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Running with Purpose: Mary Queen Catholic Church Hosts 2nd Annual Creation Care Fun Run

On April 5, the Mary Queen Catholic Church Creation Care Ministry in Texas brought the parish community together for a joyful, faith-filled celebration of environmental stewardship with their 2nd Annual Creation Care Fun Run. Parishioners of all ages walked, ran, and laughed their way through an uplifting event focused on caring for God’s creation — […]

April 17, 2025
Parishes and Dioceses
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Walking with the Spirit in the World: Catholic Creation Care Conference Draws 150 in Charlotte Diocese

On Saturday, Feb. 8, a vibrant gathering of over 150 Catholics from more than 40 parishes across the Diocese of Charlotte came together in Belmont, North Carolina, for a day of reflection and action around faith and the environment. The Creation Care conference, titled “Walking with the Spirit in the World,” took place at the […]

March 4, 2025
Religious Orders
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Franciscan Sisters lead Franciscans for Earth Initiative

It’s no secret that Catholic religious communities and orders have led the way for years when it comes to caring for God’s creation, and the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Missouri are no exception.  Sister Cheryl Kemner, the Franciscans for Earth Coordinator with the religious order, explained that while the sisters […]

August 30, 2024
Educational Institutions
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Students Concerned About Climate Change Return to Saint Viator High School

For the second straight year, Saint Viator High School served as the host site for mobilizing teens around an issue they feel strongly about.

August 23, 2023
Parishes and Dioceses
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Guided Nature Walks in the Woods

Step onto the grounds of St. John Neumann in Reston, Virginia and you can’t help but be awed by the scenery.

August 23, 2023
Religious Orders
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Washington Retreat House in nation’s capital goes green for guests

For more than 90 years, the Washington Retreat House has offered citizens of the capital a respite from the city’s clanging political culture, a few quiet acres set aside for “refreshment for the soul and rest of the body,” in the words of its founder, Mother Lurana White.

August 23, 2023
Parishes and Dioceses
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Immaculate Conception Church in Durham busy with Laudato Si activities

Check out a short video from the recent launching of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform at the Immaculate Conception Church and its parochial school!

August 23, 2023
Educational Institutions
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Victory Nolls Sisters grant will help student “bee-lievers” at St. Joseph’s Academy

Once upon a time, Kaeley Einheuser would have been the last person to approach a beehive.

August 23, 2023
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Jesuit General invites All to Join the Laudato Si’ Action Platform

In this video, Fr. Arturo Sosa, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus “extends an earnest invitation to all to join the process of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform.

August 23, 2023
Parishes and Dioceses
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New D.C. solar farm is response to Pope Francis’s call to care for Earth

The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington is using one of its properties to generate clean energy.

August 23, 2023
Families and Individuals
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Families, here’s what you need to enroll in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform

So you’ve decided to enroll your family in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP/”the Platform.”)

August 23, 2023
Parishes and Dioceses
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“Plarning” at the National Catholic Youth Conference

Over 10,000 high school youth, priests, youth ministers, and chaperones descended on downtown Indianapolis, Indiana for the National Catholic Youth Conference 2021 (NCYC).

August 23, 2023