In an interview with Crux, millennial Catholic Allen Ottaro, the founder and executive director of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA), says: Africa is on the frontlines of environmental degradation, as it faces numerous environmental threats such as biodiversity loss, pollution, climate change, deforestation, water scarcity among others, all of which… Read More Africa is on the Frontlines of Environmental Degradation and the Climate Crisis

Preaching for the eighteenth Sunday in ordinary time, Millennial writer Meghan Clark offers a reflection on wealth, discipleship, the option for the poor, and the universal destination of goods:

via CNS: After current supplies run out, Vatican City State will no longer be selling any single-use plastic items on its tiny territory. While the European Union pledged in May to ban single-use plastic starting in 2021, the Vatican had already begun limiting its use and soon “it will no longer be sold,” said Rafael… Read More Vatican City Will End Sale of Single-Use Plastics

via Vatican News: “Fifty years ago, yesterday”, Pope Francis said on Sunday, “Man set foot on the moon, achieving an extraordinary dream.” Addressing the crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer, the Pope expressed his hope that the memory of “that great step for humanity” might spark the desire to reach even… Read More Pope: Let Memory of the Moon Landing Inspire Efforts to Build a More Just World