Brian Roewe

Clothing items typical of school uniforms in Catholic schools could be sources of high levels of toxic "forever chemicals" and pose potentially serious health risks for the millions of students, according to a new study.

The judge's decision on a proposed plastics factory "sends a message to polluters like Formosa that communities of color have a right to clean air, and we must not be sacrifice zones," says Sharon Lavigne of Rise St. James.

A faith contingent urged the Environmental Protection Agency to issue before 2023 a draft rule for vehicle model years 2027 and beyond to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce tailpipes' greenhouse gas emissions.

The Season of Creation invites people "not only to listen to the suffering, but also to listen to the invitation to work together and build something beautiful together," said Wesley Cocozello of The Columbans.

San Diego's Robert McElroy, who will be elevated to cardinal on Saturday, has been among the most outspoken among U.S. bishops in addressing climate change and environmental justice, and transforming words into actions.

Many faith groups cheered the Inflation Reduction Act's signing. They also vowed to take on its shortfalls, like investments in fossil fuel production that have long exposed communities of color to more pollution.

According to a report by Catholic Climate Covenant, many lay Catholics who have embraced and worked to live out church teachings to safeguard God's creation feel little to no support from clergy, bishops and dioceses, and in some cases opposition.

With less than 100 days until the midterms, a national network of state-based environmental faith groups is gearing up for a final push to register their communities to vote and then cast ballots with caring for creation front-of-mind.

Faith groups reacted to the historic, and for many unexpected, milestone of a potential breakthrough on climate legislation with a mixture of joy, shock and cautious optimism after years of prayer and advocacy.

As heatwaves blister the globe, Pope Francis has called for bolder actions from nations at two upcoming major international environment summits, and for all people to "repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems."

As bishops in East Africa meet to discuss ways to implement Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on ecology, Catholic youth in the region offered up their own suggestions on how the church can boost environmental action.

In a letter to the head of last fall's Glasgow climate change summit, representatives of more than 30 Scottish faith communities urged him to ensure countries honor the commitments they made in Scotland.

Catholic groups in Europe denounced a move by European Union lawmakers to designate gas and nuclear energy as "green" options for sustainable investing as part of the 27-nation bloc's efforts to combat climate change.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to curtail the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants was met with disappointment by Catholic and other faith groups, calling it "a moral travesty."

Recent events brought together Catholic organizations and leaders in an effort to shine a light on the dangers facing oceans and biodiversity around the globe and to outline church positions in defense of both.

CTSA committed to divesting from fossil fuels, saying the move follows the Vatican's lead and hopes to inspire its members to urge similar actions at their institutions in light of the "global environmental disaster."

A Georgetown University study finds that enforcement of EPA air quality standards implemented in 2005 contributed to a 3% reduction in fine particulate matter concentrations nationwide within its first five years.

USCCB letter to Congress members says the U.S. "has a distinct responsibility to address climate change" as the world's leading historical source of greenhouse gas emissions and a leader in both emissions and energy use.

Ahead of Stockholm+50, religious leaders have called for humanity to reverse course from economic practices that abuse nature and heat the planet to dangerous levels, saying the faith voice has a pivotal role to play.

Two Vatican-sponsored events — part of this year's Laudato Si' Week celebrations of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on care for creation — discuss how ecological economics are fundamental to saving the world.