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Conservationists at Vatican conference call for protecting biodiversity

May 17, 2019
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter

Vatican City — People’s attitudes toward nature as well as their economic systems and consumption habits need to radically change in order to protect biodiversity on the planet and promote a more sustainable and caring world, said participants at a Vatican-sponsored conference.

A look at Amazonia ahead of the October Synod of Bishops

May 14, 2019
Vatican News

In this video, Vatican Media presents some excerpts of video footage of the Pan-Amazon Region looking forward to the Synod of Bishops in October 2019.

The Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region, will be held from Sunday 6 to Sunday 27 October 2019 in the Vatican, to reflect on the theme: “Amazonia: new pathways for the...

Happy Birthday to Gaia elder Joanna Macy

May 2019
By Liz Hosken
Gaia Foundation

Gaia’s Director, Liz Hosken, celebrates the 90th birthday of one of Gaia’s great elders; educator and Earth defender Joanna Macy. She reflects on how Joanna’s ‘Work that Reconnects’ is helping inspire a new generation of movement leaders and activists for  Earth Jurisprudence across Africa.

Q & A with Sr. Sheila Kinsey, advocating for Earth through Sowing Hope for the Planet

May 14, 2019
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

At the May 6-10 triennial meeting in Rome of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), leadership of women religious around the world received an update on a campaign that aims to place special focus on congregations’...

U.S. religious leaders issue "Religious Declaration of Unprecedented Human Emergency"

May 9, 2019
By Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
Reviving Creation

UN report details humans have pushed one million species to the brink of extinction

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Society in jeopardy: UN report details humans have pushed one million species to the brink of extinction 

May 7, 2019
By Alexandra Jacobo
Nation of Change

The newest United Nations report on global biodiversity has officially been released and it solidifies what the initial draft warned: human exploitation of the environment has...

Respect rights of indigenous people, culture, pope tells mining industry

May 3, 2019
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter

Vatican City — A “fallacious” economic model that exploits the earth’s resources while disregarding the rights and cultures of indigenous people has left the planet in a precarious condition and requires a change of heart that places the common good before financial gain...

Introducing Vermont Interfaith Power & Light's Watershed Manuals

We live in a watershed moment for the planet and for religious congregations. The threatening planetary water crisis demands a strong response.

Congregations who engage in water-focused activities, education, and worship respond faithfully to the need to care for Earth and its waters, and they become engaged community leaders. They promote awareness and actions to care for local...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Host International Summit

Full title: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Host International Summit on “Theological Formation and Ecological Awareness”

May 1, 2019
Halki Summit III Press Release

Why Bill McKibben Sees Rays of Hope in a Grim Climate Picture

April 30, 2019
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Yale Environment 360

The world has done little to tackle global warming since Bill McKibben’s landmark book on the subject was published in 1989. In an e360 interview, McKibben talks about the critical time lost and what can be done now to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

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