Reflections from ‘Nun arrested at Toronto bank protest’
For health reasons, Pope Francis cancels COP28 trip
"With great regret," Pope Francis has accepted his doctors' advice to not travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1-3 and is looking at alternative ways the Vatican can participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the director of the Vatican press office said.
Dubai bound: Pope Francis seeks action at COP28
When Pope Francis visits Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, he will be the first pope ever to attend one of the global gatherings that began in 1995.
Vatican confirms papal trip to Dubai for climate conference
Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the Vatican press office confirmed.
Pope Francis claims the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change -- and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and human society.
The Vatican's criminal court ordered two climate activists to pay more than $30,000 in damages after they glued themselves to an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums to draw attention to the effects of climate change.
Churches must press government on climate, MP says
As the world’s scientists once again draw attention to the dire state of a warming planet, it’s time for churches to up their game on climate change, said Green Party leader Elizabeth May.
Protecting people and our planet in 2023
With the ending of another year, we celebrate Jesus’ birth, the beginning of a life that leads to life for us all. As we ring in 2023, we need the new life of Christ to combat the culture of death.
Ecology comes first, ‘no ifs, ands or buts’
Twenty religious congregations have joined together to lobby Ottawa politicians on climate change and social justice.
Editorial: COP27’s failure
Few things say “fallen humanity” better than the annual gaseous blowout of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.
COP27 deal ‘simply isn’t enough,’ says D&P delegate
Money for the damage done isn’t the same thing as preventing even more damage. That simple distinction left Yusra Shafi, Development and Peace-Caritas Canada delegate to the COP27 climate change conference, disappointed as she flew home from Egypt.
Opportunity, frustration for COP27 delegate
For 21-year-old Development and Peace activist Yusra Shafi, being at the COP27 meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, is “an incredible opportunity,” but sometimes an incredible opportunity to be frustrated.
COP26 failures no obstacle to real climate action
Disappointment and even anger at the end of the Glasgow climate summit is not the end of hope for Catholic climate action, said Laudato Si’ Movement - Canada co-ordinator Agnes Richard.
Climate protest witness to global problem
In the bright sunshine of a cool fall day, Catholics and other Christians brought their voices, protest signs and faith to a gathering of about 2,000 people on the front lawn of Queen’s Park Nov. 6 in a Global Day of Action at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks in Glasgow.
Peter Stockland: Money talks in climate debate
Granted, there is something beyond the borderline of zany in a journalist urging theologians to look to economics for reform of human behaviour.