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Sharing bishops’ pastoral letters on pilgrimage of hope (Jubilee 2025), and care of creation and call to ecological conversion in local language

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July 11, 2025July 11, 2025

The Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC), in collaboration with RAOEN, shares the Binisaya/Cebuano translation (unofficial) of the pastoral letters of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), May Pag-asa Pa Ba? (Is There Still Hope?),Sharing bishops’ pastoral letters on pilgrimage of hope (Jubilee 2025), and care of creation and call to ecological conversion in local language

Churches on the road to COP30: “We call for a coalition between the Global North and South to confront the climate crisis”)

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July 4, 2025July 7, 2025

Paola Calderón Gomez RAOEN shares this article (in English) originally published in ADN Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (CELAM). The original version is in Spanish. With the COP30 presidency urging the international community that the climateChurches on the road to COP30: “We call for a coalition between the Global North and South to confront the climate crisis”)

Bishops from the Global South call for climate justice and the common home on the occasion of COP30

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July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

Catholic episcopal conferences and councils of Africa (SECAM), Asia (FABC), Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAM) published a document A Call for Climate Justice and the Common Home: Ecological conversion, transformation, and resistance to falseBishops from the Global South call for climate justice and the common home on the occasion of COP30

UNOC3 Multi-faith Ocean Declaration launched

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June 10, 2025June 11, 2025

Faiths for UNOC3 officially launched the UNOC3 Multi-faith Declaration, a landmark interfaith commitment to marine conservation and ocean protection, during a UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) event on 9 June at Nice-France and serves as aUNOC3 Multi-faith Ocean Declaration launched

RAOEN joins Faith in the Ocean, a multifaith declaration and UNOC side event for ocean action

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June 6, 2025June 9, 2025

On the occasion of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France from 9 to 13 June 2025, RAOEN joins Faith in the Ocean, a declaration for multifaith call for ocean action signed byRAOEN joins Faith in the Ocean, a multifaith declaration and UNOC side event for ocean action

RAOEN organizes animation program in Mymensingh and Dinajpur dioceses in Bangladesh

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May 30, 2025July 11, 2025

Indigenous youth leaders from the Mymensingh and Dinajpur dioceses in Bangladesh took part in a two-day animation program to promote participatory engagement in basic ecclesial communities (BECs) while affirming their cultural identity and ecological responsibility.RAOEN organizes animation program in Mymensingh and Dinajpur dioceses in Bangladesh

Rooted in culture, open in faith: Indigenous youth gather in Bendum for reflection and action

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April 25, 2025May 26, 2025

Indigenous youth leaders from Mindanao representing the Blaan, Matigsalog, Pulangiyēn, Higaonon, and Umajamnon communities recently came together for a transformative three-week workshop at Balay Laudato Si’ in Bendum, Bukidnon. More than a workshop, the Beginners’Rooted in culture, open in faith: Indigenous youth gather in Bendum for reflection and action

Listening, weaving, and finding hope with Indigenous youth in northern Thailand

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April 15, 2025April 16, 2025

A simple yet profound encounter in Mae Tang District in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, marked the beginning of a shared journey of active listening, storytelling, and building hope as Indigenous youth from 10 villages gatheredListening, weaving, and finding hope with Indigenous youth in northern Thailand

RAOEN offers learning sessions for Indigenous youth on the climate crisis and COP30

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April 14, 2025April 26, 2025
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From May to September 2025, the River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN) is organizing a four-part learning session for Indigenous youth across Oceania and Asia to share, learn, and listen to each other onRAOEN offers learning sessions for Indigenous youth on the climate crisis and COP30

FABC Pastoral Letter to the Local Churches in Asia on the Care of Creation: A Call to Ecological Conversion

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March 21, 2025May 29, 2025

The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), through its Pastoral Letter on the Care of Creation issued on 15 March 2025, calls upon the Church in Asia to reflect on the urgency of responding toFABC Pastoral Letter to the Local Churches in Asia on the Care of Creation: A Call to Ecological Conversion