Praying for the Care of Creation

CNS photo/Yonhap, EPA: An official tries to clear trash Aug. 29 from a lake near near Seoul, South Korea. The ecumenical World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is Sept. 1. Supported by both Pope Francis and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the 2018 celebration is focused on the importance of water.

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