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A man wraps his shirt over his face as he tries to extinguish a fire, near the seaside resort of Lindos, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on July 24, 2023. Among other regions, Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency said on March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Michal J. Kramarek
Almost four out of five U.S. Catholics said they “have a moral responsibility” to combat climate change. But there are strong differences between Democrats and Republicans on environmental issues.
In downtown Boa Vista, an enormous statue of a garimpeiro panning for gold dominates the square facing the state legislature.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael SwanYone Simidzu
Over the four-year administration of President Jair Bolsonaro, between 2019 and 2023, 570 Yanomami children perished as 20,000 wildcat miners, known in Brazil as garimpeiros, tore up the forest in what should have been protected Yanomami territory, seeking gold, tin and minerals used in contemporary hi-tech products.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
After the publication of "Laudato Si'," rumors circulated that Pope Francis had personally asked Leonardo Boff for his input on the writing of the encyclical. It marked an ironic turn in the theologian's long career.
A child touches a figurine of the baby Jesus as Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24, 2022. (CNS photo/Cristian Gennari, pool)
FaithDispatches
Michael O’Brien
From unwrapping unwanted presents to burning fossil fuel to power millions of Christmas lights, the commemoration of the humble birth of Jesus comes at a significant expense to the environment.
FaithFeatures
Colleen Jurkiewicz
The C.E.C. demonstrates a profound, organic Catholicism that places people within "the wholeness of creation" and asks them "to look and feel and touch and know it."
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
In his new document, 'Laudate Deum,' Pope Francis gives us more hope about humanity’s right relationship with other animals, even if it lacks specifics.