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ACU study finds ‘what’s good for the planet is good for our brain’
Lack of green space and air pollution in neighbourhoods play a pivotal role in shaping cognitive health – the ability to think, learn and remember clearly over time – and can contribute to developing conditions like dementia, new Australian Catholic University research has found.
Battery, solar schemes coming to zap household bills by up to $1000
Both major parties are quietly drafting schemes to partly subsidise households to install batteries and rooftop solar panels ahead of the next federal election, which experts say could save billpayers up to $1000 a year. Source: The Age.
Season of Creation ‘a time to see with new eyes and listen with new ears’
More than 145 representatives from dioceses, parishes and schools across Australia participated in a three-day “Season of Creation Convocation”, which ended on Saturday. Source: Catholic Earthcare.
Bolivia’s bishops call for urgent action on ‘ecological disaster’
Bolivia’s bishops have urged the country’s authorities to act quickly in staving off irreparable harm to people and the environment as raging wildfires continue to devastate millions of acres. Source: OSV News.
Taking the Season of Creation to heart
In his prayer for September, Pope Francis returns to one of his central preoccupations: the threat to our environment and to the people affected by that threat, writes Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Children visiting Vatican Gardens learn to appreciate nature
Vatican Museums has introduced a new family-friendly excursion through the papal gardens, an experience designed to teach children how to “contemplate and appreciate nature”. Source: CNA.
Religious groups have role to play in climate action
Respecting the God-given dignity of the human person and the integrity of God’s creation “are inseparable,” Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said in his message for the September 1 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Source: OSV News.
Pope: The planet is sick but are we listening to this pain?
Rising global temperatures are a sign not just of climate change but a signal the planet is sick, Pope Francis said in a new video announcing his prayer intention for the month of September. Source: NCR Online.
Amazon church tells Pope of concern over murder of eco-activists
Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto SJ says the leading concerns for the Amazon region include not only issues like deforestation and illegal mining, but also the harassment and murder of environmental activists. Source: Crux.