world day of prayer for creation Archives

Day of Prayer for Creation draws attention to how climate change will hit Africa

Sep 1, 2020

As the Church marks the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on Sep. 1, Capuchin Brother Benedict Ayodi says September should be used by Christians to “reconcile with our Creator through communion with creation”

By Crux Staff

Pope: Jubilee for the Earth a time for restoring bond with God, creation

Sep 1, 2020

The exploitation and plundering of the Earth’s resources at the expense of the poor and vulnerable cry out for justice and the forgiveness of debts, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope applauds initiatives ahead of world day of prayer for creation

Aug 31, 2020

Pope Francis encouraged global initiatives for the protection of the environment, especially in Mauritius after a devastating oil spill threatened the livelihood of the island nation’s inhabitants and wildlife.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Care of the earth, concern for migrants are connected, cardinal says

Aug 28, 2020

Catholics will mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees during the ecumenical celebration of the Season of Creation, highlighting the obligation, as Pope Francis says, to listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, said Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny.

By Cindy Wooden

Minnesota bishops bring ‘Laudato Si’ to the pews

Sep 3, 2019

The Minnesota Catholic Conference has a program to help spread the message of Pope Francis’s ecological encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ to the people in the pew.

By Charles C. Camosy

Church in India marks day of prayer for creation

Sep 1, 2017

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.

By Nirmala Carvalho

Pope and Patriarch: A common declaration for a shared world

Sep 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.

By Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis

Turkson: Pro-life cause and concern for environment are ‘inseparable’

Sep 1, 2017

As Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew release a joint statement on the care of creation, Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, the pope’s right-hand man on environmental issues, insists that fighting abortion and fighting climate change are two sides of the same coin – they’re both, he says, about defending and promoting the dignity of human life.

By Inés San Martín