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Catholic priests and nuns joined hundreds of activists demanding to stop a geothermal project on the predominantly Catholic Flores island in Indonesia, saying the project violates villagers' land rights and damages the environment.

Discipline and deliciousness aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, said certified executive chef Jim Churches, president of the American Culinary Federation's Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association and a member of St. Patrick Parish in Brighton, Michigan.

NCR executive editor James V. Grimaldi came up with a Guinness lentil stew made with the famous Irish stout. He thinks that seems right for the weekend. And if you're in the D.C. area, he has a March 15 party invite for you.

 It makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth from climate change, ecological destruction and international conflicts than it does going to Mars.

Missionary Sister of the Queen of Apostles Ajita Mathew Vettikuzhakunnela started a farming company in September 2023, owned and governed by rural women in northern India. 

A new architecture course at Catholic University of America combines energy ethics and technical skills for hands-on sustainability projects that can aid U.S. dioceses in improving energy use and reducing emissions.

Hermanas católicas se unieron en El Salvador a la campaña de la Iglesia "Sí a la vida, no a la minería", una petición de restauración de la ley de 2017 —derogada en 2024— que prohibía la minería metálica. Las religiosas, los obispos y grupos católicos de laicos han protestado por el riesgo contaminante que supone la extracción minera para las fuentes de agua y el peligro para la salud de las poblaciones pobres. 

Sisters are participating in the church's campaign: "Yes to life, no to mining," calling for the restoration of a law against metal mining in El Salvador.