July 2017 News

July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017By Chris HerlingerGlobal 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...
July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017By Renee GarfinkelWashington Times Al Gore’s prominence in the climate change discussion has led some in the media to assume that it’s strictly a...
July 27, 2017
July 27, 2017  By James DearieNational Catholic Reporter Lexington, Kentucky - The Catholic Action Center here will soon adopt solar power as its sole source of energy...
July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017By Mark HandThink Progress Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline disproportionately affects Native communities. Protests against the Dakota Access oil...
July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017By Ashraf AminKashmir Images When the individuals, families, school children, and tourists from across the globe are making trips to the beautiful gardens,...
July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017By Frances Seymour, World Resources InstituteThomson Reuters Foundation If climate change is the defining challenge for human society, preserving tropical...
July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – While Rome reels from one of its worst droughts in decades, the Vatican is doing its...
July 23, 2017
July 23, 2017By Jaimal YogisThe Atlantic Even hardcore devotees disagree, though many acknowledge there’s something profoundly spiritual about catching waves—a...
July 22, 2017
July 22, 2017By Phyllis Zagano  National Catholic Reporter In recent weeks, the United States withdrew from the Paris climate agreement and an iceberg the size of...
July 21, 2017
July 21, 2017By Dave LucasWAMC Northeast Public Radio This weekend, an internationally renowned environmentalist and human rights activist will embark on a 170-mile “Water...
July 18, 2017
July 18, 2017By Dawn Araujo-HawkinsGlobal Sisters Report The Adorers of the Blood of Christ are taking their fight against the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline to court. On July 14...
July 18, 2017
July 18, 2017 By Mary Durran, Catholic News Service  National Catholic Reporter The Brazilian government is working to undo constitutional protections for indigenous...
July 17, 2017
July 16, 2017By Julie ZauzmerWashington Post COLUMBIA, Pa. — The end of the road, where the street suddenly stops and the towering wall of corn begins, always called...
July 17, 2017
July 16, 2017By Wendy DonigerThe Conversation Just this past June, at a national meeting of various Hindu organizations in India, a popular preacher, Sadhvi Saraswati,...
July 15, 2017
By Mike HulmeEconomic & Political WeeklyVol. 52, Issue No. 28July 15, 2017 There is a growing sense that religion has a part to play in shaping our responses to climate...
July 12, 2017
July 12, 2017By Javier C. HernándezNew York Times MAO MOUNTAIN, China — Far from the smog-belching power plants of nearby cities, on a hillside covered in solar...
July 11, 2017
July 10, 2017By Lori Ann Neumann Lancaster Against Pipelines Here’s a recap of the various media stories, local and national, that yesterday’s chapel dedication...
July 11, 2017
July 11, 2017By Cecilia DowdFiOS1 News BRENTWOOD — An organic farm run by the Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood is cultivating fresh and affordable vegetables to a...
July 9, 2017
July 9, 2017By Steve MarroniPenn Live To the sisters, it’s more than an outdoor prayer chapel. It’s a peaceful protest, and it’s their way of showing the...
July 7, 2017
July 7, 2017Phys.org India’s sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers cannot be considered “living entities”, the country’s top court ruled Friday, suspending an earlier...
July 5, 2017
July 5, 2017By Jessica CorbettCommon Dreams  ‘The Earth is the Lord’s—Not Ours to Wreck,’ declares church document. The United Church of Christ on Monday...
July 4, 2017
July 4, 2017By Lisa Wangsness Boston Globe The biennial national gathering of the United Church of Christ approved an emergency resolution on climate change Monday,...
July 1, 2017
July 1, 2017By Tracy L. BarnettGlobal Sisters Report “Contemporary science is crafting a dynamic picture of how the universe came to be. From the initial flaring forth of the...