Tag: Environment
Protecting the planet
If we want to continue to admire the forests, the dolphins, the birds and creatures of the planet, we have to preserve and protect
Bishops welcome House panel decision to stop dam project in ancestral...
The bishops’ social action secretariat said the Church is “not against development as long as it does not sacrifice the common good”
Face masks add to sea pollution at popular Philippines dive site
Regular visitors and locals have reported a rise in the number of face masks and PPE shields being collected from the seabed
Faith-based, green groups warn against Philippines’ plan to use more fossil...
Philippine Congress has recently opened discussions on proposals to resume drilling activities to find more sources of fossil gas
Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship
Flaming containers filled with chemicals tumbled into the sea from the ship's deck
Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters
The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km stretch of the island's coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing boats
The oceans under serious threat
It is greed that causes the overfishing, pollution, the plastic and chemicals poured into our oceans that are destroying our planet
Watch: A journey of integral ecology at every level of society
Laudato si' Philippines aims to create "a grassroots popular movement for the care of our common home”
Pope Francis decries ‘predatory attitude’ to planet, calls for ‘new ecological...
Pope Francis called for an end to the attitude that “makes us feel that we are masters of the planet and its resources”
Cardinal Tagle urges faithful to continue caring for ‘common home’
The cardinal said “every baptized person has received a gift from the Holy Spirit that must be developed by participating in the mission”