Pope Francis invites you to celebrate Season of Creation Aug 30, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesPhoto credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk Pope Francis on Sunday called on all people to take “decisive, urgent action” during the upcoming Season of Creation in order to “transform this crisis into an opportunity.” Speaking during his Sunday Angelus, His Holiness said...
La Guajira, the first large-scale wind farm in Colombia Aug 26, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesTurbines of the new wind farm in La Guajira (Credit: César Nigrinis) Colombia will have its first large-scale wind farm. The work began a few months ago with the arrival of the first turbines in the peninsula of La Guajira, the cornerstone of the country’s...
The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor in Food Systems Aug 26, 2021 | Blog, News and UpdatesPhoto: CC-BY-NC-SA-2 In pursuit of sustainable development, the common good and care for our common home, we face many challenges, including food systems. This has prompted the United Nations, along with other international organizations, governments and the Catholic...
Pope Francis meets with Amazon Indigenous Peoples as Brazil court weighs major decision Aug 26, 2021 | Blog, News and Updates, Pope FrancisPope Francis graciously met with Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon on Thursday, the same day the Brazil Supreme Court is expected to issue a major decision regarding protections for Indigenous Peoples and their land. The Pope took time to meet with Cacique Dadá Borari...
Laudato Si’ Movement meets with Pope Francis Aug 26, 2021 | Blog, News and Updates, Pope FrancisPope Francis received the Laudato Si’ Movement in a private audience. This morning, a delegation of the Laudato Si’ Movement, led by Dr. Lorna Gold, president of the Laudato Si’ Movement and Tomás Insua, Executive Director of the movement, met with...
