Water Archives

Life on earth depends on healthy oceans, Vatican panelists say

Mar 25, 2021

Everyone is responsible for caring for the world’s oceans, which are fundamental to supporting life on the planet, said a panel of speakers at a Vatican conference.

By Carol Glatz

Church fights for right to clean water around the world

Mar 22, 2021

Pope Francis on Sunday asked for universal access to potable water, a resource taken for granted by many, but which over two billion people around the world lack access to.

By Inés San Martín

Pope decries lack of access to drinking water for many

Mar 21, 2021

Pope Francis on Sunday urged more efforts to ensure all people have access to drinking water.

By Associated Press

Christians, others warn Turkey is ‘weaponizing water’ in northeast Syria

Aug 30, 2020

Parts of Syria’s north where Kurds, Christians and Yazidis have practiced religious freedom in recent years are reportedly again under attack by mainly Turkish military and their allied Syrian Islamist fighters.

By Dale Gavlak

Group’s filters help Navajo Nation have safe drinking water amid pandemic

Jun 2, 2020

As the coronavirus digs deeper into Navajo Nation, infecting Native Americans at a higher rate than anywhere in the country, 1,500 miles away a nonprofit in the Archdiocese of Louisville is working to ease the suffering.

By Ruby Thomas

Vatican publishes document on right to water access

Mar 31, 2020

Access to clean water is an essential human right that must be defended and protected, the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development said in a new document.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

No soap, let alone proper medical equipment: Missionary fears affect of COVID-19 in Mozambique

Mar 26, 2020

ROSARIO, Argentina – As many in the United States and across Europe worry over hoarding toilet paper to face the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic, a missionary priest in Africa is worried that most in his community don’t have soap in their homes and no one has running water. “The

By Inés San Martín