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Parishes, schools to observe ‘Season of Creation’ Sept. 1-Oct. 4

Parishes and schools across the Archdiocese of Chicago will join with churches around the world in observing the “Season of Creation” from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4.

Mitigate global warming, spare further injustice to poor, pope says

Faced with a climate emergency, the world must act immediately to mitigate global warming and avoid committing “a brutal act of injustice” on the poor and future generations, Pope Francis told a group of energy and oil executives and global investors.

Catholics spreading the word on climate change

For Catholics, climate change is more than a political issue. The care of creation is a moral obligation, said Andrew Panelli, a parishioner at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Orland Hills, and Catholics must both take action in their own lives and advocate for government and industry steps to slow the warming of the earth.

Cardinal tells COP24 climate needs present ‘challenge of civilization’

The Vatican challenged countries gathered for the 24th U.N. Climate Change Conference to focus on the needs of the present and the future as it worked to take swift action.

State of Earth tomorrow depends on action today, pope tells activists

While everyone has a role and responsibility to help safeguard the planet, all governments must uphold commitments agreed upon in the Paris Accord on reducing climate change, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis: Quick fixes, denial won't stop climate change

Denial or indifference when it comes to climate change will not help further honest research or facilitate finding adequate solutions, Pope Francis told government leaders attending a meeting on implementing the Paris accord.

Pope says he hopes Trump reconsiders DACA decision

Politicians who call themselves pro-life must be pro-family and not enact policies that divide families and rob young people of a future, Pope Francis said.

Trump’s decision to abandon Paris climate pact called ‘deeply troubling’

President Donald Trump’s June 1 decision “not to honor the U.S. commitment” to the Paris climate agreement “is deeply troubling,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.

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