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Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass

"We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home," Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating a new formulary of the Mass "for the care of creation."

In Texas region prone to catastrophic floods, questions grow about lack of warning

Water rose fast along the Guadalupe River, causing 68 deaths as of Sunday afternoon. Local officials said they couldn’t have seen it coming.

Signs advising drivers of congestion pricing tolls are displayed near the exit of the Lincoln Tunnel in New York on Feb. 19, 2025. (AP photo/Seth Wenig)
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NYC Catholics applaud congestion pricing, but Trump wants to hit the brakes

Some New York City Catholics applaud the city's new congestion pricing. But the plan has hit a roadblock with the Trump administration.

Patricia Medina cleans her flood-damaged apartment along the 1900 block of South 51st Court in Cicero, Illinois, on July 3, 2023. After the flooding, longtime residents of Cicero and Berwyn started a grassroots community organizing group to respond to the area's environmental concerns. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Chicago Catholics start environmental justice group in response to flooding, pollution

Delia Barajas and Carmen Jimenez cite Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' as inspiration to take action and start Voces Fieles Comunitarias Contra la Opresión (Faithful Community Voices Against Oppression).

Elisa Johnston and her kids are pictured at Double Peak Park in San Marcos, California, on Mother's Day 2023. (Courtesy of Elisa Johnston)

5 things I'm doing to raise creation-keepers in my home

When my daughter told me recycling was a "white mom thing," I knew I was missing the mark on teaching her about why God calls us to care for creation. Here are 5 things I'm now doing differently.

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Feature Series

Contemplation With Creation

This summer blog series by Christina Leaño aims to be an exploration of the how and why of contemplation, especially in relation to creation. How can contemplation be a way of deepening our relationship with God and creation? How do you contemplate?
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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)
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Reducing waste

Catholic parishes and communities are taking steps to reduce waste and change lifestyles.
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A temple constructed by the Indigenous Toda tribe in the Nilgiris Hills of southern India, on Aug. 31, 2023. This temple is located in the heart of a sacred grassland and Toda settlement known as Muttunad Mund near Kotagiri, India. (AP Photo/Deepa Bharath)

What are sacred forests?

Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around the world have safeguarded for centuries as abodes of the spiritual or the divine.

Pope Francis writing on a large, round, white item on a desk.

Why is the Catholic Church participating in a UN climate summit?

Brian Roewe
protest

What is loss and damage?

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

Why is Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology?

Brian Roewe

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