Editor's note: EarthBeat is publishing a series of essays on the goals of the Laudato Si' Action Platform from speakers at the 2023 "Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church" conference, held ...

To the mark the 51st anniversary of Earth Day and the end of the year-long fifth anniversary celebration of Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on climate change and environmental ethics, Laudato Si', ...

Two leading Catholic universities in South Korea have prepared eco-friendly nativity scenes from recycled materials, taking cues from Pope Francis’ famed environmental encyclical Laudato Si'. The ...

A Catholic group in Suwon Diocese in South Korea has undertaken a series of resolutions to promote eco-friendly projects, renewable energy and carbon neutrality in parishes, religious communities and ...

In a barren West Texas desert, eight young climate activists, fed up with government inaction and armed with homemade bombs, conspire to sabotage a large oil pipeline they believe is killing our ...

In the mid-1990s, Quebec was shaken by tragic events centered around the Order of the Solar Temple, a group that blended New Age spirituality and survivalism. The group’s leaders promised a spiritual ...

It‘s been nearly 30 years since Sr. Thea Bowman famous- ly declared to a gathering of the U.S. Catholic bishops that her “Black self,” with all the Black songs, dances, and traditions she’d imbibed ...