Tag: Environment
Philippine bishops release schedule of activities for Laudato Si’ Week 2021
With the theme “Celebrating Change,” the celebration will be held in the context of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines
Catholic faithful urged to join observance of Laudato Si’ Week
Laudato Si' Week coincides with the sixth anniversary on May 24 when Pope Francis finished writing the encyclical
Philippine green activists, civil society urge ADB to end support for...
ADB has allegedly “opted to help build now thriving carbon-intensive energy systems" that cause global temperature rise
Interconnectedness
One of the most hopeful signs in the Philippines in the midst of this pandemic has been the multiplication of community pantries
Philippine faith-based groups call on gov’t to return moratorium on mining
“The short-term benefit is not commensurate with the long-term destruction and loss on our ecosystem and in the future of our country”
In Earth Day message, pope warns that planet is ‘at the...
“Now is the time to act. We are at the brink,” said Pope Francis, who has backed scientific consensus that global warming is partly man-made
Bishop in Mindanao rallies faithful to defend environment against mining
“The future of humanity depends on how we take good care of the whole creation,” said Bishop Raul Dael of Tandag
Vatican official calls for common efforts to care for biodiversity
The cardinal stressed the importance of ecological conversion and a common commitment to care for “Our Common Home”
On Earth Day, Philippine gov’t urged to prioritize protection vs climate...
The groups urged the Commission on Human Rights to expedite the release of a resolution on the “climate change and human rights inquiry”
Restore our Earth so we can live
We can and must change to good clean ways of living so as to undo the damage caused by the past generations and the present one
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