environmentalism
Caring for the environment has a long Catholic lineage – hundreds of years before Pope Francis
By Joanne M. Pierce — October 8, 2021
(The Conversation) — Environmentalism may seem like a new mindset, especially in the Church. But care for creation has been woven into Catholicism for centuries.
Anglican convert and Pacific Island deity: 5 faith facts about Prince Philip
By Paul O'Donnell — April 9, 2021
(RNS) — Married for 73 years to the head of the Church of England, the prince consort built a religious profile that was more complicated than his official role might suggest.
Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians’ climate change denial
By Adrian Bardon — September 11, 2020
(The Conversation) — Does religion predispose people against climate science? Studies link a belief in miracles and an afterlife with lower estimates of the risks posed by climate change.
With new document, Vatican implements practical steps for environmental sustainability
By Claire Giangravé — June 18, 2020
(RNS) — From promoting environmental studies in schools and universities to eliminating pesticide use at the Vatican, the new document offers an ambitious plan to encourage sustainability around the world.
How COVID-19 and the fight against Big Oil is reviving one Alaskan people’s spiritual traditions
By Daysha Eaton — May 30, 2020
(RNS) — How indigenous women are leading the fight to protect one of North America’s last wild places, sparking a cultural and spiritual renaissance.
The Dalai Lama on Earth Day: COVID-19 is ‘a lesson in universal responsibility’
By The Dalai Lama — April 22, 2020
(RNS) — Our response to the current global pandemic, said the Tibetan leader, 'must be as one humanity providing for the most essential needs of all.'
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.
The Seder’s secrets to enduring a pandemic
By Ellen Bernstein — April 1, 2020
HOLYOKE, Mass. (RNS) — Passover is coming this year just in time to remind us to bless what God has given us, the first greens of spring and the maror, the bitter herb. How will we bless the bitterness this year?
Actor Mark Ruffalo blends film and faith-fueled activism in ‘Dark Waters’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 10, 2019
(RNS) — The actor said his own diverse faith background not only motivated him to take on the starring role in "Dark Waters" and to produce the film, but it has also grounded his activism over the years.
Do the Democrats have a religion problem?
By Mark Silk — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — With the rise of the religiously unaffiliated, the God gap matters less and less. Will the Democrats find a way to strike a new spiritual chord on the environment?
If God created the whole world, why is treating plants as holy so crazy?
By Benjamin Perry — October 2, 2019
(RNS) — The furor over #PlantGate may help explain why it’s so difficult to make progress in responding to climate change.
Growing the religious left by confessing our sins against nature to plants
By Tara Isabella Burton — September 23, 2019
(RNS) — For these progressive Christians, the language of social justice is a way of translating the gospel message of a kingdom of heaven on earth into a contemporary world.
Pope Francis pushes a new theology of climate change
By Mark Silk — September 3, 2019
(RNS) — Rather than blame the environmental crisis on humanity's fallen state, as his predecessors did, Francis emphasizes how nature brings us closer to God.
In Kashmir’s war-torn landscape, imams take up the environmental cause
By Priyadarshini Sen — July 8, 2019
SRINAGAR, India (RNS) — After years of conflict that have harmed the Kashmir Valley’s natural beauty, locals here have more faith in religious leaders to protect their heritage than they do the government.
Urban oil well to be shut down, cleaned up after pressure from LA faith activists
By Bob Smietana — June 4, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The city of Los Angeles gave AllenCo three years to clean up an urban oil well in Los Angeles. The move comes after years of activism by local faith-based groups, who say the neighborhood well was a nuisance.