Ecology ministry in parishes
While PCP II explicitly defines the setting up of an ecology desk in social action centers, there have been proposals to make it a “ministry”
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2021
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LSAP Organizations and Groups
Aug
2021
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What is LCOY or the Local Conference of Youth?
We are no longer the future leaders. We are already the leaders of today and the champions of tomorrow and of the generations to come.
Aug
2021
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Inequality puts Indigenous People in extreme proneness to climate crisis
A global network of Indigenous Peoples rights advocates blamed the prevailing global economic and political system that aggravates the vulnerability of the Indigenous People to the impacts of the climate crisis.
Aug
2021
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Catholic diocese rolls out petition against lifting of open-pit mining ban
The Diocese of Marbel urged the local government of South Cotabato to uphold its Provincial Environment Code that prohibits open-pit mining and stand firm in its duty to protect the people and the environment.
Aug
2021
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Laudato Si is ‘mercy and compassion’
Immersing ourselves with nature and engaging ourselves with the Indigenous people, made me more see the interconnectedness we have with God’s creation and our shared responsibility to preserve it.
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