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Pope Francis’ Call to Catholics: Protect Creation

kolyab — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:42:31 +0000

Pope Francis has continued to emphasize the importance of creation care in many of his public statements. During his homily on March 19 he said: Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect creation! To highlight the on-going emphasis that Pope Francis has placed on creation care, the Coalition has published a new webpage to document the pontiff’s various statements on creation.

Bishop of Carteret Islands Visits US

kolyab — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:54:26 +0000

Bishop Bernard Unabali of the diocese highlighted in the film, Sun Come Up, was hosted by the Coalition for a U.S. tour to share with nine different audiences how climate change is impacting the Pacific Island region and about his pastoral plans to help relocate the Carteret Islanders to the main island of Bougainville, his diocese. The visit was all the more significant coming on the heels of Hurricane Sandy. Several good stories and blog entries reported on his visit: Archdiocese of New York blog, Catholic New Service , America Magazine, National Catholic Reporter , and Our Sunday Visitor.

January 4, 2012

kolyab — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:47:10 +0000

Catholic Groups Applaud New Rule on Power Plant Emissions

Catholic Groups Applaud Final Mercury Rule

kolyab — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:29:49 +0000

Just before Christmas, members of the Coalition, including the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) and Franciscan Action Network (FAN), joined the National Association of Evangelicals and the Evangelical Environmental Network in applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on reducing mercury and other toxic emissions from coal and oil burning power plants. They highlighted its importance in pro-life terms. Health experts say it will dramatically reduce toxic exposure to pre-born children and prevent up to 11,000 premature deaths, 4,700 heart attacks, and 130,000 childhood asthma attacks each year. A statement in support of the new rule came from Bishop Blaire (of Stockton and chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development) .

New Toolkit for Colleges on Sustainability & Catholic Mission

kolyab — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:46:40 +0000

(Sept. 6, 2011) As Catholic colleges and universities across the country begin a new school year, eight national Catholic organizations are publishing and promoting an exciting new resource, Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education: A Toolkit for Mission Integration. This new resource will help schools strengthen ongoing commitments to Catholic mission, to “cultivate and care for” (Genesis 2:15) God’s good gift of Creation, to link these efforts to impacts on poor people at home and abroad and to develop sustainable campus communities. Read more about it and all the co-sponsors in the Press Release here. Download the Toolkit here.