Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) Communities in Africa are challenged by stressors as diverse as climatic variability, biodiversity loss, a lack of finance,
Category: Reflections
Listening to Indigenous Peoples, seeking new ways of being Church
Listening to Indigenous Peoples and Talking as Church from Where We Are is a reflection on the responses of 23 synod synthesis reports of bishops’ conferences
Faiths at COP15 for an ambitious Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Faith-based organizations are engaging in the negotiations at the UN Biodiversity Conference on the current draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), understanding that
Indigenous youth reflect on climate action, far from the halls of COP27
Local actions and indigenous youth voices are critical in the global advocacy for system change. What is local climate action? Indigenous youth of the Apu
Financing climate ambition: A discussion on the US$ 100B climate finance commitment
Albrecht Arthur Arevalo This discussion paper developed after COP26 focuses on two key questions: Have commitments been met and are finances being used in accordance
CAFOD: Prayers for COP27 and intercessions for the climate and our common home
Ecojesuit shares this Prayer for the COP27 Climate Summit and intercessions for the climate and our common home for 6 and 13 November during COP27. These prayers
Wrapping up the EoF 2022 Global Event: Key takeaways for the youth
This is a brief wrap-up of the 2022 Global Event of The Economy of Francesco, The Encounter: The harvest, the ideas, the pact, where several
Inside the Agriculture and Justice Village of the Economy of Francesco
Criselle Mejillano In the Economy of Francesco, the 12 Villages that represent the different working groups on key social and economic topics are also ways
Encounter, bridges, harvest: Day 1 of The Economy of Francesco
The 2022 Economy of Francesco Global Event kicks off – the harvest after two years. Criselle Mejillano More than a thousand young people from different
Hear the anguished plea of creation and respond with deeds: Pope Francis, 2022 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
(Photo by P Walpole) Pope Francis’ message for the 2022 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (released in July 2022), celebrated since