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Vatican Christmas to feature Indigenous Peruvian crèche
… the Andean condor," which is the national symbol of Peru. The crèche will sit under a spruce tree, which is expected to be about 90 feet tall. The tree will come from a sustainably managed forest in the Dolomite mountains of Italy's … Tyrol region. The round wooden ornaments also will come from Trentino, the Vatican said. The tree will be lighted and the Nativity scene will be unveiled the evening of Dec. 10, …
As Biden prepares to meet Pope Francis, a call to honor greatest commandment
… in the service of our church. Our 400 creation care teams throughout the nation are planting trees, faith and action. Our young adult mobilization program is leading faith-filled witnesses …
By protecting land, sisters leave a legacy and 'gift it to the planet'
… day earlier this year, Dominican Sr. Bette Ann Jaster walked that bluff, pointing out an old tree here, a quarter-acre garden there, and a labyrinth that visitors use for contemplation and …
To heal the Earth, we must begin by sowing seeds of life
… every being — it doesn't matter whether they're human beings or not — but every being, every tree, every animal, every microbe is part of an amazing Earth family. ... There are no …
Pope Francis joins world faith leaders in urgent climate appeal ahead of COP26
… pandemic sent video messages. At the conclusion, each poured soil into a potted olive tree to be planted in the Vatican gardens. They met again in the afternoon to discuss how faith …
At Home in Creation: Sustaining our happy places through radical delight
… ones or colleagues. Example: Ask people about their first memory in nature, their favorite tree or pet, or where their "happy place" is physically located. Practice an "act of …
At Home in Creation: Some small green thing
… devastating towns and ending lives of countless animals who make their homes among the trees. Our fire season is not over, and unknown loss looms in the months ahead. In August, as … out the fire at last. In December I returned to witness the devastation close up. Charred trees stretched to the horizon. What once was forest was a blackened necropolis bitter with the … forest might begin to recover from such devastation. Eight summers later, blackened pillars of trees are still present, but they stand above a brushy tangle of green. Ferns and tough-leaved …
Heavenly hosts
… Jesus stuns a skeptical Nathaniel by revealing that he has seen him at prayer under a fig tree meditating on Jacob’s dream of angels ascending and descending on a ladder between heaven …
EarthBeat Weekly: The US budget bill will have consequences for the global climate, too
… the Midwest, the Catholic head of Iowa Business for Clean Energy — who describes himself as a "tree-hugging Republican" — told NCR environmental correspondent Brian Roewe that faith can …
Catholics decry fires in Brazil and their underlying causes
… can occur naturally, especially in the Cerrado, but most fires are set after people cut down trees to clear land for agriculture or ranching. "Those fires are the product of criminal …
John August Swanson lived his faith, worked for a better world through art
… Every detail of his work reveals the inbreaking of the beauty and justice of God's kingdom. A tree, the sun, a ladder; these are not mere objects. They are imbued with life through layers …