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COP27: insufficient steps in the fight against the climate crisis

Victoria Reynal — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:48:57 +0000

Just a few weeks ago, on November 20th, COP27 came to an end in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt. It was the 27th annual global summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Given the threatening and worsening state of our planet’s climate, this COP was extremely important and expectations were high. Reflecting […]

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ELSiA’s webinar: COP27 and Catholics’ role in climate action

Victoria Reynal — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:56:11 +0000

Two experienced, inspiring and knowledgeable speakers. A brilliant moderator. All three of them attended COP27 in Egypt. An urgent and threatening topic, an engaged and concerned audience: this was the context for ELSiA’s latest webinar titled “COP27 & Catholics’ role in climate action”, which took place on Tuesday November 15. During the one-hour long webinar, […]

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COP27: a time to decisively confront the climate crisis

Victoria Reynal — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:20:28 +0000

One month from now, and in the midst of a worsening and increasingly dangerous climate crisis, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) will last from November 6th to November 18th. The stakes are high, the negotiations face complex challenges and the […]

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Passion for Europe: A fruitful 2022 edition

Victoria Reynal — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:43:26 +0000

From Friday September 16 to Sunday the 18th, the Passion for Europe event took place in the La Pairelle Spiritual Centre, in Namur, Belgium. About 60 participants from more than 20 nationalities gathered to reflect on issues relevant to Europe, including the state of democracy and some of its threats, the growing presence and influence […]

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ELSiA’s eco-spirituality workshop in Taizé

Victoria Reynal — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:04 +0000

The European Laudato si Alliance – known as ELSiA – hosted an eco-spirituality workshop for its six faith-based member organisations in Taizé, France, the weekend of November 12- 14. With the goal of reflecting on the ecological spirituality described in Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ encyclical, 14 representatives of COMECE, Caritas Europa, Justice and Peace Europe, […]

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