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China is taking action to better protect its rivers

March 18, 2018
Feng Shuang, Editor
China Daily

The International Day of Action for Rivers has been celebrated across the world since 1997. Every year, on March 14, ordinary people raise awareness about the importance of healthy watersheds and the equitable and sustainable management of rivers....

Water Woes at Katas Raj

March 18, 2018
By Syed Muhammad Abubakar
Dawn

In Midst of 'Immense Suffering' Caused by Climate Crisis, Caribbean Religious Leaders Call for Debt

March 16, 2018
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams

The Koch brothers preached the fossil fuel gospel in Virginia. Then, black churches fought back.

March 14, 2018
By Kenya Downs
Grist

Rev. Paul Wilson fastens enough buttons on his jacket to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon but still keep his clergy collar visible. He’s whipping up a crowd of demonstrators in downtown Richmond, Virginia, where they’re waiting to make a short march from Richmond’s Capitol Square Bell Tower to the nearby National Theatre. His eyes...

Papua New Guinea's first Cardinal says climate change is 'disaster' for his people

March 15, 2018
The Tablet

“Most of the islands are in danger,” he told an audience at The Catholic University of America on Tuesday

People of the southwest Pacific Ocean nation of Papua New Guinea face severe threats from rising sea levels caused by climate change, the country’s first cardinal said during a visit to Washington this week.

At Lekòl Jezi-Mari, little by little, the bird builds its nest

March 14, 2018
By Geri Lanham
Global Sisters Report

Notes from the Field includes reports from young people volunteering in ministries of Catholic sisters. A partnership with Catholic Volunteer Network, the project began in the summer of 2015. This is our seventh round of bloggers:...

Buddhist traditions and conservation programmes protect rare otters on Tibetan plateau

March 12, 2018
Alliance of Religions and Conservation

Clifton Diocese: Laudato Si' inspiring reflection and action

March 11, 2018
By Clifton, Mary Colwell, and Ellen Teague
Independent Catholic News

Catholic environmentalists Mary Colwell and Ellen Teague led a day of reflection on Saturday in Salisbury, focusing on the imperatives in the 2015 environment encyclical of Pope Francis - Laudato Si’. Around 40 people attended the event, ‘Laudato Si’: A Call to Action’, organised by Salisbury...

In Peru's Madre de Dios region, church helps indigenous peoples survive

March 9, 2018
By Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter

Arazaire, Peru — Bishop David Martínez de Aguirre Guinea of Puerto Maldonado listened as Harakmbut leader Matilde Tije described the predicament of her people.

Pope chooses 2019 Synod of Bishops on Amazon theme, appoints council

March 8, 2018
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
Crux

ROME — Pope Francis has chosen the theme and appointed members of the preparatory council for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region, which will take place in Rome in October 2019.

The theme, the Vatican announced March 8, is “The Amazon: New paths for the Church and for an integral ecology.”

The pope...

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