Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:25:53 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Reflections from ‘Nun arrested at Toronto bank protest’ /faith/guest-faith-columns/item/36685-reflections-from-nun-arrested-at-toronto-bank-protest /faith/guest-faith-columns/item/36685-reflections-from-nun-arrested-at-toronto-bank-protest

I was said nun who was among those arrested at a “pray in” at a downtown Toronto bank.

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Guest Faith Columns Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:14:30 -0400
For health reasons, Pope Francis cancels COP28 trip /faith/item/36175-for-health-reasons-pope-francis-cancels-cop28-trip /faith/item/36175-for-health-reasons-pope-francis-cancels-cop28-trip

"With great regret," Pope Francis has accepted his doctors' advice to not travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1-3 and is looking at alternative ways the Vatican can participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the director of the Vatican press office said.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:26:19 -0500
Dubai bound: Pope Francis seeks action at COP28 /home/international/item/36152-dubai-bound-pope-francis-seeks-action-at-cop28 /home/international/item/36152-dubai-bound-pope-francis-seeks-action-at-cop28

When Pope Francis visits Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, he will be the first pope ever to attend one of the global gatherings that began in 1995.

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International Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:21:48 -0500
Vatican confirms papal trip to Dubai for climate conference /faith/item/36081-vatican-confirms-papal-trip-to-dubai-for-climate-conference /faith/item/36081-vatican-confirms-papal-trip-to-dubai-for-climate-conference

Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the Vatican press office confirmed.

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osvnews@catholicregister.org (Ƶapp News) Vatican Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:49:55 -0400
'Laudate Deum': Planet mirrors a deeply flawed view of human life and activity /faith/item/35953-laudate-deum-planet-mirrors-a-deeply-flawed-view-of-human-life-and-activity /faith/item/35953-laudate-deum-planet-mirrors-a-deeply-flawed-view-of-human-life-and-activity

Pope Francis claims the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change -- and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and human society.

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Faith Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:34:42 -0400
Vatican judges order climate activists to pay $30,000 in damages /faith/item/35633-vatican-judges-order-climate-activists-to-pay-30-000-in-damages /faith/item/35633-vatican-judges-order-climate-activists-to-pay-30-000-in-damages

The Vatican's criminal court ordered two climate activists to pay more than $30,000 in damages after they glued themselves to an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums to draw attention to the effects of climate change.

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Vatican Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:17:33 -0400
Churches must press government on climate, MP says /item/35408-churches-must-press-government-on-climate-mp-says /item/35408-churches-must-press-government-on-climate-mp-says

As the worldƵapp scientists once again draw attention to the dire state of a warming planet, itƵapp time for churches to up their game on climate change, said Green Party leader Elizabeth May.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:53:50 -0400
Protecting people and our planet in 2023 /opinion/columnists/item/35042-protecting-people-and-our-planet-in-2023 /opinion/columnists/item/35042-protecting-people-and-our-planet-in-2023

With the ending of another year, we celebrate Jesus’ birth, the beginning of a life that leads to life for us all. As we ring in 2023, we need the new life of Christ to combat the culture of death.

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cmajtenyi@catholicregister.org (Cathy Majtenyi) Register Columnists Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:21:54 -0500
Ecology comes first, ‘no ifs, ands or buts’ /item/35024-ecology-comes-first-no-ifs-ands-or-buts /item/35024-ecology-comes-first-no-ifs-ands-or-buts

Twenty religious congregations have joined together to lobby Ottawa politicians on climate change and social justice. 

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500
Editorial: COP27Ƶapp failure /columns/item/34985-editorial-cop27-s-failure /columns/item/34985-editorial-cop27-s-failure

Few things say “fallen humanity” better than the annual gaseous blowout of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:54:50 -0500