Environment Ecology Archives

Protesters arrested for blocking pipeline work through nuns’ property
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- October 17, 2017
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ congregation has objected to the building of a pipeline on land they own, and worked loosely with the anti-pipeline group in efforts to block construction. The sisters say that the pipeline “is a violation of the sanctity of creation, compelling us to challenge its installation through peaceful, prayerful resistance.”
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Dozens of Catholic institutions mark St. Francis feast by defunding fossil fuels
- Global Church
- October 4, 2017
A Catholic campaign to divest from fossil fuels has announced that 40 institutions have jointly decided to do so, and to make the announcement on St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day. Among those signed up are key organizations in Assisi itself.
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Catholic Energies looks to help church organizations go green
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- October 2, 2017
Catholic parishes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes and other organizations operate an estimated 70,000 buildings, most of which use energy inefficiently, wasting about $1 billion a year. Reducing energy usage by 25 percent in those buildings could save $630 million and 8.7 billion tons of coal.
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Pope: Energy must not fall prey to “unscrupulous financial speculation”

September 2, 2017

Pope Francis told the World Expo 2017 that the way we use energy resources is a sign of how well we are carrying out the task that has been entrusted to us by God, “namely to care for the world around us and for our fellow human beings of every time and place.” The Expo is taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, and has the theme “Future Energy.”

Church in India marks day of prayer for creation

Indian Cardinal Telesphore Toppo said “tribal Catholics in India have impressed in their hearts that they are God’s people and the children of Mother Earth, a people with its own voice, its own dignity and its own security.” He was one of several Indian bishops who marked the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation – celebrated on September 1.

Pope and Patriarch: A common declaration for a shared world

Commentary

September 1, 2017

Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew have issued a joint statement to mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Archdeacon John Chryssavgis, Bartholomew’s theological advisor on environmental issues, says the message comes at a time of global crisis and international instability.