LATEST NEWS: Pope Francis' Message for World Day of Peace, 1 January 2025
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Pope Francis cites the inhuman treatment inflicted on migrants, environmental degradation, “the confusion wilfully created by disinformation, the refusal to engage in any form of dialogue, and the immense resources spent on the industry of war" as systemic injustices and "interconnected" challenges.
"Each of us must feel in some way responsible for the devastation to which the earth, our common home, has been subjected, beginning with those actions that, albeit only indirectly, fuel the conflicts that presently plague our human family," he writes. Pope Francis reminds us that everything we claim as our own is, in fact, a gift from God and that therefore the resources of the earth are intended for the benefit of all humanity, “not just a privileged few.”
He recommends three actions that can truly mark a path of peace: the forgiveness of the international debt; the abolition of the death penalty; the establishment of a World Fund that will definitively eliminate hunger.
"Each of us must feel in some way responsible for the devastation to which the earth, our common home, has been subjected, beginning with those actions that, albeit only indirectly, fuel the conflicts that presently plague our human family," he writes. Pope Francis reminds us that everything we claim as our own is, in fact, a gift from God and that therefore the resources of the earth are intended for the benefit of all humanity, “not just a privileged few.”
He recommends three actions that can truly mark a path of peace: the forgiveness of the international debt; the abolition of the death penalty; the establishment of a World Fund that will definitively eliminate hunger.
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Plants are becoming less nutritious because of Climate Change, impacting Herbivores from Insects to Giant Pandas
More than a third of animals on Earth are herbivores, but since plants don’t have a lot of calories it can be hard for grazers to eat enough to meet their energy needs. To add to the problem, climate change is lowering the nutritional value of certain foods that these plant eaters rely on. Fossil fuel emissions produced by humans are causing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide to rise, pushing up temperatures worldwide. This is causing plants to grow faster in ecosystems across the globe, research biologist Ellen Welti with the Smithsonian Institution’s Great Plains Science Program wrote in The Conversation. Read the complete article here Source: EcoWatch |
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Continental drift: why the need for critical minerals might change the way we define Earth’s zones
Continents and oceans have scientific definitions that underpin international law. The idea of dividing the world into geographical zones is ancient. Sovereignty and influence over natural resources is at the heart of most global divisions. A peaceful transition away from fossil fuels will require new global agreements on how to manage mineral resources in the deep ocean as well as those associated with continents. Technology and modern global politics are creating new challenges. Read the complete article here Source: The Conversation |
The call to respond to the vision of the Gospel as articulated by Pope Francis in Laudato Si' and
his new document, Laudate Deum, is the call to all people of good will in our time.
This website gathers and provides easy access to key documents, significant event information and up to date resources about the challenges of integral ecology in the face of the reality of climate change.
How are we to respond to the cry of endangered Earth and the cry of the most fragile Peoples across our world?
How is a new ecological theology to be expressed as the basis for new practical action for change?
his new document, Laudate Deum, is the call to all people of good will in our time.
This website gathers and provides easy access to key documents, significant event information and up to date resources about the challenges of integral ecology in the face of the reality of climate change.
How are we to respond to the cry of endangered Earth and the cry of the most fragile Peoples across our world?
How is a new ecological theology to be expressed as the basis for new practical action for change?
...a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.”
Pope Francis, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, N.49.
Indigenous Leadership
Reflect on Indigenous Spirituality and Care for our Common Home in this video on
Ecological Conscience produced by Mercy EcoCommunications for the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) in their project: 'Doing Theology from the Existential Peripheries.'
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Adele Howard rsm presenting at 'Doing Theology from the Existential Peripheries' Conference,
reflecting with Indigenous Voices from Oceania on Climate Change and Integral Ecology.
Pontifical Urban University Rome, 12 October 2022
reflecting with Indigenous Voices from Oceania on Climate Change and Integral Ecology.
Pontifical Urban University Rome, 12 October 2022
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