Ecology

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Heed the Call

February 22, 2024
Many in the US prefer to pretend that “everything’s fine,” ignoring the world’s ecological crisis.
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Editorial: Pipe Dreams

February 9, 2024
The Dakota Access Pipeline is now up and running. Is it time to move on?
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Woman looking at the sky | Photo by Azmaan Baluch on Unsplash

A Renewed Vision

January 11, 2024
We’re lonely not only because of our disconnection from each other, but also because we’ve become blind to our connection with God’s creation, in all of its sacred aliveness.
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Birds fly as the sun sets over the mountains near Assisi, Italy, in this Oct. 26, 2011, file photo. St. Francis, who was born in Assisi in the 12th century, is the patron saint of ecology and his feast day is Oct. 4. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope, in document on climate crisis, criticizes science ‘deniers’

October 5, 2023
After warning the world against ignoring the cries of the earth and the poor with his 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis intensified his critique with "Laudate Deum" (Praise God).
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Raindrops bead up on the leaves of a tree branch April 26, 2020, on a trail near Bladensburg, Md. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Laudato Si’ 2.0: Pope announces new document ahead of ‘Season of Creation’

August 28, 2023
Ahead of the ecumenical celebrations of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1 and the monthlong "Season of Creation," Pope Francis said he is writing a follow-up document to his 2015 encyclical on the environment.
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Connecting Earth and Spirit

June 26, 2023
Every creature belongs, each one is beloved, and none of us are dispensable. Should we fail to appreciate and protect the likes of gnats, lilies, and sparrows, how on earth could we even hope to taste and see the goodness ...
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