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Small lifestyle changes that will help you realize ‘the cry of the Earth is the cry of the poor’
By Friar Victor Treminio, OFM My name is Victor Treminio, but many know me as Friar Victor. I have been a Franciscan friar since 2016, and I have been happy to serve God with all my heart. I feel happy within the Franciscan charism, which has helped me to live my...
Carlo Acutis & Global Catholic Climate Movement: 3 life-giving similarities
A highway to heaven. For we who are committed to nature and creation, it seems like a contradiction. Where and by whom is the Eucharist defined as a highway?
Children in Burundi, Tanzania step up for climate justice during Season of Creation
More than 1,000 boys and girls and adults in Tanzania and Burundi recently celebrated the Season of Creation by marching for the climate.
Two of world’s most inspiring climate activists to speak at free online event
Two of the world’s leading and most inspiring climate justice activists will speak at the 10th Annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture on Wednesday 7 October.
Youth speak up for indigenous peoples, challenge all to rethink relationships with creation
Youth from around the world challenged everyone to rethink their relationships with creation on Friday during an inspirational Season of Creation webinar. “Prophetic Voices for Climate Action” featured five remarkable young people who are leading the fight for climate justice around the world.
7 ways to safely join the Global Day of Climate Action
A climate strike that took place in Birmingham, England, in 2019. Photo by James TrewbyIn-person climate strikes are back! The COVID-19 pandemic forced online many climate strikes during recent months. But “Fridays for Future” has called for a Global Day of Climate...
‘We are on your side,’ Cardinal Hollerich tells climate-striking youth
The Catholic Church stands with youth around the world who will participate in climate strikes on Friday 25 September, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said in a video.
Laudato Si’ songs in Nairobi
The lyrics feature words sung in Latin, Italian, French, English, and Swahili. But the song from “Waka Waka” that celebrates Laudato Si’ has one unifying message: it’s time to come together and care for our common home.
Laudato Si’ Generation opportunities
We miss caring for creation the way we did before the coronavirus pandemic quarantined much of the world. But there are still plenty of ways we can love our common home.
Climate strikes 29 November
This is the next moment in the global movement that was started by Greta Thunberg. This mobilization has a target–the UN climate talks that begin just three days later, on 2 December. We’re coming together to show them that climate justice won’t wait.