Tag: Laudato si
Philippine diocese concludes ‘Season of Creation’ with protest against fossil fuels
The Diocese of Lucena led thousands of students and faith-based groups in a protest against the planned Atimonan One Energy (A1E) coal plant
Marble bishop leads legal challenge against Tampakan mining project
“The Tampakan mine threatens to devastate the local ecosystem, poses health risks to our people, and could lead to the potential displacement"
Catholic shareholders urge San Miguel Corporation to divest from fossil fuels...
"We are saddened that the resources we have entrusted to the company are being used to fuel such destruction"
Groups urge strong measures in global plastics treaty negotiations
Since the treaty process began in 2022, these groups have pushed for measures that include targets on reducing plastic production
SPOTLIGHT: Water over Troubled Forests
With climate change threatening their lands, the Indigenous Pulangiyen people are rebuilding Bendum's forests and restoring life-giving water to their ancestral home.
Marbel diocese declares state of climate emergency
Bishop Cerilo Casicas issued the declaration on Sept. 15, and pledged to take steps against “acute ecological problems”
Jesus and the Cosmos
If Jesus came to "save the world", it also means he came to save the whole creation and not just our "human souls".
Coming Home: The heart of Laudato Si’
These poor victims are those who cry from ecological disaster themselves... It is they who tell us where home truly is
CBCP elevates ecology ‘desk’ to ‘ministry’
“We will elevate our ecology desk in all ecclesiastical jurisdictions into Integral Ecology Ministry,” said Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
Philippine Catholic Church intensifies environmental protection campaign
Out of 85 dioceses across the country, 68 have existing ecology desks as of 2023, but only 29 are functioning with a clear ecology program