St. Teresa of Kolkata Parish houses the Diocese of Pittsburgh's only care for creation group. Its resources fair April 27 explored ways people can live more in line with Laudato Si'.
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Amid severe floods, a leading Catholic archbishop in Kenya appealed for humanitarian support to aid thousands of displaced people, as he expressed the church's closeness to the affected populations. bit.ly/4dhfQAf

U.S. Catholics are starting to see the type of climate action for which the pope has called, and the type of leadership promoted by the synod process that Francis has identified as the way forward for the church today. bit.ly/4dn9Eqv

Paris Agreement pledges alone won't reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Vatican can respond with an initiative based on the work of the Laudato Si' Action Platform and the competencies of Catholic universities. bit.ly/44iah06

The red heifer ceremony flows out of our deepest human spiritual instincts. Rituals that combine land, power and wholeness, where mystery is greater than clarity. Lakota Catholic spirituality helps us to understand. bit.ly/3xQTyVI

The red heifer has been in the news, with rumors that the ancient ceremony from Scripture will be revived. Like the wild ox, this sacrifice emphasizes power and life, and works to restore wholeness to the community. bit.ly/3JwTSvc

The Lexington Diocese's commitment to net-zero carbon emissions is one of the boldest responses to climate change to date from the U.S. Catholic Church — and it comes from coal country. bit.ly/3xRxM4f

In a new book of meditations on God and the Earth, feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson explores an image of God as lover of creation and concludes that, yes, you will see your pet in heaven. bit.ly/4aNl44W

The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart build bricks from discarded plastic bottles. It's one way people and communities across the world are addressing the gargantuan problem of plastic waste and plastic pollution. bit.ly/49NXPX6

Undoubtedly the widespread use of plastic has made life easier and made many products less expensive and therefore within the reach of more people. The problem is that plastic is not good for our planet. bit.ly/3xJ2pZy

With Earth Day right around the corner, Fr. Dan Horan discusses the final book by the late Catholic French philosopher and social scientist Bruno Latour, If We Lose The Earth, We Lose Our Souls. bit.ly/3U5bjYD

'We, like most congregations, believe the life force that flows through creation, through our land, through the animals, through humanity, is sacred,' says Sinsinawa Dominican Sr. Julie Schwab. bit.ly/3U3zhnp

Though most college campus conversations about food are often students griping about dining hall meals, an April 9 panel discussion at St. Mary's College carefully explored the issues of food waste and how the future of food could be different. bit.ly/3W1PITH

Humanity must have more direct contact with nature to counter the modern lifestyles that are destroying the planet, Pope Francis said. bit.ly/43WMRxn

Pope Francis on Saturday sided with a group of Peruvian villagers who have complained that companies linked to a powerful South American church group have tried to evict them from their land using lawsuits and obscure land titling schemes. bit.ly/4aGkS7O

As an El Niño-induced drought hits Zimbabwe's rural areas, Catholic agencies such as Caritas and Catholic Relief Services are exploring long term climate resilience solutions to address food security concerns. bit.ly/3TQehA8

A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights and a new Catholic Church document on human dignity both enforce the importance of preserving a livable planet for all. bit.ly/3JdjYDF

For decades the Catholic Worker movement has served meals at its two soup kitchens in Manhattan’s East Village, feeding hungry New Yorkers from the thousands of pounds of fresh produce the workers grew at a farm in upstate New York. bit.ly/3vUrNe7

'What I find particularly spiritual in an eclipse is that we can predict precisely when it will happen — and plan accordingly — but we cannot predict just what it will look like or how we will react,' said Brother Guy Consolmagno. bit.ly/4aMi5cB

It's a gift in which hundreds of thousands of people will share: the first total solar eclipse in the Rochester/Finger Lakes area in nearly a century. bit.ly/3J43Cx1