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Pope Francis greets members of the Italian Catholic Movement of Adult Scouts during a meeting at the Vatican April 13, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Faith

Seek contact with nature to change polluting lifestyles, pope says

Humanity must have more direct contact with nature to counter the modern lifestyles that are destroying the planet, Pope Francis told members of the Italian Catholic Movement of Adult Scouts during a meeting at the Vatican April 13.

Science

Sinsinawa Dominicans spread mission through collaborative farm programs

"We, like most congregations, believe the life force that flows through creation, through our land, through the animals, through humanity, is sacred," says Sinsinawa Dominican Sr. Julie Schwab.

Smog is seen in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, on Dec. 12, 2017.

Politics

Faith leaders call new EPA soot limit a win for vulnerable communities

Faith leaders welcomed a new Environmental Protection Agency limit on soot. The change is estimated by 2032 to prevent as many as 4,500 premature deaths and 800,000 asthma cases each year.

Brian Roewe

Discarded food is seen in a trash bin outside a store. "Forty percent of all food grown around the world for human consumption is wasted," Sally Geislar, assistant professor of environmental studies at St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, said during an April 9 panel on food waste. (Wikimedia Commons/Foerster)

Justice

Panel at St. Mary's College in Indiana considers how to fight food waste

Though campus conversations about food are often students griping about dining hall meals, an April 9 panel discussion at St. Mary's College in Indiana explored the issues of food waste and the future of food.

Catherine M. Odell

Protesters gather for a fossil fuel and climate change protest outside Trump Tower in New York City on May 9, 2017.

Small Earth Stories

I prayed with Quakers to urge Vanguard to invest more responsibly

Eleanor Harty

Protest and prayer for Vanguard to invest more responsibly led Eleanor Harty to examine the environmental impact of her own investments.

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COP28 Dubai

Pope Francis will attend the United Nations' COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, becoming the first pontiff to ever address such a high-level summit. COP28 runs Nov. 30-Dec. 12. (OSV News/cop28.com)

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Reducing waste

Catholic parishes and communities are taking steps to reduce waste and change lifestyles.

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Laudato Si' Action Platform

The Laudato Si' Action Platform is a multi-year effort supported by the Vatican that aims to move the church toward better embracing and acting upon Catholic social teaching on care for creation and integral ecology.

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Recipes for an ecofriendly Lent

EarthBeat is cooking up "Recipes for an eco-friendly Lent." Elizabeth Varga of the blog "At Elizabeth's Table" shares plant-based recipes that are perfect for Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays ... or any day of the year.

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Small Earth Stories

In 100-500 words, readers share specific ways they're living simply, resisting throwaway culture or responding to climate change in day-to-day life. Want to chime in? Submit your story to environment editor Stephanie Clary at sclary@ncronline.org.

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At Home in Creation

These reflections for the 2021 Season of Creation invite us to develop a deeper sense of being grounded in the place where we live, and where we find the nourishment and courage to lovingly care for our global home.

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COP27 Egypt

Our coverage of the United Nations conference on climate change, COP27, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from Nov. 6-18, 2022.

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COP15 Montreal

Our coverage of the United Nations conference on biodiversity, COP15, held in Montreal, Canada from Dec. 7-19, 2022.

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2022 Advent Essays

EarthBeat's 2022 Advent essays correspond to the Catholic Mass readings for each Sunday of Advent this year, with a focus on preparation, peace, patience and promise.

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Lens on Creation — Enfocando la Creación

This Season of Creation, join award-winning photographer Paul Jeffrey for "Lens on Creation" as he examines the world through the lens of his camera and his faith.

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Simple Advent Abundant Life

These daily Advent reflections will explore connections between simple living and abundant life on the earth.

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Season of Creation Daily

These daily reflections offer opportunities to celebrate the Season of Creation, September 1 through October 4. Season of Creation Daily is inspired by the Care for Our Common Home Ministry, Paulist Center Boston. Learn more

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Burning Questions

A temple constructed by the Indigenous Toda tribe in the Nilgiris Hills of southern India, on Aug. 31, 2023. This temple is located in the heart of a sacred grassland and Toda settlement known as Muttunad Mund near Kotagiri, India. (AP Photo/Deepa Bharath)

What are sacred forests?

Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around the world have safeguarded for centuries as abodes of the spiritual or the divine.

Pope Francis writing on a large, round, white item on a desk.

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