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The "100 Leaders for 100% Clean Energy" rally on June 9 brought together leaders of various faith traditions in support of establishing a national clean energy standard as part of President Joe Biden's proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan.
Faith

Interfaith climate group shuts national office amid Trump environmental attacks

For more than two decades, Interfaith Power and Light has galvanized faith voices around climate change and environmental justice. Its leaders said their work as a top moral voice will continue through its 40 state and regional affiliates.

Sr. Juunza Mwangani, left, project manager for the Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit, inspects some of the local women beneficiaries' agricultural projects in Magoye's Mbiya village, in Zambia's Mazabuka District. (Derrick Silimina)
Science

Zambian sisters teach smart agriculture to farmers facing scorching drought

In response to the effects of climate change, Sr. Juunza Mwangani, who is the project manager of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, recognized opportunity among the people of southern Zambia, who are farmers by nature.

A woman pushes a shopping cart full of coolers and cold beverages during a summer heatwave in New York City July 11, 2024. Seventeen U.S. states set annual heat records in 2024, the hottest year to date. (OSV News/Reuters/Caitlin Ochs)
Politics

Will climate goals survive dismantling of Biden-era green initiatives?

Among President Trump's more than 70 executive orders since the beginning of his second term are those involving withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the freezing of "clean energy" project funds in the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 

Two fishermen in Bodo city arrive home with no catch after oil spills have affected aquatic life in local communities.
Justice

Catholics in Nigeria say Shell can't divest contaminated oil sites before cleanup

More than 1,200 residents from oil communities in the Niger Delta have filed a $323 million lawsuit against UK-based Royal Dutch Shell to halt their planned exit from the region. In Jan. 2024, Shell announced it had reached an agreement with a consortium of five Nigerian-based companies to divest its onshore operations from the region.

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I practice mercy in the meta-crisis by moving from my head to my heart

The overwhelming nature of the climate crisis can paralyze our ability to think and act toward a more sustainable future. What becomes possible when we approach it not from the head, but from the heart? 

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Contemplation With Creation

This summer blog series by Christina Leaño aims to be an exploration of the how and why of contemplation, especially in relation to creation. How can contemplation be a way of deepening our relationship with God and creation? How do you contemplate?
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COP28 Dubai

Pope Francis will attend the United Nations' COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, becoming the first pontiff to ever address such a high-level summit. COP28 runs Nov. 30-Dec. 12. (OSV News/cop28.com)
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Reducing waste

Catholic parishes and communities are taking steps to reduce waste and change lifestyles.
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A temple constructed by the Indigenous Toda tribe in the Nilgiris Hills of southern India, on Aug. 31, 2023. This temple is located in the heart of a sacred grassland and Toda settlement known as Muttunad Mund near Kotagiri, India. (AP Photo/Deepa Bharath)

What are sacred forests?

Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around the world have safeguarded for centuries as abodes of the spiritual or the divine.

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Why is the Catholic Church participating in a UN climate summit?

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What is loss and damage?

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Why is Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology?

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