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Firefighters stand on a Kamloops Fire Rescue truck at a wildfire near Fort St. John, British Columbia, May 14, 2023. Wildfires have always occurred, but experts say the warming climate is increasing their severity. (OSV News photo/Kamloops Fire Rescue handout via Reuters)

Poll: U.S. Catholics’ views on climate show no significant ‘Laudato Si” effect

October 3, 2023
Despite Pope Francis' advocacy for caring for creation, U.S. Catholics are no more likely than other Americans to view climate change as "a serious problem," according to new data from the Pew Research Center.
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An aerial view shows trees as the sun rises at the Amazon rainforest in Manaus in Brazil's Amazonas state Oct. 26, 2022. (OSV News photo/Bruno Kelly, Reuters)

Church environmentalists worried about oil drilling at mouth of Amazon River

August 31, 2023
Church activists in the Amazon are worried about the Brazilian government's plan to exploit oil in a marine area close to the mouth of the Amazon River.
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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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The Heritage of the Franciscan Family

August 8, 2023
Contemplation, conversion, minority, and poverty are essential Franciscan values.
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The Colorado River water runs through Central Arizona Project canals in Pinal County, Ariz., April 9, 2023. A Colorado river water agreement that aims to cut intake in order to prevent a devastating water crisis for people and nature alike provides the Catholic Church an opportunity to engage people with its teaching in "Laudato Si'." (OSV News photo/Rebecca Noble, Reuters)

Catholics In States Affected By Shrinking Colorado River Draw On ‘Laudato Si”

June 19, 2023
When renowned science fiction author Robert Heinlein wrote in his apocalyptic 1952 short story “The Year of the Jackpot” that “the Colorado River was at a record low and the towers in Lake Mead stood high out of the water.
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Hope in Action

June 10, 2023
Reflect  “All it takes is one good person to restore hope! “ (Laudato Si’ #71) A personal exercise in hope might be counting the shades of green in a forest, or the numerous life forms that thrive in the ocean, ...
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