Pope: Time is running out to fix economy, protect the Earth, help the poor

The predominant global economic system is “unsustainable”, particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said. “We are faced with the moral imperative – and the practical urgency – to rethink many things” about the economy: “how we produce, how we consume, our culture of waste, its short-term vision, the exploitation of the poor, indifference toward... Read More

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September 15, 2020

Pope: Compassion for earth is vaccine against epidemic of indifference

Contemplation and compassion are the necessary components of an integral ecology that ensures both the care of the environment and the common good, Pope Francis said. “Compassion is the opposite of indifference,” Pope Francis said during a recent audience with members of the Laudato Si’ Communities. “Our compassion is the best vaccine against the epidemic of indifference.”... Read More

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September 13, 2020

If the Earth is sick, we’re sick, warns bishop

‘We cannot be healthy if the planet is not healthy,’ the Bishop of Clogher has warned, while urging people to examine their lifestyles and judge their current practices. In a two-part pastoral letter to mark the Season of Creation, Bishop Larry Duffy reminds people of the words of Pope Francis in his landmark encyclical letter... Read More

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September 13, 2020

All must play role in saving Earth from ‘irreparable damage’, Catholics told

We all have a role to play in saving the Earth from “irreparable damage”, the Bishop for the Environment has said. Bishop John Arnold, the Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), noted that “there is no doubt” that society is becoming much more aware of the... Read More

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September 1, 2020

Pope: Jubilee for the Earth a time for restoring bond with God and creation

The exploitation and plundering of the Earth’s resources at the expense of the poor and vulnerable cry out for justice and the forgiveness of debts, Pope Francis said. In his message for today’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, 1st September, and the Season of Creation, which runs through 4th October, the pope said... Read More

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August 31, 2020

Care of the earth and concern for migrants are connected, cardinal says

Catholics will mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees during the ecumenical celebration of the Season of Creation, highlighting the obligation, as Pope Francis says, to listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, said Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny. “With Pope Francis, we hope to come out of the Covid crisis... Read More

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September 13, 2019

Pope calls for global alliance to better educate young people

Pope Francis said the challenges facing humanity and the Earth are so urgent and important that he has invited world leaders, educators and young people to come to the Vatican next spring to launch a global alliance for building a new, more humane future. “Never before has there been such need to unite our efforts... Read More

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July 17, 2019

Young people’s activism is sign of hope for Earth, says Cardinal Turkson

Young people’s intensified demand for climate action is a sign of hope during the planet’s ecological crisis, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. “There are so many signs of hope. God is raising up people around the world to come together to care for our common home. I... Read More

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