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Catholic action on environment set for massive multiplication this Laudato Si' Week
… often says, from the peripheries," Kureethadam said. Virtual events will take place each day, including presentations by Cardinals Peter Turkson and Luis Tagle, along with Laudato Si' … has called Catholics and others to an "ecological conversion" based on heeding "the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." As the coronavirus has surged around the globe, he has urged … Covid and climate change, prove that we do not have time to wait," Francis said in an Earth Day message . "Time urges us, and as COVID-19 demonstrated, we do have the tools to face …
Greta Thunberg on her gap year climate change tour, Joe Biden, and turning 18
… the trip, which is the basis of a new, three-part documentary series premiering on PBS on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, was disrupted in a way no one could have imagined when COVID-19 was …
Marquette students call for fossil fuel divestment
… a response from school officials. In a nonbinding vote at the Milwaukee school on April 22, Earth Day, undergraduates overwhelmingly supported a five-year divestment plan, with 87% voting yes. …
Villanova conference elevates calls for Biden to be denied Communion
… to portray the pope as an ally of Biden, citing Francis' recent participation in Biden's Earth Day climate summit last week and zeroing in on a tweet from the pope's official Twitter …
What Biden got right in his approach to climate change
… Michael Sean Winters … President Biden's Earth Day summit got high marks for media savvy, including an appearance by Pope Francis. … as a senior fellow at the Greenberg Center at Trinity College. Towards the end of the two-day meeting, which included some religious leaders who had never before been involved in the …
Can faith leaders shift public opinion toward climate action?
… Brian H. Smith … Earth Day on April 22 saw some world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, make more …
EarthBeat Weekly: Earth Day treaty seeks to protect environmental defenders in Latin America
… Barbara Fraser … While much of Earth Day news this year focused on U.S. President Joe Biden's climate summit of world leaders, … and crime." That holds equally true for other regions in this hemisphere and around the world. Earth Day reminds us that people of faith cannot remain silent in the face of those injustices. … …
Pope Francis, in Earth Day messages, warns 'we are at the edge' on climate change
… Brian Roewe … In twin Earth Day messages, Pope Francis warned a gathering of world leaders and the global community at … is now. The pope made appearances minutes apart April 22 during two virtual events marking Earth Day: the international leaders summit on climate organized by U.S. President Joe Biden, and …
The Francis Effect podcast: Earth Day, anti-trans legislation and religious liberty cases
… Court cases involving the free exercise clause for religion. And April 22 marks the 51st Earth Day celebration — what have we done well? What should Catholics be doing for the planet's …
This Earth Day, Jane Goodall continues to shape the narrative
… Anne Gardner … The theme of this year's Earth Day celebration is "Restore Our Earth," a hope-filled call to action. But with so much …
As Earth Day approaches, US bishops call Catholics to do their part
… Brian Roewe … In the days leading up to Earth Day, several U.S. bishops took to church pulpits and Zoom rooms to call Catholics to do …