Story Type: Sister Story
A Cry for the Earth: Panama and the Pastoral Letter on integral ecology
Panama has achieved a historic milestone in its fight against mining, thanks to the unrelenting will of Panamanian people who, every day for a month, took to the streets to protest against a controversial contract signed with First Quantum Minerals a Canadian mining company. This contract would have meant another 20 or even 40 years of exploitation of metals such as copper and gold in the Mesoamerican region, the most biodiverse area of the country.
Irish Shamrock: a symbol of Ireland
Sisters fight for ‘bottom drawer’ issues for 50 years at NETWORK
Remembering my friend Sister Thea Bowman
Saint Brigid of Kildare
Bearing witness to tragedy, standing ready to act
Listening to call to action of the Laudate Deum
Eight years after the Laudato Si, Pope Francis released the Laudate Deum exhortation, which also is directed toward every person of goodwill as it describes the problems, analyzes their causes and demands immediate action to address the climate crisis. Francis wants to bring the encyclical up to date, creating a sense of urgency about this dramatic global social problem, which is caused by structural sin.