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Climate change topic of youth summit at St. Viator

Climate change and what can be done about it were the topics of the day when over 60 students from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Joliet gathered for a Youth Climate Summit on April 9 at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights.

Climate talks: From ‘blah, blah, blah’ to spurring action rooted in care

After two weeks of talks among world leaders at the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference, there were plenty of terse tweets and editorial hashtags offering varying assessments of the final Glasgow Climate Pact.

Pope Francis, Cardinal Parolin call for concrete action at COP26 summit

As the U.N. Climate Change Conference began, Pope Francis urged world leaders to take action in stemming the adverse effects of climate change. Addressing pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 31 for his Sunday Angelus address, the pope called on Christians to pray “so that the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor might be heard.”

Vatican calls for action to help people displaced by climate change

Whether people admit it or not, climate change and environmental destruction are forcing millions from their homes, and Catholics have a responsibility to assist them, Pope Francis wrote in the preface to a new document.

Young activists focus of Loyola’s climate change conference

Loyola University Chicago’s annual Climate Change Conference this year emphasized the voices of young organizers and activists not because they are the only people affected by climate change, but because they have been pushing leaders to do something about it.

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.
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