environment
We told Pope Francis nonviolent action may be needed to stop climate change
By Emily E. Burke and Henry Glynn — March 3, 2022
(RNS) — Our generation is frustrated with U.S. Catholic and civic leaders who do not seem to grasp the gravity of our crisis and are unwilling to enact church teaching.
Catholic bishops oppose some Biden programs, support others
By Thomas Reese — January 26, 2022
(RNS) — The bishops support administration programs for immigrants, the poor and the environment, while fighting to end abortions and to protect their institutions from what they see as illegitimate interference.
Ahead of Jewish Earth Day, more Jewish institutions take climate action
By Yonat Shimron — January 13, 2022
(RNS) — Environmental awareness is beginning to filter down into Jewish institutional life, with increasing attention to building sustainability and impact investing.
For Christian birdwatchers, aka ‘ornitheoligists,’ religion takes flight
By Jessica Mundie — November 11, 2021
(RNS) — For many, the relationship between birds and Christianity does not stray farther than seeing a dove carrying an olive branch on a banner at church. However, for Christian birdwatchers, this link is alive.
Indigenous and faith leaders urge Procter & Gamble to end logging of old-growth forests
By Diana Kruzman — November 9, 2021
(RNS) — Activists pressuring the company to source materials in Canada and Southeast Asia more ethically say it’s not just an environmental issue, but also a spiritual one.
Pope Francis encourages young climate activists to build dialogue
By Claire Giangravé — September 29, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis supported youth activists in protecting the environment but encouraged them to build dialogue and relationship.
At Vatican, Kerry appeals to pope’s ‘moral authority’ to combat climate change
By Claire Giangravé — May 17, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — President Joe Biden's special envoy for climate issues praised the pontiff for his leadership and advocacy for the environment, noting Francis has ‘been ahead of the curve’ when it comes to pressing the importance of caring for creation.
Pope Francis makes a heartfelt appeal for the environment: ‘Creation is groaning!’
By Claire Giangravé — September 1, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — 'We are running out of time,' the pope said in a message on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (Sept. 1).
In ‘love thy neighbor’ Quakers and Catholics share a call to protect our common home
By Diane Randall and Alicia Cannon — June 22, 2020
(RNS) — Celebrating Pope Francis' Laudato Si, published five years ago, and its message that loving our planet first means loving its people.
How to faithfully celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day without leaving home
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 21, 2020
(RNS) — From shofar blasts to Facebook Live, a number of faith-based organizations have moved online to mark Earth Day as in-person gatherings have been canceled around the globe.
Pope Francis punts on married priests
By Thomas Reese — February 13, 2020
(RNS) — Francis appears to have feared splitting the church over the question of celibacy.
What the US bishops can learn from the Amazon synod
By Thomas Reese — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — The American Catholic hierarchy isn't ready to follow the synod's search for real-world solutions. Too many conservatives believe that if we simply return to the old ways of doing things, everything will be fine.
Saving Amazon rainforest requires change in Western lifestyles, say synod bishops
By Thomas Reese — October 22, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The West 'wants the Amazonian people to keep the forest,' said Bishop Karel Martinus Choennie of Suriname, 'but they don’t want to change their lifestyles, and that is the big contradiction.'
Decision time begins for Amazon bishops as synod enters final week
By Thomas Reese — October 19, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The synod's final recommendations to the pope could have profound impact not only on the Amazon but the entire church.
Amazonian bishops condemn attacks on rainforest and indigenous peoples
By Thomas Reese — October 10, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Amazonian bishops took the floor at the synod in Rome this week to describe their region's problems in urgent, even personal terms.
