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Seventh graders at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Slidell, La., pose for a photo with the book "A Long Walk to Water," a nonfiction novel by Linda Sue Park. (CNS/Clarion Herald/Beth Donze)

Book about villagers' need for clean water spurs student action

May 20, 2022

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel, A Long Walk to Water, and learning that clean and accessible water is a luxury to many residents of South Sudan, the seventh graders in Tess Veazey's honors reading class at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Slidell sprang into action and raised $400 for a nonprofit that drills water wells in that African country.

Pope Francis accepts the gift of a handmade "Abraham's tent" from a boy during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Sept. 1, 2021. The gift was given by members of the Laudato Si' Movement. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Vatican's major sustainability campaign the main focus of Laudato Si' Week 2022

by Brian Roewe

May 19, 2022

The Vatican is placing the Laudato Si' Action Platform front and center during Laudato Si' Week 2022, with the hope that a week highlighting the initiative will inspire more Catholics and church institutions to sign up.

Faced with bishops' inaction, Canadian woman develops eco-investment toolkit

by Beatrice Ekoko

May 17, 2022

Catholic activist Agnes Richard, inspired by Pope Francis and Laudato Si', co-created the new Catholic Eco-Investment Accelerator Toolkit to help faith communities in Canada divest from the fossil fuel industry.

A closed boat ramp at Lake Powell in Page, Arizona, extends into desert sand April 19. (CNS/Reuters/Caitlin Ochs)

Catholic campaign encounters senators to save half-trillion-dollar climate legislation

by Brian Roewe

May 10, 2022

A major Catholic campaign is bringing constituents straight to their senators to find the votes needed to pass the $555 billion in energy incentives and emissions-slashing policies included in the now-idle Build Back Better Act.

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Book about villagers' need for clean water spurs student action

Vatican's major sustainability campaign the main focus of Laudato Si' Week 2022

Faced with bishops' inaction, Canadian woman develops eco-investment toolkit

Catholic campaign encounters senators to save half-trillion-dollar climate legislation

Press bishops to commit to net-zero dioceses, climate panel urges young Catholics

The climate crisis is increasingly a refugee crisis, faith resettlement groups say

Climate activist's self-immolation stirs questions on faith, protest

What is good for the planet is good for national security and economy

A little free newsstand to share 'Mother Nature News' in Texas

At Earth Day checkpoint, Vatican's bold Laudato Si' initiative plants seeds of sustainability in the church

Lawmaker Raskin sees hope for U.S. climate legislation this year

Maryland's 'historic' legislative session on climate change had strong Catholic support

Investing in our planet can look like simplicity, connection and hope

Religious leaders join Indigenous in Brazilian land protest

Archdiocese, cathedral sell properties for carbon-neutral development

Advocates ask Catholics to engage Congress on climate issues following IPCC report

California Dominicans' land use looks after well-being of wildlife, people

Catholic groups call for rapid climate action as UN report warns window is closing fast

Latin American caravan asks Vatican to divest funding from mining corporations

Marquette University bars direct fossil fuel investments with its $929 million endowment

As the Amazon loses resilience, church and popular movements strive to intervene

Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

Eco-gardening tips slid into my DMs and grew our backyard stewardship

Activist shareholders raise alarm about climate change in corporate filings

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