global warming
Fasting from carbon for Lent
By Thomas Reese — February 12, 2024
(RNS) — It is an act of penance for what we in the rich world have done, and it is a prayer for help in avoiding catastrophe.
US bishops fumble the ball on global warming and synodality
By Thomas Reese — November 16, 2023
(RNS) — One can only wonder how different the bishops' meeting would have been if they had consulted in a synodal fashion with the laity.
Pope takes on climate change deniers in ‘Laudate Deum,’ a new document on global warming
By Thomas Reese — October 4, 2023
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point, says the pope, but our response has been inadequate.
On global warming, yes, there is hope
By Thomas Reese — August 15, 2023
(RNS) — The good news is there are ways to reduce and eliminate the growth in global warming; the bad news is I am not sure we will implement them fast enough.
Global warming is here and it is getting worse
By Thomas Reese — August 8, 2023
(RNS) — We are like frogs in a pot of water being slowly cooked as the temperature rises. We don’t have the sense to get out of the pot, let alone turn off the heat.
Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
By Riazat Butt — June 23, 2023
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The increased number of pilgrims, with the associated surge in international air travel and infrastructure expansion, also raises sustainability concerns, even as the oil giant pursues the goal of getting half its energy from renewable resources by 2030.
Earth Day is a day of fear and hope
By Thomas Reese — April 17, 2023
(RNS) — Thanks to Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has gotten on the right side of history in fighting climate change.
Christian climate activist challenges church to take action
By Kathryn Post — February 17, 2023
(RNS) — Kyle Meyaard-Schaap's 'Following Jesus in a Warming World' is a field guide for Christian climate action.
In Advent, we hope and wait. Climate change doesn’t lend itself to either.
By Thomas Reese — November 28, 2022
(RNS) — Advent is supposed to be a time of anticipation and hope, but the threat of global warming brings me anxiety and fear.
Poll: Politics drives religious Americans’ views on the environment
By Yonat Shimron — November 17, 2022
(RNS) — Religious people who lean Republican are less inclined to be concerned about global warming than people of the same religion who identify or lean to the Democratic Party.
Of candidates and climate: The unspoken forces behind the migrants in Martha’s Vineyard
By Phyllis Zagano — September 21, 2022
(RNS) — Abbott, Ducey, DeSantis and their minions are trafficking human beings.
King Charles should continue speaking about global warming
By Thomas Reese — September 19, 2022
(RNS) — If the royal family is going to be relevant for the 21st century, it needs to help the world face the most important crisis of the century.
My generation needs to apologize to the class of 2022
By Thomas Reese — June 15, 2022
(RNS) — Thanks to us, this rising generation is the world’s last chance.
What is good for the planet is good for national security and economy
By Thomas Reese — April 19, 2022
(RNS) — In the war to save our nation and the planet, we are not fighting back.
Don’t repeal the gas tax
By Thomas Reese — March 15, 2022
(RNS) — Eliminating the gasoline tax is really a gift to the oil industry.
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