Tag: Environment

Catholics Taking the Pledge on Climate Change

Catholics are taking the pledge. The St. Francis Pledge, circulated around Catholic colleges and parishes by the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change, has working professionals, families, and college students all pledging to confront climate change. Catholic support for such action is considerable.  Figures from 2009 show that 55% of Catholics view climate change as a serious… Read More Catholics Taking the Pledge on Climate Change

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Catholics to Obama and Romney: Heed Pope Benedict’s Call, Address Climate Change

Did you notice anything missing from the national conventions these past two weeks? It seems that among all the major speeches a major tenant of Catholic social teaching was noticeably missing: being good stewards of God’s earth. In fact, the effects of global climate change have hardly been mentioned at all during this nearly year-and-a-half race for the… Read More Catholics to Obama and Romney: Heed Pope Benedict’s Call, Address Climate Change

Caitlin Conroy