The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:36:59 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Poor, vulnerable at heart of COP29 /home/international/item/37358-poor-vulnerable-at-heart-of-cop29 /home/international/item/37358-poor-vulnerable-at-heart-of-cop29

The poor and vulnerable must be front and center when it comes to climate change policies, said two leading bishops of the Catholic Church in the U.S. and the head of the U.S. church's international humanitarian agency, in a statement issued ahead of the United Nations' annual gathering on climate concerns.

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International Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:48:20 -0500
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
'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
Pope Francis tells lawyers he's writing a new document on the environment /faith/item/35798-pope-francis-tells-lawyers-he-s-writing-a-new-document-on-the-environment /faith/item/35798-pope-francis-tells-lawyers-he-s-writing-a-new-document-on-the-environment

Thanking a group of European lawyers for their attention to environmental protection laws, Pope Francis said he was preparing another document on the subject.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:06:41 -0400
Activists urge action to protect biodiversity /home/international/item/35060-activists-urge-action-to-protect-biodiversity /home/international/item/35060-activists-urge-action-to-protect-biodiversity

With scientists warning that the loss of nature is accelerating at dangerous speeds, Catholic activists are urging nations at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal to act to protect life on Earth at all levels.

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International Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:48:13 -0500
Environmental revolutionary: John Dorner quietly lit path for care of creation /item/33454-environmental-revolutionary-john-dorner-quietly-lit-path-for-care-of-creation /item/33454-environmental-revolutionary-john-dorner-quietly-lit-path-for-care-of-creation

The revolution will not happen on TV, on Twitter or on TikTok. A transformed Church cannot be effected by a meme. So John Dorner isn’t watching his newsfeed, waiting for a revolution to hold the Church accountable for caring for creation. He is acting. He has reached that point in life where he can see the change that must outlive him.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 04 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400