Across northern and eastern Kenya, prolonged droughts have stretched for years, and communities are forced to move constantly in search of water and pasture. For pregnant women, the consequences are severe.
As world leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for the COP30 climate summit, faith leaders call out the "tragic, sinful gap between the call to care for creation and the failure of governments to act."
With COP30 underway in Brazil, faith leaders say the time for polite appeals is over. From Turkana's dry fields to the Amazon's burning forests, the church is turning to action and demanding world leaders keep their promises.
Catholics across America have committed themselves to spiritual expeditions not on the well-worn pilgrimage routes of Europe, but in their own communities.
"In the face of this deepening crisis, how do we dare raise hope? Our answer is this: We do it together," said Yeb Sano, board director for the Laudato Si' Movement.
The Sisters of St. Joseph's Mirabeau Water Garden in New Orleans is under construction, creating an opportunity to utilize the city's excess rainwater.
The blessing of combining parishes is the wealth of experience that people share in new ways. At our combined parish, that has reenergized initiatives to restore our common home, Earth, and to act on climate change.
"Our hope was to be with the Hudson River and experience it as a living being, with its own right to exist, flourish and thrive," said Charity Sr. Carol De Angelo.
As the Season of Creation draws to a close, I find myself pausing to notice how it invites us to renew our love and care for our world. This season also has been a time to return to a beloved poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
