By Felix Anthony Guwahati, Sept 16, 2022: The Catholic bishops in northeastern India have pledged to fight climate change in the region and care for God’s Creation. This was done at the annual regional pastoral conference held at Jubilee Memorial Hall of North East Diocesan Social Service Society in GuwahatiContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Sept 1, 2022: Countless times during the girls’ adolescence, usually around music preferences or sartorial choices, I got the sardonic question, “Dad, seriously?” Often these days one has that same reaction, listening to a number of national debates over topics that stir strong passions but weakContinue Reading
Glasgow, Oct 28, 2021: As the various faith Caminos and relays to Conference of Parties (COP) 26 converge on Glasgow this coming weekend they will be joined by official faith delegations. Prominent among them will be the Catholic lobby. Pope Francis may not be going but he is likely toContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Oct. 9, 2021: Well, that’s exactly what we are doing with how we run planet Earth. Did you see the recent photo of the G20 leaders? There were 36 men and 3 women lined up. A few murderers, maybe a genocide or two under their belts…andContinue Reading
The Catholic Church in the Philippines has reiterated its commitment to Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si, urging all to join the upcoming Season of Creation and sign a petition to world leaders to take action for a “healthy planet and healthy people”. “Code Red for humanity” Archbishop Romulo Valles ofContinue Reading
By M K George Rome: In Kerala, the state I grew up in, famously called ‘God’s own country,’ there used to be some regularities. Invariably on June 1, the day schools opened for a new academic year, it rained. As schoolchildren, we were delighted to get our new dress drenched.Continue Reading
Nearly 740,000 access deaths in India annually can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures related to climate change, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. An international team, led by researchers at Monash University in Australia, found that globally more than five million extraContinue Reading
Political and business leaders worldwide are failing to stop the planet turning into “an uninhabitable hell” for millions of people, the United Nations warned on Oct. 12. Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, a UN report said. TheContinue Reading
September 19. 2020: A lethal mix of conflict, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic is pushing millions of people around closer to starvation, the World Food Programme (WFP) chief has warned, urging wealthier nations and billionaires to help ensure their survival. David Beasley told the UN Security Council on SeptContinue Reading
United Nations, July 28, 2020: Archana Soreng, a climate activist from India, has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group. The group comprises young leaders who will provide perspectives and solutions to tackle the worsening climate crisis, as the global body mobilizes action as partContinue Reading