repairing the world, turns saving the oceans into a religious experience by Christine Luby Religion News Service
As Earth Day approaches, US bishops call Catholics to do their part by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
US must halve emissions to galvanize global climate action — UN chief by Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett Reuters/EarthBeat
Restore Our Earth so We Can Live by Father Shay CullenProfiles in Catholicism
US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency by Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press
Climate change: Consumer pose 'growing threat' to tropical forests by Matt McGrath BBC News
Church offers guidelines for response to climate migration by Christopher Wells Vatican News
Are federal disaster policies making the harmful impacts of climate change even worse? by Sadie Frank. Eric Gesick, and David Victor Brookings
Illegal mining destroyed 500 football fields worth of Brazilian indigenous land in 2020 by Elouise Hobbs Independent Catholic News
US Catholic church is failing to respond to climate emergency, theologian says by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Saving the Forests is Saving the Planet by Father Shay CullenProfiles in Catholicism
Green-fingered South Korean nuns toil to safeguard creation/ Little Servants of the Holy Family nuns consider their participation in a growing 'seed war' part of their apostolic mission by Rock Ronald Rozario UCA News
Indigenous, environmental groups celebrate Haaland's Cabinet confirmation by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Q & A with Sr. Sophie de Jésus, founder of programs to help teens in need by Gail DeGeorge and Elisabeth Auvillain Global Sisters Report
Why Oak Flat in Arizona is a sacred space for the Apache and other Native Americans by Alejandra Molina, Emily McFarlan MillerReligion News Service/National Catholic Reporter
A Climate-Conscious Lent: World's freshwater supplies are shrinking by Fr. Emmet Farrell Global Sisters Report
How the United States can return to credible climate leadership by Nathan Hultman and Samantha Gross Brookings
US-China tensions threaten global climate change efforts by Christina Larson and Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press
How the United States can return to credible climate leadership by Nathan Hultman and Samantha Gros Brookings
The need for a federal Climate Planning Unit by Joseph W. Kane, Jenny Schuetz, Shalini Vajjhala, and Adie Tomer Brookings
Global Warming Can be Stopped by Father Shay CullenProfiles in Catholicism
Climate change puts numerous Catholic schools at risk by CathNews New Zealand
Back in Paris accord, US vows no more sidelining of climate by Seth Borenstrein and Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press
UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK by Seth Borenstein The Associated Press
Global Catholic Climate Movement: Raise your voice on behalf of our common home by Francesca Merlo & Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record by Seth Borenstein The Associated Press
Study: Warming already baked in will blow past climate goals by Seth Borenstein The Associated Press
Faith groups have a key role to play in reducing climate-linked violence by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Pope advises UN Climate Summit: 'Now is time to change direction' by Independent Catholic News
5 years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions by Morgan Bazilian and Dolf Gielen The Conversation
Going big on climate change, going bonkers on Trump by Michael Sean Winter National Catholic Reporter
Biden administration's climate agenda reflects spirit of Laudato Si' by Daniel P. HoranEarthBeat
Climate crisis, COVID-19 demand interfaith action, say religious leaders by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Cities are pledging to confront climate change, but are their actions working by David G. Victor and Mark Muro Brookings
Cardinal says Pope’s new encyclical is a warning: The world is ‘on the brink by Inés San Martín Crux
Climate warming is altering animals’ gut microbes, which are critical to their health and survival by Sasha Greenspan The Conversation
Tracking energy use in the Chicago Archdiocese, one meter at a time. Benchmarking program helps address efficiency, local greenhouse gas emissions by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
After Trying To Protect Water Sources, These Hondurans Have Been Held Without Bail For More Than A Year. Over the past two years, 31 people from the municipality of Tocoa, on the lush northshore of Honduras, have faced criminal prosecution as a result of their opposition to an iron oremining project in the Botaderos Mount “|Carlos Escaleras” National Park. by Jackie McVicar America
Climate Action in the time of COVID-19 by Voices of Youth
Floating gardeners battle climate change in Bangladesh Caritas promotes alternative farming methods that help villagers make a living in low-lying areas by Stephan Uttom Rozario UCA News
The Fires and our Faith by Father Joseph Chamblain, O.S.M. Profiles in Catholicism
Record wildfires, hurricanes, droughts – we need the ‘Season of Creation’ by Tony Magliano Acting Franciscan
Can conservation measures save sea turtles from climate change? by Gail DeGeorge EarthBeat
The role of climate education in the COVID-19 recovery by Christina Kwauk Brookings
UK development agency’s climate change plan ‘not fit for purpose,’ CAFOD says by Charles Collins Crux
Environment, other issues beyond abortion are critical in voting, bishop says by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Philippine diocese, activists oppose coal power plants by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Pope to European Forum: Ecological conversion of economy needed for better future by Vatican News
Bringing climate change to the forefront of public and government consciousness by Phil Kingston Independent Catholic News
Greenland is melting, Islands have disappeared by Father Shay CullenProfiles in Catholicism
18 Things to know about Howey Ou, China's only teenage climate striker by Sally Ho and Green Queen EarthBeat
Why Senate Republicans and the White House can’t agree on badly-needed COVID aid by Mollte l Reynolds Brookings
Pope Francis discusses climate crisis with well-known Italian journalist by Gerard O’Connell America
UN appoints Indian Archana Soreng to Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp Vatican News
Theologian praises Ireland's green new deal but questions: Will it happen? by Sarah Mac Donald EarthBeat
Environmental scientist roots work in sanctity of life: A conversation with Sylvia Hood Washington by Jesse Remedios Global Sisters Report
Revisiting integral ecology amid the heat wave and surging coronavirus by Bill Mitchell Global Sisters Report
A Catholic Case for Carbon Tax by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ The Jesuit Post
Faith leaders rebuke Trump's rollback of major environmental law by Brian Roewe Global Sisters Report
Amid biting drought, sisters in Zambia fend off hunger with organic farming by Doreen Ajiambo Global Sisters Report
Philippine bishop has ax to grind over tree felling' Unacceptable' cutting of 54 pine trees by developer sparks uproar among church and local authorities by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
How the University of Dayton divested from fossil fuels — and what happened to its bottom line by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Major CoE fund exits from fossil fuel investments by Independent Catholic News
How to close the gap between public opinion and public policy on the climate crisis? by Bill Mitchell EarthBeat
How to care for our common home by Samantha Panchèvre EarthBeat
New organization Dayenu seeks to mobilize US Jews for climate action by Jesse Remedios EarthBeat
Laudato Si’ gets more attention in Church than child protection, expert says by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Threat multiplier: The impacts of climate change on refugees by Jesse Remedios Leaders EarthBeat
For indigenous protesters, defending the environment can be fatal by Rachel Ramirez EarthBeat
Threat multiplier: The impacts of climate change on refugees by Jesse Remedios Leaders EarthBeat
New Vatican document outlines city-state's environmental efforts. 226-page report includes suggestions for Catholic institutions, including divestment by Joshua J. McElwee EarthBeat
Marking World Environment Day, pope says: Don't look the other way by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/Angelus
‘Laudato Si’’ was not enough. The Vatican needs to prioritize climate change by Mark Graham America
Catholic leaders warn of humanitarian, environmental tragedy in Amazon by Barbara J. Fraser Catholic News Service/Angelus
The pandemic and our ecological sins by Rock Ronald Rozario UCANews
Clergy: Urgency in pandemic response can apply to addressing climate change by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/EarthBeat
Catholics and Buddhists -- solidarity on climate change by Father Thomas Ryan, C.S.P. The Pilot
A 'slaughter them' policy that targets the Philippines poor by Al Jazeera
Climate Compact to help combat climate change by Christopher White Cruz
Kenya faces new health risk as floods, mudslide displace thousands by Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service/EarthBeat
Trump's assault on the environment tramples years of progress by NCR Editorial Staff/ EarthBeat
Tackle coronavirus and climate crisis together, says Greta Thunberg by Reuters/EarthBeat
Prize-winning photos from opposite sides of the globe tell grim stories of climate crisis by The Guardian/EarhBeat
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