The Lexington Diocese's commitment to net-zero carbon emissions is one of the boldest responses to climate change to date from the U.S. Catholic Church — and it comes from coal country.
Some much needed rain was not going to ruin Holy Week for Alfonso del Río Martínez and his fellow Christians in the southern Spanish village of Quesada.
During an event at the University of Arizona March 18 Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger and other Catholics noted the local impact of new federal air quality standards.
Is there an ethical or spiritual way to kill an animal?
That’s the question that animates "Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret," the forthcoming documentary that suggests Jesus and many of his early followers opposed the killing and eating of animals.
A task force at All Saints Church has won the 2024 Cool Congregations Challenge in the "Community Inspiration" category. The annual competition celebrates efforts by U.S. religious congregations to combat climate change.
In 1966, the U.S. bishops released the faithful from the traditional law of Friday abstinence. But if American Catholics returned to meatless Fridays outside of Lent, what would be the resulting climate impact?
