EarthBeat

Recent Stories

Sign up for EarthBeat Weekly newsletter

Make your inbox more interesting! View all newsletters

About EarthBeat

The climate is changing,
a matter of moral urgency.

How Catholics and other faith groups speak out and take action. Where ecological concerns and moral conviction meet, well that's our beat.

Read more about us

Sections

Pope Francis smiles after delivering his speech by video from the Vatican to religious leaders attending the inauguration of the Faith Pavilion at the U.N. climate change conference Dec. 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Pope Francis canceled his trip to Dubai because of a bronchial infection. (CNS/Vatican Media)
Faith

From afar, Pope Francis helps inaugurate first-ever Faith Pavilion at UN climate summit

The first-ever Faith Pavilion at a U.N. climate change conference was inaugurated Dec. 3 in Dubai, with video messages from the pope and the grand imam of Al-Azhar, who both called the world to work for peace and preserving a livable climate.

A meringue recipe from "Eating for Pleasure, People, and Planet" that stars whipped aquafaba — chickpea water — an ingredient that usually gets dumped down the drain. (Grist/Caroline Saunders)
Science

Will climate cookbooks change how we eat?

Sustainable diets have been around for ages, but an emerging cookbook genre signals a new appetite for change.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at COP27
Politics

Pope Francis urges 'clear,' 'tangible,' 'decisive' progress at UN climate summit in Dubai

Delivering a message Pope Francis had hoped to offer in person, Cardinal Pietro Parolin urged the United Nations climate summit in Dubai to achieve a "breakthrough" and become a turning point for the world. 

A man walks in the Murungato River in search of sand. The Kalondon River splits from the Murungato River toward Mathari. (Courtesy of Shadrack Omuka)
Justice

An archdiocese in Kenya advocates for river conservation among local communities

The Kalondon River, owned by the Nyeri Archdiocese, has been facing numerous challenges, including logging upstream, waste dumping from locals and illegal tapping.

Kara Daddario Bown's 3-year-old daughter fills a reusable cotton bag with food from the bulk section of a grocery store. At home, Bown and her daughter transfer the bulk food into glass jars that they store in their pantry. (Courtesy of Kara Daddario Bown)

Small, sustainable changes to combat kitchen waste

When Kara Daddario Bown became a parent, she felt the need to embrace her spiritual and ecological values more seriously. She started by rethinking the "throwaway culture" in her kitchen.

Submit your Small Earth story
Read more

Feature Series

COP28 Dubai

Pope Francis will attend the United Nations' COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, becoming the first pontiff to ever address such a high-level summit. COP28 runs Nov. 30-Dec. 12. (OSV News/cop28.com)

READ ALL ARTICLES

Laudato Si' Action Platform

The Laudato Si' Action Platform is a multi-year effort supported by the Vatican that aims to move the church toward better embracing and acting upon Catholic social teaching on care for creation and integral ecology.

READ ALL ARTICLES

Recipes for an ecofriendly Lent

EarthBeat is cooking up "Recipes for an eco-friendly Lent." Elizabeth Varga of the blog "At Elizabeth's Table" shares plant-based recipes that are perfect for Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays ... or any day of the year.

READ ALL ARTICLES

Burning Questions logo Burning Questions

protest

What is loss and damage?

One of the key points being debated at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt is loss and damage from the impacts of climate change. The latest EarthBeat "Burning Question" explores what it is, what you should know and what the Catholic Church has said about it.

São Paulo Zoo, Brazil (Wikimedia Commons/Mike Peel, www.mikepeel.net)

Why is Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology?

Brian Roewe

What is the Season of Creation?

Brian Roewe

What does the Democrats' climate plan have to say about environmental justice?

Jesse Remedios

Upcoming Events

Advertisement

1x per dayDaily Newsletters
1x per weekWeekly Newsletters
1x per quarterQuarterly Newsletters