ecology
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20 May 2026 Europe Be Faithful for Our Common Home
On 20th May 2026, a powerful, unified coalition of over 100 European faith communities and organizations—including the Laudato Si’ Movement, Caritas Europa, and CIDSE—issued a definitive joint statement calling on European Union leaders to return to their founding values of human dignity, peace, and human rights. Entitled “Europe Be Faithful for Our Common Home,” the…
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Why Imperfect Climate Action Is Better Than Perfect Inaction
The following article by Sophia Hurst is republished from https://www.earthday.org/ January 30, 2026 Every January people are encouraged to reinvent themselves. We make resolutions to eat better, move more, spend less, and waste less. We promise ourselves to quit plastic, go zero-waste, buy only ethical brands, and shrink our effect on climate change overnight. But…
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The Ocean Never Forgets: Nine Years of Heat Records Signal Deepening Climate Crisis
by Edison Barbieri, Luca Fiorani https://www.cittanuova.it/loceano-non-dimentica-nove-anni-di-record-di-calore/ A major new scientific analysis shows that the world’s oceans reached the highest level of accumulated heat in recorded history in 2025, marking the ninth consecutive year of record-breaking ocean warmth — a trend that underscores the growing intensity of the climate crisis and its far-reaching consequences. Scientists from…
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Plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean is giving rise to a new, human-made marine ecosystem.
Summary of Edison Barbieri’s recent article in Città Nuova: Recent scientific research shows that the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, located between California and Hawaii, is no longer just a symbol of ocean pollution. The vast amount of floating plastic has created hard surfaces in the open ocean, allowing many marine organisms to attach, survive and…
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62 faith institutions announce fossil fuel divestment commitments
As COP30 meets in Brazil, 62 faith institutions announce fossil fuel divestment commitments In one of the biggest divestment announcements to date, dozens of faith institutions demonstrate climate leadership and accelerate the transition to a fossil free future 18 November 2025: Today 62 faith institutions announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies, sending a strong…
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Join the Global Day of Climate Action – 15 November in Belfast
As the world turns its eyes to the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil, communities everywhere are stepping up. On Saturday 15 November, a Global Day of Action will bring people together in solidarity for climate justice. In Belfast, we’ll gather at 1.00 pm in Writers’ Square, ready to march, speak out and show that…
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N. Ireland Delegates Raise Hope
10 folk from NI were among the Irish Delegation Raisings Hope at Global Climate and Faith Gathering in Rome Over 30 Irish representatives joined Pope Leo XIV and global leaders for the Raising Hope Conference marking 10 years of Laudato Sì Castel Gandolfo, October 2025 More than 30 people from across Ireland took part in…
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Preparing for the Season of Creation 2025: Faith Communities and the Climate Emergency
As we approach this year’s Season of Creation (1st September–4th October), we are invited to reflect and act under the global theme Peace with Creation, inspired by Isaiah 32:14–18. The Season of Creation is not only a time of prayer and ecological reflection, but also an opportunity to recognise the urgent reality of the climate…
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Christian Aid Week 2025
Christian Aid Week 2025, held from 11–17 May, focused on Guatemala, highlighting the severe impacts of the climate crisis on Indigenous communities, particularly in regions like Alta Verapaz. This focus was part of Christian Aid’s 80th-anniversary campaign, emphasizing the urgent need to address climate-induced hunger and poverty in vulnerable areas. In Guatemala, extreme weather events…
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Pope Leo XIV: Build bridges for ecological and social justice
Reproduced from Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/pope-leo-xiv-videomessage-laudato-si-common-home.html Marking the 10th anniversary of Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV sends a videomessage to the Network of Universities for the Care of Our Common Home, and encourages their synodal reflection ahead of COP30. By Francesca Merlo Ahead of the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV…