‘Real commitments for real change’: Faith Long-Term Plans signal institutions’ commitment to the environment Jan 28, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesAhead of COP26, faith institutions are leading the way and showing the world that now is the time to commit to meaningful, long-term action for our common home. Nearly 70 faith institutions representing hundreds of millions of faithful worldwide have joined the new...
Three Goya paintings that help explain the climate crisis and the way forward Jan 27, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesCopyright: Museo Nacional del Prado Legendary Spanish painter Francisco de Goya died in 1828, more than 100 years before the manmade climate crisis began to harm creation throughout the world. But looking back at some of his work through the lens of the climate...
Bishop Ferreira of Brazil: How to work towards social equality Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesThe Vale mining dam collapse in January 2019 killed 270 people in Brumadinho, Brazil, and about 125 hectares of forests, or enough to cover 125 soccer fields, were lost. Photo: Estadão/Giazi Cavalcante. “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are...
Remembering Global Catholic Climate Movement’s beginnings with Amy Echeverria Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesGlobal Catholic Climate Movement turned six earlier this month. (Happy anniversary to the hundreds of thousands of passionate people and communities who make up this movement!) And Amy Woolam Echeverria has been with this movement since the start. She was GCCM’s...
Pope Francis’ 1 New Year’s resolution for the world Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesIllustration by Cristian Daniel Camargo It’s tempting to start the new year with lists and lists of what we want to accomplish. We see a fresh calendar and with it, endless possibilities. But Pope Francis asks us to be more focused with our New Year’s intentions. His...
