2 Settembre 2023
Let’s pray for Johannesburg, South Africa, where at least 70 people have died when a fire hit a migrant’s building. Firefighters are still dousing the smoldering debris. It is considered as one of the worst fire incidents in the city in recent years. According to authorities, the number of victims could rise as rescue workers continue to seek for people in the remaining floors. The building was declared an unsafe place, but it has been taken over by property gangs who rent out rooms to scores of people per room.
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2 Settembre 2023
We pray for Gabon, where the military have taken power over the country, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest. This situation came shortly after election results in which Bongo had been re-elected despite opposition complaints of fraud. President Bongo was first elected in 2009 following the death of his father, who ruled the country for 41 years. People in the region want transformation. Gabon is not the only former French colony in the region to experience a coup.
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1 Settembre 2023
22-26 January 2024 — JPIC Formation Workshop 2024. JPIC MISSION: Systemic Transformation for the common good of all creation. Join the 5 day formation workshop to experience and understand the importance of systemic transformation for the wellbeing of all creation deriving inspiration from Laudato Si and Fratelli Tutti. As committed religious, we have the responsibility and opportunity to shape a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable future for ourselves and for generations to come. Download the flyers by clicking in each language: English, French and Spanish.
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1 Settembre 2023
26 September – Let Justice and Peace Flow. The challenges of energy transition and mining. This webinar will include a general context of energy transition and the impact on natural resources exploitation. It will ask the hard questions that nobody is asking and will present experiences from people worldwide who are facing the reality of mining extraction in their territories and the consequences of it. From 3pm to 5pm (Rome Time). Link for registration here.
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1 Settembre 2023
12 September – Webinar Integral Ecology in Religious Life and Mission. The Religious Sector of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform in conjunction with John Mundell, Director of the Platform invites Superiors General, Major Superiors and JPIC Promoters to this webinar to deepen on the Laudato Si, the Laudato Si Goals, the Laudato Si’ Action Platform and to learn to develop actions plans related to integral ecology. From 2pm to 4pm (Rome Time). Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. See the letter here. See the flyers in each language here.
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1 Settembre 2023
Creation Day, also known as Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, opens the Season of Creation 2023. Faith leaders from around the globe will lead this time of prayer and reflection as we celebrate the start of the Season of Creation, on this year’s theme, “Let Justice and Peace Flow”. At 3pm (Rome Time). Link for registration here. More information here.
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28 Agosto 2023
Let’s pray for Hawaii, where around 114 people have died due to wildfires on the island of Maui. Search efforts continue on the island and the death toll could rise. There is no exact cause of the blaze, but droughts product of climate change can increase the risk of wildfires. Other countries like Canada and Greece are also facing strong wildfires, obliging people to leave their houses and territories.
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28 Agosto 2023
We pray for Libya that armed clashes have killed 55 people and wounded 146 more. The fighting erupted on Monday night last week and raged through Tuesday between two main armed groups that have been claiming power since the death of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The clashes started after the detention of the head of the 444 Brigade by the rival Special Deterrence Force on Monday. More than 234 families were evacuated from front-line areas and doctors and paramedics trapped by the fighting while caring for the wounded.
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28 Agosto 2023
We thank God for the ways to tackle climate change with innovative initiatives in countries of the Global South. A Nigerian company called Quadloop is recycling the lithium batteries inside laptops, as well as wires, screws and screens to build solar lanterns. Dozie Igweilo, founder of the company, explained that there is a market for locally produced affordable electronics in Nigeria, but many of the components are not available. With this idea, they are leveraging electronic waste and cutting off the cost of production and sales.
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28 Luglio 2023
We thank God for the people who see an opportunity in things that seem a problem. In 2015 on the Riviera Maya, Oscar Vasquez saw that sargassum seaweed was washing up on the shores. This seaweed is a problem for resorts and hotels in the area, but he saw an opportunity to turn it into its own sustainable solution. He collected the sargassum seaweed to use as a fertilizer for their business, Blue-Green Nursery, but then realized that seaweed can turn into construction bricks.
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