Regional Advocacy
Form
News from regions
Taking a moral stand on EACOP: South African Archbishop issues a statement on the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline
By Prince PapaProgram Coordinator, AfricaGlobal Catholic Climate Movement Just a day after a critical mass of over 260 civil society organizations signed a letter to various financial institutions, including the Standard Bank of South Africa, asking them not to...
‘Real commitments for real change’: Faith Long-Term Plans signal institutions’ commitment to the environment
Ahead of COP26, faith institutions are leading the way and showing the world that now is the time to commit to meaningful, long-term action for our common home. Nearly 70 faith institutions representing hundreds of millions of faithful worldwide have joined the new...
Three Goya paintings that help explain the climate crisis and the way forward
Monsignor Fernando Chica Arellano, Vatican City’s permanent observer to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, analyzed three of Goya’s paintings – Perro semihundido, or The Drowning Dog,; El coloso, or The Colossus, and Duelo a garrotazos, or Duel with Cudgels – through the see, judge, act structure of Catholic Social Teaching.
Bishop Ferreira of Brazil: How to work towards social equality
Neoliberal capitalism imposes many wounds on our world. It causes the fabric of our global culture to suffer so many tears that it no longer accepts patches.
Remembering Global Catholic Climate Movement’s beginnings with Amy Echeverria
Global Catholic Climate Movement turned six earlier this month. And Amy Woolam Echeverria has been with this movement since the start.
Pope Francis’ 1 New Year’s resolution for the world
It’s tempting to start the new year with lists and lists of what we want to accomplish. We see a fresh calendar and with it, endless possibilities.
Christian leaders launch 2021 Season of Creation and mark Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The world’s 2.3 billion Christians are called to “dwell in our common home,” to truly love and appreciate that sense of place that we should feel in creation, high-level Christian leaders from around the world said on Thursday during a webinar that launched the 2021 Season of Creation.
Przywódcy chrześcijańscy otwierają Czas dla Stworzenia 2021 i obchodzą wspólnie Tydzień Modlitw o Jedność Chrześcijan
2,3 miliarda chrześcijan na świecie jest wezwanych do „wspólnego zamieszkiwania w naszym wspólnym domu”, aby naprawdę kochać i doceniać to poczucie miejsca, które powinniśmy czuć w stworzeniu – powiedzieli w czwartek przywódcy chrześcijańscy wysokiego szczebla z całego świata podczas seminarium internetowego, które rozpoczęło przygotowania do Czasu dla Stworzenia 2021.
A Home for All? Launching the 2021 Season of Creation
With an eye on the 2021 Season of Creation, Christians worldwide will unite on Thursday 21 January to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Thousands of Catholics ‘Stand With Pope Francis’
But Catholics also learned how millions of people are taking action now. Hundreds of faith-based institutions have committed to divest from fossil fuels, sending a clear signal to the world that fossil fuels should be left in the ground.