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Season of Creation 2025: Peace with Creation
The Biblical text for Season of Creation 2025 is Isaiah 32:14-18. The prophet Isaiah pictured the desolated Creation without peace because of the lack of justice and the broken relationship between God and humankind. This description of devastated cities and wastelands eloquently stresses the fact that human destructive behaviours have a negative impact on the…
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Repair Week NI 2025
Repair Week NI 2025 is set to take place from March 3rd to 9th, offering a variety of events across Northern Ireland that promote sustainability and the art of repair. ni-rn.com Northern Ireland is the first region in the UK to host Repair Week and it is an important step in raising awareness of repair and its role in keeping…
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Ramadan: A Time of Prayer and Reconciliation for the Good of Creation
March 1st, marked the beginning of the sacred month of Ramadan for Muslims, a time of fasting, prayer and charitable acts. Mustafa Cenap Aydin, a sociologist of religion and director of the “Tevere Institute – Center for Dialogue” (Rome), reflected on the significance of this period, particularly as this year it coincides with Lent. He…
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What We Read in February
The climate is changing – whether you believe in climate change or not; the Belfast telegraph recently noted that just 29% of unionist voters believe climate change is partly responsible for extreme weather. DAERA Minister Andrew Muir said his department knows the problem is serious and has already taken some action to fix it. Various…
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Segregation and the Environment, Breaking Down Barriers
The “Segregation and the Environment, Breaking Down Barriers” was published in August 2024. It was recently presented at the ‘Love Our Planet and Our Neighbours’ event in Queen’s University Belfast on 12th February. Speaking afterwards, Minister Andrew Muir said that sustained collaboration across government, industry and community was needed when it came to addressing the…
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Belfast Welcomed Dr. Lorna Gold: A Celebration of Faith, Climate Action and Community
From 1st–3rd February 2025, over three days of inspiring conversations, heartfelt reflections and a renewed call to action, Belfast played host to Dr. Lorna Gold in her first official engagements as the new Executive Director of the Laudato Sì Movement. Her visit, at the invitation of the 4 Corners Festival, brought together faith leaders, climate…
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Sarah MacDonald’s article about “Seeds of Hope – Returning Biodiversity to our Parishes”, published in The Tablet
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/bishop-in-ireland-urges-communities-of-faith-to-nurture-biodiversity-and-plant-seeds-of-hope-for-the-future/ The tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’ offers faith communities the opportunity to celebrate the invitation that Laudato Si’ places before us Communities of faith who will bring about change and resolve to care for the earth are needed to help secure the future, Bishop of Kilmore Martin Hayes told 140 people who attended…
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Geneva Climate Forum focuses on moral and multilateral action to tackle global crises
WCC General Secretary joined the event “Multilateralism Looking at the Future” hosted by Geneva Climate Forum 21 January 2025 At the 25th anniversary celebration of the Geneva Environment Network, global leaders and advocates gathered to address pressing climate and environmental crises under the theme, “Multilateralism Looking at the Future – Protecting the Environment with Humanity…
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New Year News Review
You may not yet be thinking of your next Christmas tree but some people believe that Christmas tree production may be at the heart of sustainable land management while others are concerned that the effects of climate change are starting to impact growing conditions and could cause shortage next year. Looking at trees more broadly,…
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Faith in Action: Advancing Climate Justice and Peace in 2025
As we enter 2025, the United Nations has set the stage for a transformative year, highlighting themes that call for global unity and action: glaciers’ preservation, peace, quantum science and cooperatives. These themes align deeply with faith communities’ mission to care for creation and to foster justice, offering an opportunity for people of all beliefs…