Sisters To March In Support Of Climate Change Solutions

Writer Beth Griffin captures the growing number of supporters from various Catholic religious and women-led groups including the Sisters of Mercy who are leading their supporters as advocates for climate action. The Sisters of Mercy are one of the 850 sponsors of the People’s Climate March of 2015 in New York City prior to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change scheduled for December 2015 in Paris. Featured leaders include Dominican Sr. Arlene Flaherty, director of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Sr. Mary Pendergast, ecology director for the Northeast Community of Sisters of Mercy, and Patrick Carolan, executive director of Franciscan Action Network. The march is viewed as both action and prayer for the Sisters who advocate for climate solutions under their faith and belief in protecting God’s creation.