Ecology

Cardinal Michael Czerny participates in the CEAMA Assembly, and brings his closeness and messages of respect and love for those on the outskirts of the Brazilian city of Manaus in the heart of the Amazon.

From Friday, 1 September to Wednesday, 4 October, on the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Season of Creation 2023 will be celebrated. The advisory committee for this event has published the Catholic Liturgical Guide for the celebration.

On 31 July 2023, at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon, the fourth International Conference on the Care of Creation took place.

In Laudato sí,Pope Francis addresses all members of the Church, including believers of all faiths and people of goodwill, urging them to care for creation and reconcile their relationship with God, creation, and one another.

As of June 30, 2023, Seattle University (SU) has withdrawn all investments in fossil fuel companies from its endowment portfolio.

Ecojesuit, the Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN) on Ecology, is organizing its 2023 meeting in Asia Pacific from 7 to 11 August at Balay Laudato Si’

‘Ecology is not one ministry among many others, but rather the mission of the Society. It needs to pervade, permeate and propel every apostolate of ours’, emphasised Fr. Stanislaus D’Souza, the President of the South Asia Conference, while addressing the Ecojesuit online meeting on 10th July, attended by 21 Province Ecojesuit network representatives.

The most recent report from the IPCC was the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), published in March 2023. The report summarises the latest knowledge and recommends steps on mitigating and adapting to climate change, as well as brings together the best scientific research from the past four years.

From June 13-15, 2023, the inaugural Ignatian Eco Educator Summit welcomed 22 educators from 15 Jesuit and other Catholic schools to Bellwether Farm outside of Cleveland, Ohio.

The "Alliance of Ecclesial Networks for Integral Ecology", a network of networks from different biomes and regions of the world, held its meeting of discernment and reflection on its identity, vocation and mission, with the accompaniment of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at the Palazzo San Calisto, Vatican, from July 2 to 4.