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Eckerd College Hillel's Scubi Jew Aims To Save The Seas

By Erica Snow
August 8, 2017
The Forward

Scubi Jew at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida isn’t your typical Jewish a cappella group or service club. Instead, it explores coral reefs and leads underwater cleanup sessions. Members don’t have to be Jewish to go on a dive — just scuba-certified, of course...

"We're Ready to Stop It Again": KXL Opponents Flood Nebraska's Capitol

August 7, 2017
By Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams

Hundreds demonstrated in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sunday as part of the March to Give Keystone XL the Boot.

The protest of TransCanada’s proposed pipeline kicked off a week of events planned to coincide with public hearings, set to begin Monday, by the Nebraska...

South Sudan village finds fragile hope in food endeavors

August 7, 2017
By Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report

Spend a morning under a shade tree with residents of the tiny village of Kabu and it is easy to see that the challenges they face — food shortages, meager crops, rising crime, economic travails and ethnic tensions — mirror those facing much of South Sudan.

African youth takes stand at first ever WCC Eco-School

August 3, 2017
World Council of Churches

“It is imperative for churches to invest in the youth of Africa so they can take leadership in addressing these issues in the timeframe of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals”, said Prof. Dr Isabel Phiri, World Council of Churches (WCC) deputy general secretary for Diakonia and Public Witness as she spoke...

Delray religious school teaches about Jewish cuisine

August 3, 2017
By Randall P. Lieberman
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

JoAnn Gorodetzer, a teacher at the religious school of Temple Sinai of Palm Beach County in Delray Beach, says there is an old joke about Jewish food.

“They tried to kill us,” Gorodetzer starts. “They failed. Let’s eat.”

Religious leaders unite to fight Holy Land environmental issues

August 2, 2017
By Judith Sudilovsky
Catholic News Service

JERUSALEM (CNS) — A heat wave in Israel and the Palestinian territories in July and near-record electricity usage — where it was available — are indications that, despite the continuous political tensions here, Christians, Muslims and Jews are facing a common enemy that needs to be confronted in a united manner.

Trees donated to Whanganui's Sisters of St Joseph project

August 1, 2017
By Laurel Stowell
New Zealand Herald

They bought land, made a wetland and now Whanganui’s Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart want to plant the steep hillside below their Mount St Joseph.

The hill is “what’s holding it all up”, Sister Noelene Landrigan said. It suffered slips in the June 2015 heavy rain and sheep can no longer be grazed on it.

Climate change: It's not just for liberals anymore

July 31, 2017
By Renee Garfinkel
Washington Times

Al Gore’s prominence in the climate change discussion has led some in the media to assume that it’s strictly a liberal and secular issue. They are wrong.

On a viciously hot day in Jerusalem this brutally hot summer, three prominent religious figures - a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew - gathered at the Jerusalem Press...

In development goals, sisters set a people-first example

July 31, 2017
By Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report

Summer may be a time when the pace of work and life slow down a bit. That’s not the case for those fighting global poverty.

The United Nations recently concluded a set of meetings on its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — the efforts by the global community to eradicate poverty and promote development that is...

Homeless center goes solar, adds to 'faith bottom line'

July 27, 2017  
By James Dearie
National Catholic Reporter

Lexington, Kentucky - The Catholic Action Center here will soon adopt solar power as its sole source of energy, perhaps becoming one of the first homeless centers in the country to...

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