Ghana's Catholic Bishops Plant About 30 Seedlings at Jamasi Assembly in Call to Protect Creation
The Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference held its annual plenary assembly this week in Jamasi, in the Ashanti Region, and during the meeting the bishops planted about 30 tree seedlings themselves, using the act to call on society to protect the environment and care for creation.
The conference's plenary assembly gathers bishops from dioceses across the country each year to discuss pastoral matters and national social issues. Adding tree planting to this year's agenda was a public statement on the environment: Ghana faces deforestation and river pollution from illegal mining, and the bishops said the Church hopes to lead by example and spur parishes and communities to join reforestation and conservation efforts.
The Catholic Church has emphasized environmental responsibility in recent years, notably in Pope Francis's 2015 encyclical Laudato Si', which called on all nations to care for our common home. The Ghanaian bishops said dioceses will carry tree planting and environmental education back to local parishes and schools.
(Source: Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference)
Source: Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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