environment

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No Plan B

Some don’t want to hear that the material world is sacred, because they’d rather exploit it. But scientists have sent a clear wake-up call.
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Heritage for Children?

Climate change dovetails with other social justice issues because it has the worst effects on the poorest 
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A Renewed Vision

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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A climate activist wearing a protective mask protests June 8, 2023, while smoke and haze caused by wildfires in Canada pass through New York City. (OSV News photo/Amr Alfiky, Reuters)

Caritas: Voices from climate change migrants can be ‘blueprint for change’

Too often the voices of people fleeing their homes due to climate change and extreme weather patterns are overshadowed by an abundance of scientific data and statistics, said a Caritas Internationalis official.
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At Home on Earth: A Bittersweet Farewell

Dear Readers: This is a bittersweet column. Ten years ago, I began writing At Home on Earth for St. Anthony Messenger, and, with this issue, it comes to a close. 
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The Justice Lobby: Franciscans International 

For over three decades, Franciscans International has been giving the poor and oppressed a seat at the table  at the United Nations. 
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