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Oceania bishops discuss oceans, but also visit homeless, high school

August 15, 2017
By Michael Otto, Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter

Auckland, New Zealand — Church leaders from Oceania, meeting in New Zealand to discuss protecting the oceans, also served meals to the homeless and met with Pacific Islander high school students.

A cardinal from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop from New Caledonia, and four...

Eastern Spirituality Could Help Sustainable Development

August 14, 2017
By Kalinga Seneviratne
InDepthNews

This article is the 18th in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the ...

This Is How Indigenous Peoples Help Curb Gas Emissions, End Hunger

August 10, 2017
By IPS World Desk
Inter Press Service News Agency

ROME (IPS) - A third of global forests, crucial for curbing gas emissions, are primarily managed by indigenous peoples, families, smallholders and local communities, according to the United Nations.

'Indigenous peoples are the best guardians of world's biodiversity'

August 9, 2017
By David Hill
The Guardian

Today is the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, numbering an estimated 370 million in 90 countries and speaking roughly 7,000 languages. To mark it, the Guardian interviews Kankanaey Igorot woman Victoria Tauli-Corpuz about the UN’s...

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.

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