Brian Roewe

Catholic and faith representatives will join global leaders and national delegates Nov. 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, host to the United Nations climate change conference, COP29. 

During an event at the University of Arizona March 18 Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger and other Catholics noted the local impact of new federal air quality standards.

More than 31% of Citigroup shareholders supported a resolution brought by Catholic congregations that called for a review of the bank's financing policies around climate change and Indigenous rights. The vote took place April 25.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace are taking on Citigroup in a shareholder resolution after the global bank provided billions of dollars to a major oil company with a lengthy track record of spills.

As part of Catholic Sisters Week 2023, the congregation has been sharing examples of their ecological sustainability practices on social media as well as eco-centered prayers and suggestions for ways everyone can live in greater harmony with the rest of creation.

Catholic groups welcomed the historic deal reached at the United Nations climate summit to establish a "loss and damage" fund for vulnerable countries, even while negotiations fell short in other areas, they said.

A year after it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA basketball tournament is back. And Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, one of the sport's most beloved fans, will be back, too.

Vatican City - Tom Stang crossed paths with GSR in St. Peter's Square after the closing Mass for the synod for the Amazon — the part of the world his sister held dear and for which she gave her life.

For roughly eight and a half years, Sr. Juana Yakelin Vásquez Díaz has lived in the Amazon rainforest of northeastern Brazil. A human rights defender, she is well aware of the challenges facing the region's species and people, many of whom are farmers and live near the river.