The Vocation of the Agricultural Leader

Catholics petition Trump to uphold climate actions

by Brian Roewe

The petition, drafted by the Catholic Climate Covenant, appeals for the president-elect "to demonstrate bold leadership" in addressing climate change.

How a vegetable greenhouse bests the African sun

by Huguette Ostiguy

Global Sisters Report: We live in Mzimba, a small town in a rural area of Malawi where our neighbors struggle every day with lack of food due to poor soil and a long and dry, hot season. Challenged to consider what actions here could help end hunger and poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all, we looked to our community garden and thought about shade.

Document offers church's hope for farmers as 'agricultural leaders'

by Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service

While today's family farmers worldwide are tested as never before, the church believes they can contribute to a more just ordering of life, said a new document issued Dec. 7. "In many respects, we have sought an abundant harvest in exchange for a more diminished culture of life," said the document, "The Vocation of the Agricultural Leader," released by the International Catholic Rural Association.