care for creation

During his pontificate, Pope Francis has rejected the notion of the church as a political organization, emphasizing themes such as caring for marginalized people and creation.

“The Letter: A Message for our Earth” will be broadcast on PBS on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

With scientists warning that the loss of nature is accelerating at dangerous speeds, Catholic activists are urging nations at the U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Montreal to act to protect life on earth at all levels.

In the spirit of Pope Francis’ call to care for creation, Holyrood Cemetery is using goat power, not gas power, to clear four acres of undeveloped, blackberry-infested land.

“It’s a perfect use of our property and helps in the conservation of bees. And you get something wonderful in return.”

Among the many environmental issues Pope Francis is concerned about, the one that “has shocked me the most,” he once said, is the way resources are increasingly being consumed faster than they can be regenerated.

Upstream is dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the ways Minnesotans from all backgrounds care for the places where they live while inspiring new actions to be even better stewards of the state.

With the start of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session on Jan. 31, among the top policy priorities for the Minnesota Catholic Conference will be stopping efforts to legalize sports betting in the state, increasing supports for nonpublic school students and ensuring the budget surplus is used to benefit one of the state’s most important resources: families.