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Ecology
Francis urges dramatic action to combat climate change
Warning that “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point”, Pope Francis yesterday released a new document urging dramatic action to combat climate change. Source: Crux.
Sandhurst Diocese launches Season of Creation
A congregation of 200 parishioners, students, teachers and a flock of galahs attended Sandhurst Diocese’s launch of the Season of Creation in the Whipstick Forest, Bendigo.
Church leaders demand ‘ecological justice’
As the annual Season of Creation began on September 1, Church leaders around the world called for ecological justice. Source: The Tablet.
Second Laudato Si’ document be released in October
Pope Francis will release a follow-up document to his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ on ecology and the environment on October 4, the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. Source: NCR Online.
Pope updating Laudato Si’ to cover current issues
Pope Francis is writing a second part to his 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato Si’, he announced during an audience with European lawyers yesterday. Source: CNA.
Online launch to celebrate Season of Creation launch
Catholic communities nationwide are invited to join the online launch of the Season of Creation, the annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for “our common home”. Source: Caritas Australia.
Delegation on TRACC to transform rural lives in Timor-Leste
Caritas Australia welcomed a delegation of Church and government representatives from Timor-Leste to Sydney yesterday.
Australian agronomist turns African deserts into forests
Taking inspiration from Laudato Si’ and in the lead-up to National Tree Day on July 30, Catholic Earthcare Australia is holding an online screening of the documentary The Forest Maker on Thursday.
Pope Francis on care for creation: ‘God wants justice to reign’
Pope Francis has emphasised the importance of the virtue of justice in a message for this year’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Source: CNA.