Vatican official talks on the importance of biodiversity in Columban podcast

Columbans have published their sixth and final podcast on the theme of biodiversity, writes Ellen Teague. Fr Joshtrom Kureethadam, Co-ordinator for ‘Ecology and Creation’ at the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development, speaks to the Columban International JPIC Co-odinator about how to reimagine the Biblical vision of Jubilee for the 21st century. In our age of ecological crisis... Read More

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October 7, 2020

Columbans launch schools essay competition to ‘End Racism’

‘Let’s Create A World Without Racism’ is the theme for a schools’ competition launched by the Columban Missionary Society, writes Ellen Teague. The objective is to encourage students aged 14-18 years old to use their media skills to look at a topical issue which is relevant to society today and resonates with Catholic Social Teaching.... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

Columban, Columbans, competition, essay, racism, school, schools

August 29, 2020

Single-use plastic waste in seas ‘under reported’ as immediate ban demanded

Single use plastic must be banned as a matter of urgency, a Catholic environmentalist has demanded, amid warnings over the vast amounts being dumped in oceans. The way in which plastics are produced and used must also be changed, Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, said, warning that without such action... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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August 1, 2020

‘Stop treating world’s oceans as sewers,’ environmentalist warns

A Catholic environmentalist is urging society to “stop treating the world’s oceans as sewers”, amid warnings that the amount of plastic ending up in them could triple by 2040. A team of experts believe the amount of plastic in the sea will rise from 11 million tonnes a year in 2016 to 29 million tonnes... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

Columban, Ellen Teague, environmentalist, oceans, plastic

May 3, 2020

Wrong to label climate change campaigners as ‘extremists’

A Catholic environmentalist has insisted that those who demand action on tackling the climate crisis should not be labelled ‘extremists’. The call comes after it emerged that environmental campaigners have been referred to the Home Office’s anti-terror Prevent programme amid fears they may become radicalised. The Times has found that 45 activists were referred to... Read More

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April 26, 2020

Environmentalist slams fly-tipping ‘disgrace’

A Catholic environmentalist has condemned the rise in fly-tipping amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, warned that the increase “shows how vulnerable society is to sudden shocks”. Town halls say they are working hard to maintain effective waste and recycling services as some councils have reported... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

Columban, COVID-19, disgrace, Ellen Teague, environmentalist, environmentalists, fly-tipping, lockdown

March 17, 2020

Columbans announce winners of ‘Throwaway Culture’ competition

A pupil from All Saints School in Sheffield, Kit Bell, has won the writing section of the Columban Young Journalists Competition in Britain on the theme, ‘Tackling our Throwaway Culture’. John Vidal, former environment editor at The Guardian, felt Kit’s article was a “strong” entry with “good links made between poverty and environment”. Ruth Gledhill,... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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February 14, 2020

Not so fast with car reg plan

Fast food outlets should take more responsibility for their customers’ waste, a Catholic environmentalist has said. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, has urged fast food chains to cut down on the amount of single-use litter it produces and provide more environmentally friendly packaging and initiatives for customers. Her... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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December 14, 2019

Reuse it, recycle it plea for fun Xmas jumpers

Readers of The Catholic Universe are being urged to swap or reuse their Christmas jumpers from last year, as environmentalists warn of the damage they do to the planet. Almost all of the millions of Christmas jumpers expected to be sold to UK customers this year are made with plastic, according to research by environmental... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

Christmas, Christmas jumpers, Columban, Columban Justice Peace and the Integrity of Creation, Dr Edward Echlin, Ellen Teague, environment, Hubbub, jumpers, recycle, reuse, Sacred Heart, swap, Wimbledon

November 7, 2019

Bishop calls on public to keep the environment pressure on MPs

Catholics must continue to remind politicians of the responsibility they owe to the world’s most vulnerable, the Bishop for the Environment has said. His call comes as a new survey suggests that more than half of people say climate change will influence the way they vote in the next general election. “The way that people... Read More

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Vatican official talks on the importance of biodiversity in Columban podcast

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Wrong to label climate change campaigners as ‘extremists’

Environmentalist slams fly-tipping ‘disgrace’

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Not so fast with car reg plan

Reuse it, recycle it plea for fun Xmas jumpers

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