New York, NY: At a colourful multifaith ceremony with Buddhist chants, Zoroastrian prayers and Sikh drumming at the Church Center for the UN, Ambassador Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly took delivery yesterday of the Interfaith Climate Change Statement to World Leaders (www.interfaithstatement2016.org). Amongst key Catholic signatories of the Statement are: Bishop Marcelo… Continue Reading Global Catholic Climate Movement Press Release: Prominent Faith Leaders Deliver Interfaith Climate Change Statement to U.N.
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Read the ARRCC newsletter now
The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) newsletter is out now and contains information and updates on the current situation in Fiji, Australian policies on energy resources and upcoming events. From the newsletter: Just days after Fiji became the first country to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement, it was hit by tropical… Continue Reading Read the ARRCC newsletter now
Christmas Greetings from Catholic Earthcare Australia
Dear Friends, What an historic year! For Catholic Earthcare Australia, it has been a landmark year filled with inspiring stories and so many rewarding experiences. Like his predecessors, Pope Francis, through his Encyclical Laudato Si’, has called us to a new way of being in the world. He has asked all of us to… Continue Reading Christmas Greetings from Catholic Earthcare Australia
Humanity takes a huge step forward. Now the work begins! – A summary of the outcomes of the Paris Climate Summit
The agreement reached in Paris depends on political will, with countries setting their own climate action plans. So this is not a time to be complacent. If the decisions are to be implemented, the world will need to pick up the pace of change dramatically, and Australia will have to change quite markedly from the… Continue Reading Humanity takes a huge step forward. Now the work begins! – A summary of the outcomes of the Paris Climate Summit
Watch the public art projection that lit up St. Peter’s Basilica to inspire change around the climate crisis
Read the press release announcing the public art projection below: Public art projection featuring images of humanity and climate change to illuminate St. Peter’s Basilica on the opening of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on Dec. 8 VATICAN CITY, Dec. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ VATICAN CITY, Dec. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — On Dec. 8,… Continue Reading Watch the public art projection that lit up St. Peter’s Basilica to inspire change around the climate crisis
Prayer for the Earth – PRAY4COP21
O God of love, teach us to care for this world, our common home. Inspire government leaders as they gather in Paris to listen to and heed the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. Let them be united in heart and mind in responding courageously. May they seek the common good… Continue Reading Prayer for the Earth – PRAY4COP21
Highlights from the Global Climate March last weekend
During the last weekend in November, the Global Climate March took place in cities all over the world. Here are some of the highlights from the march (provided by the Global Catholic Climate Movement): This weekend’s Global Climate March was the largest climate mobilization in history. Over 785,000 of you participated in 2,300 events in 175 countries. … Continue Reading Highlights from the Global Climate March last weekend
Sign the Catholic Climate Petition Now
World leaders will meet in the U.N. Climate Summit at Paris (called COP21) in late November 2015, to sign a treaty to tackle climate change. After decades of failed negotiations, we need to increase the pressure on our governments for them to be more ambitious to solve the climate crisis. NOVEMBER 28: Catholic Climate… Continue Reading Sign the Catholic Climate Petition Now