The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:19:41 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Season of Creation demands action /item/30191-season-of-creation-demands-action /item/30191-season-of-creation-demands-action

Seventy-six-year-old great grandmother Patricia Timson is appalled at the low level of Catholic participation in this monthöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Season of Creation — a liturgical observance beginning with the World Day of Prayer for Creation on Sept. 1, endorsed and promoted by Pope Francis since 2015.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 07 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Pope Francis urges Catholics to join 'Season of Creation' initiative /faith/homilies/item/30159-pope-francis-urges-to-give-up-fossil-fuels /faith/homilies/item/30159-pope-francis-urges-to-give-up-fossil-fuels

VATICAN CITY -- "Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels and move, quickly and decisively, toward forms of clean energy," Pope Francis said as he marked the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Reflections Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:35:34 -0400