Composting in NYC a Blessing for Environment, Says Brooklyn Parishioner
April 1, 2025By Katie Vasquez After finishing his breakfast, Thomas Hinchen doesn’t throw his scraps in the garbage. He puts them in a special […]
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Experts Say Going Meatless Outside of Lent Could Help the Environment
April 10, 2024by Katie Vasquez Fridays during Lent are a time for Catholics to give up meat, a recognition of Christ’s sacrifice for us […]
Mural of Pope Francis on Manhattan Bakery Highlights Hunger and Climate Change
December 20, 2021By Jessica Easthope God is everywhere – and if you’re inside Little Cupcake Bakeshop in lower Manhattan, so is Pope Francis. The […]
Pope Francis Addresses Climate Change Ahead of United Nations COP26
October 12, 2021By Jessica Easthope Every year, environmental factors take the lives of around 13 million people and at least 85 percent of the […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Launches Sustainability Initiative
June 10, 2021By Jessica Easthope On a rooftop in Brooklyn, faith and sustainability are meeting. Blocks of solar panels are a pilot for the […]
Dredging Starts on the Gowanus Canal, One of America’s Dirtiest Waterways
November 20, 2020By Emily Drooby The Gowanus Canal might look clear from the surface, but it has become known for its high levels of […]
Group Advocates for Women’s Ordination on the Sidelines of the Synod
October 23, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — As the Vatican’s meeting on the Amazon draws to a close this week, […]
Catholic School Students Band Together in Call for Climate Action
September 20, 2019By Emily Drooby Demands for action to prevent climate change rang through lower Manhattan on the afternoon of September 20. Held ahead […]
Matters of Life and Death: Pope to Bring His Message to Southern Africa
August 29, 2019By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are […]
Pope, Bishops Urge Action to Save Burning Amazon Rainforest
August 26, 2019VATICAN CITY (Catholic News Service) — Describing the Amazon rainforest as “vital for our planet,” Pope Francis joined the regions bishops in […]