Climate strikes led primarily by young people are happening around the world. How are Jesuit schools engaging with this issue?
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Pope Francis shined a light on the hopes and challenges in Madagascar, Catholic Relief Services says
The ecological restoration work here is locked in a race against deforestation as hard-pressed Malagasy turn to the forests to make charcoal, build homes or clear the forest for subsistence food production.
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Pope Francis issues new call for world leaders to act on the climate emergency
Pope Francis said that the forthcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit “is of particular importance.”
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How a ‘green’ church in Toronto teaches theology through design
The daily light show at St. Gabriel’s in Toronto is not just aesthetically moving, writes Dean Dettloff. It is part of a church design that reminds us of human dependence on the earth.
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The eco-friendly project that provides solar power to Catholic institutions – at no cost
Catholic Energies offers no-cost counseling to parishes, schools, hospitals and other Catholic organizations. “[We] demonstrate to them how they can save money and reduce their carbon emissions through smart solar energy projects.”
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The Laudato Si’ generation: Why I gave my graduation speech on climate change
Fordham University’s student graduation speaker was motivated by her faith to call for “zero emissions, zero excuses and zero time to waste.”
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Pope Francis’s pro-life values probably don’t match your political categories. Here’s why.
While Pope Francis has given special consideration to what some may consider liberal life issues, he has also spoken up strongly and clearly for the more traditional prolife issues.
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California bishops release new letter on environment for ‘Laudato Si’’ anniversary
In the four years since Pope Francis released his encyclical “On Care of Our Common Home,” both global and local reporting on the effects of climate change has only gotten more dire.
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‘Laudato Si’’ calls us to ecological conversion. What does that look like?
Four years later, various Catholic groups are answering the call from “Laudato Si’” as they try to help people close a gap between the spiritual life and ecological awareness.
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This 1,200-year-old Benedictine monastery has been ‘carbon-negative’ for 20 years
The Munsterschwarzach Abbey in Bavaria began their eco-project in 2000—years before politicians or the German public began to worry about climate change.