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If we can see Christ in others and have compassion for their suffering, we can change how our nation and government functions.

Communities of women religious have established relationships with Native tribes whose ancestral lands the sisters currently own, and consider what land justice could look like under their care.

The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Bangladesh, and the local Catholic Church are making a difference by addressing the persistent challenge of access to safe drinking water.

In the challenging environment of Isiolo, Kenya, the Institute of the Holy Trinity Sisters are pursuing Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in their venture toward self-sustainability and restoring the Earth.

Negotiations in South Korea were expected to deliver a treaty on plastics two years in the making, but the U.N. meeting adjourned early Dec. 2 with delegates for some 170 nations still deadlocked on key issues.

A national body of Catholic religious working for justice and peace in India has vowed to protect mother earth from "merciless invasions" that create ecological imbalances and climate change. 

"Desde 2022 hemos suministrado 15 bombas manuales y dos pozos. Nuestro trabajo garantiza que la población tenga acceso a agua limpia y segura más cerca de sus casas de lo que estaría un arroyo", explica la Hna. Mónica Ichife, quien añade que el proyecto hídrico de las Hermanas de la Caridad no solo disminuye las "probabilidades de contraer enfermedades" por contaminación del agua, sino que también posibilita la agricultura de regadío —especialmente útil durante las sequías— a los habitantes de las aldeas de Malawi. 

Nearly 200 countries adopted a new financing target to assist developing countries respond to climate change at the United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.