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An estate plan for the Earth

Sep 27, 2021

For religious communities, real estate is an important asset that could provide significant revenue if sold for development. But many Catholic congregations are choosing to conserve some of their land permanently as part of their commitment to care for creation.

Smoke from fires in California settles over the author's childhood hometown in Montana. (Michael Downs)

At Home in Creation: Keep on breathing

by Michael Downs

Sep 24, 2021

People in New York City block a street in Manhattan pretending to be dead during a Sept. 17 climate change protest. (CNS photo/Caitlin Ochs, Reuters)

EarthBeat Weekly: The US budget bill will have consequences for the global climate, too

by Barbara Fraser

Sep 24, 2021

Will we heed the cry of my great friend, Lake Erie?

by Christina Randazzo

This body of water, which awakened my passion for sustainability, is choked by toxic algae blooms. Will my grandchildren play in her waters as I once did?

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EarthBeat Weekly: The US budget bill will have consequences for the global climate, too

by Barbara Fraser

Sep 24, 2021

As November U.N. climate conference approaches, the world's nations remain far from the commitments needed to stave off the worst impacts of climate change.

At Home in Creation: Keep on breathing

by Michael Downs

Sep 24, 2021

May we breathe in the suffering of the planet and the poor and breathe out solidarity, resiliency and action.

Catholics decry fires in Brazil and their underlying causes

by Eduardo Campos Lima

Sep 24, 2021

Wildfires are devastating biomes across Brazil. Catholic groups and leaders have been denouncing the environmental destruction and its underlying causes, like mining and the expansion of industrial-scale agriculture.

Catholics in Africa celebrate Congo Basin as Earth's second lung

by Frederick Nzwili, Catholic News Service

Sep 23, 2021

Leaders highlight relationship between biodiversity loss and climate change in region where government revenues depend on timber, mining and oil.

U.K. faith leaders issue common declaration ahead of COP26

by Catholic News Service

Sep 22, 2021

Statement calls for government leaders to take urgent climate action and pledges that congregations will do the same.

For Iowa Catholic business leader, faith is powerful motivation for climate action

by Brian Roewe

Sep 22, 2021

"Tree-hugging Republican" Bob Rafferty of Iowa Business for Clean Energy believes faith can inspire business owners to make their operations greener, even if they don't completely buy into a national climate agenda.