Kabiyet Hill in western Kenya is now home to a Catholic shrine that provides a shared space for worship while also facilitating conservation efforts to address environmental degradation in the area.
"I am praying for all of you," Pope Francis said, using his televised Sunday Angelus address to speak directly to the people impacted by the wildfires in Southern California.
A cross containing dirt stained with the blood of Sister Dorothy Stang, a U.S. member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur shot down in the Amazon 20 years ago, and one of her sweaters were placed Jan. 10 on the altar of the "new martyrs of the Americas" in Rome's Basilica of St. Bartholomew.
In my work for ecology in my religious community, I can become depressed and want to give up. Why fight a losing battle? But to a small degree, we are acting with hope for creation, and we have seen some progress.
Cardinal McElroy did not shy from calling out Trump's environmental policies during his first administration. Now, the papal ally on ecological issues will move to D.C. not long after Trump returns to the White House.
Despite political resistance and a challenging economic landscape, Carter's environmental policies were ahead of their time. He viewed sustainability as a moral calling, rooted in a deep respect for the interconnectedness of creation.
Corpus Christi church leveled as wind-whipped fires devastate communities in Los Angeles County. "So much of it has been wiped away," local pastor says.
