Greed, thirst for profit threatens humanity, Vatican official says
Why are you here? Theologian Mary Jo Leddy looks to Canada's newcomers and the land itself for answers
For Mary Jo Leddy the question on the cover of her new book leads immediately to other questions. Why Are You Here? is Leddy’s way of asking Canadians, “Who are we? And who do we want to be?”
Halfway through three-year plan, Green Churches Network aims to expand its national footprint
It surprises Gregory Lynch when he fields calls at the Green Churches Network from churches looking for ways to lessen their carbon footprint.
Climate change caught in political battle over carbon tax
OTTAWA – Climate politics are shaping up as a federal election issue in a partisan scenario cautioned against by Pope Francis in Laudato Si’, his 2015 encyclical on the environment.
Indonesian archbishop urges Catholics to ditch plastic bags
Catholic groups raise concerns that UN climate rulebook lacks ambition
We stand before the 'challenge of civilization', Cardinal Parolin says at U.N. Climate Change Conference
Bishops sign document calling for action against climate change
Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Experiencing life and toxicity during the Season of Creation
As celebrations for the Season of Creation unfolded over the past month, I was struck by two vastly different experiences: one life-giving, the other literally toxic.
Anthropocene at AGO: Exploring the stark reality of man’s footprint on the planet — scars and all
Looking at the cathedral-scale art by one of the world’s foremost photographers, theologian Dennis Patrick O’Hara said, “Yes, it’s awesome and it’s awful.”
Montreal Sisters divest from fossil fuel industry
Another Canadian Catholic institution has joined in the movement to sell off all carbon-based energy stocks and forbid portfolio managers from buying any more.
Editorial: Our duty to water
Canadians take water for granted. We have more ocean shoreline than any nation on Earth and our freshwater lakes and rivers cover almost 12 per cent of Canada’s landmass.