KOTA KINABALU – An Eucharistic celebration was held at Sacred Heart Cathedral here on 31 August 2022 to launch the year 3 environmental campaign “Protect our earth, protect our children,” an initiative endorsed by the Episcopal Commission for Creation Justice…
Reflecting on Earth Day, Cardinal Michael Czerny explains why the Church and Pope Francis care so greatly about the Earth, and laments "menacing failures" which make action to protect the environment "urgent." Now more than ever, according to Cardinal Michael…
Pope Francis calls for urgency in joint efforts on the path towards protecting our planet, in two separate video messages for Earth Day 2021. Commemorating the 51st Earth Day on Thursday, Pope Francis sent two video messages reminding everyone of…
Marking World Water Day, Pope Francis sends a message calling for an urgent change of lifestyle so as not to waste or pollute water, and ensure that this basic human right is made accessible to all. Pope Francis called for…
LEICESTER, United Kingdom - Echoing Pope Francis’s claim that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is an “opportunity for conversion” on ecological issues, several bishops in England have said the “new normal” after the pandemic can’t be business as usual. “People are…
KOTA KINABALU – Despite still being under the Movement Control Order, it does not hinder the Archdiocesan Creation Justice Commission (CJC) to hold programs to celebrate the 50th Earth Day on Apr 22. As a response to both Pope Francis’…
The environmental movement includes many people who don’t subscribe to any particular faith, as well as many others who do. Caring for birds, beasts, and the natural world is a common thread running through all the world’s religions. For example,…
KOTA KINABALU – The Catholic Student Group in UMS stood in solidarity with nature as they carried out their first charity work for this year, that is, cleaning up Tanjung Lipat beach area on 8-10 Apr 2016. The programme was…