Article published by FaithInvest

FaithInvest's Director of Movement Building Dr Lorna Gold took part in the first Sister-led Dialogue on the Environment Dialogue in Rome earlier this week, organised by the International Union of Superiors General (UISG). And what a powerful gathering of Catholic women religious, representatives of other faiths and environmental leaders from around the world it proved to be. 

The one-day event focused on the needs and challenges of the most vulnerable people affected by climate change and biodiversity loss – and what religious congregations can do to support them. As one participant said, religious congregations constitute one of the largest and deepest global networks and grassroot movements, especially in the global South.

Lorna gave a speech, rooted in faith and inspired by the Christian Easter season, called The Resurrected Economy. In her speech, she suggested that when it came to dealing with the profound crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, the world was in Holy Saturday – the day between the grief and darkness of Good Friday and the joy and hope of Easter Sunday.