Scientists say new figures show global carbon emissions will reach a record high in 2017.
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Pope Francis: We need global cooperation to curb climate change
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Global problems associated with climate change demand global cooperation, Pope Francis told a group of heads of state from the Pacific Islands. The planet Earth, when viewed from space, is a world without borders, he said, and “it reminds us of the need for a global outlook, international cooperation and solidarity, […]
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Worsening natural disasters prompt greater awareness of climate change
Responding to the string of extreme weather events has been a challenge for the society in the affected communities and the society overall.
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Federal court halts construction of natural gas pipeline on nuns’ land in Pennsylvania
A federal court order has temporarily stopped construction on a natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania, a section of which is being built on land owned by a religious order and is the focus of protests.
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Puerto Rico recovery effort shows ‘a church that walks with the poor’
During the first weeks after Hurricane Maria, the church’s delivery of aid was extremely difficult because it had to be done by foot.
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Pope Francis takes questions from children in hurricane-hit Texas, Puerto Rico
“When these misfortunes happen to us, we cannot forget that the father loves us.”
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Catholic organizations among most effective groups still working in Puerto Rico
“We are the hands and feet of Jesus.”
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Protesters arrested for blocking pipeline work through nuns’ property
“We will continue to have a presence here. How can we not? We live here. This is our home.”
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Catholics voice concern over the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle Clean Power Plan
The EPA has decided to roll back an Obama-era regulation to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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Marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with the spirit of Standing Rock
Long before Pope Francis articulated in “Laudato Si’” a comprehensive Catholic call to care for the physical environment, Agape members were focused on treading lightly on the earth and combining a contemplative lifestyle with frontline environmental and peace activism.