The Global Catholic Climate Movement is among faith-based organizations nationwide that have welcomed dialogue with the Biden administration on environmental concerns.
Faith-based groups welcome wider dialogue on climate with government
Vatican calls for action to assist people displaced by climate change
Many climate scientists have associated an increased number of natural disasters and their severity with climate change.
Religious, labor leaders optimistic after meeting with treasury secretary
A meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is buoying the outlook of religious leaders that a balanced global economic response to the coronavirus pandemic will ease the challenges facing developing countries struggling through a deep recession.
Catholic leaders welcome Biden plan to rejoin Paris climate agreement
Catholic leaders welcomed President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day announcement that the United States would rejoin the Paris climate change agreement.
Extreme heat, wildfires, storms marked advance of climate change in 2020
Extreme global temperatures, wildfires and hurricanes continued to plague the planet during 2020, prompting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appeal to the world to end its “war on nature.”
Pope says Vatican City will aim for net-zero carbon emissions
Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050, and he urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture of care for others and the planet.
A final spar outlines differences between Trump, Biden before election
The final debate in the 2020 presidential race ended with topics important to the church in the U.S. and around the world: immigration and families, climate change, racism and health care.
Pope, Red Cross president discuss pandemic, war relief efforts
The pope expressed his support for the International Red Cross and what they are doing in light of war, violence, climate change and unemployment and poverty.