The centuries-old silver fir tree that had been destined to become the centerpiece Christmas decoration in St. Peter’s Square will now live, perhaps to see another century.
Laudato Si’
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Egypt hosts COP27 on climate change: Can Africa’s concerns finally get on the agenda?
“Loss and damage” because of climate change—the idea that the worst affected emerging economies receive compensation from affluent nations that have contributed the most to global warming—has for the first time been included on the agenda.
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Vatican marks feast of St. Francis with climate change documentary premiere
On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Vatican hosted the global premiere of a documentary on the need to address climate change using ideas from Laudato Si’.
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7 years after ‘Laudato Si”: How Catholic universities are amplifying Pope Francis’ call to heal our common home
“Laudato Si’” reveals global ecological challenges that threaten our very existence. Catholic universities cannot wait to embrace clean energy and help build a sustainable world.
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Turf is one of the worst polluting fossil fuels. The Irish turf-burning industry could learn something from Pope Francis
Destroying bogland is the Irish equivalent of burning the Amazon.
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Is inflation just telling us that our way of life is too expensive?
Our natural impulse is to do whatever it takes to keep gasoline and other prices low. But should it be cheap to further endanger our planet?
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6 ways a plant-based diet can help us meet Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’’ challenge
Pope Francis has called for Catholics to support principles of “total sustainability.” A meat industry that warms the planet, ravages forests and fouls our water is incompatible with those principles.
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It’s not easy being green: Ireland is failing to respond to the climate crisis
Movies set in Ireland rarely omit the trope of the aerial shot of rolling green fields. After all, it is the Emerald Isle. Or is it?
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Is it time for Catholics to stop eating meat?
The carnivorous cravings of a world of almost eight billion people have radically changed the definition of life on this planet.
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Remembering Barry Lopez, lyrical travel writer and ecological prophet
In almost 20 books published over half a century, Barry Lopez always maintained a tight focus on the interconnectedness—and spiritual value—of all life, from the smallest mushroom to the largest forest.