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Mountains and Sacred Landscapes Conference Report

May 15, 2017
By Sarah M. Pike
International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC)

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the ISSRNC, I want to convey our thanks to all of you who attended our conference on “Mountains and Sacred Landscapes”! A special thanks to those who served as presiders and discussants. We had 225 attendees from over 25 countries...

Faith Groups at People's Climate March, 4/29/17

People of diverse faiths came together on April 29 to speak out for our neighbors and the climate we share, forming a faith contingent at the People’s Climate Marches. More than 200,000 gathered in Washington DC and millions joined in over 375 marches around the globe, all standing up in concern for our climate and against regressive politics. 

Read a report about the...

Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: A Panel and Discussion

May 12, 2017
Parliament of the World’s Religions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1v7KzhBXHE&feature=youtu.be

Returning to a Place of Belonging: An interview with Sufi mystic Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

May 11, 2017
By Sam Mowe
Garrison Institute

When you pay attention to what’s happening to the world—the destruction of our air, soil, and water—it is common to want to do something to help the situation. But what if part of the reason that we’re in this perilous ecological situation is our tendency to treat the world as if it’s a problem to be solved?

Italian archdiocese, five religious orders to divest from fossil fuels

May 10, 2017  
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service

Washington - Nine Catholic organizations, including five religious orders and an archdiocese in Italy, plan to divest from fossil fuel corporations in an action timed to send a message to the upcoming G7 summit.

Representatives of the groups said May 10...

Vatican conference unites science and religion's search for truth

May 9, 2017
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service

Vatican City - Science and religion are not at odds but are united in the continuing search for truth in unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos.

The scientific conference titled “Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Space-Time Singularities” is an...

A morning in Chile, after the forest fires

May 9, 2017
By María de Lourdes López Munguía
Global Sisters Report

This morning I look and enjoy the sunrise from the mountain … but also I can smell the smoke from the forest fire.

I am sitting next to Eleuterio, a man who knows the heart of the trees, a man who has heard in his 80 years the sound of the wind embracing the hills and reaching the sea.

Earth Charter Affiliate speaks in UN General Assembly Dialogue on Harmony with Nature

May 5, 2017
Earth Charter Initiative

The Seventh Interactive Dialogue of the United Nations General Assembly on Harmony with Nature took place on Friday, 21 April 2017 under the Theme: Earth Jurisprudence.

The event counted with the participation of Professor Klaus Bosselmann, ECI Affiliate from New Zealand and Director, New Zealand Centre for Environmental...

Could making climate change a 'pro-life' issue bring conservatives on board?

May 2, 2017
By Ben Rosen
The Christian Science Monitor

The terms “pro-life” and “pro-environment” are not normally linked, but a growing number of Christian leaders insist they should be.

Catholics bring Pope Francis' call to protect creation to climate march

May 1, 2017  
By Dennis Sadowski
National Catholic Reporter

Washington - Carrying banners and signs with quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” hundreds of Catholics joined the People’s Climate March to call for moral and prayerful action to protect creation.

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