{"id":16473,"date":"2026-09-25T23:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T21:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/?p=16473"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:34:42","slug":"launching-the-global-green-lung-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/launching-the-global-green-lung-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Arraigados en Aguchita: lanzamiento de la Iniciativa del \u00abPulm\u00f3n Verde\u00bb Global"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Por Liam Michael Quinn, responsable de comunicaci\u00f3n de la Congregaci\u00f3n, Roma<\/em><\/p>\n<p>En la festividad de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/our-saints-and-blessed\/aguchita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beata Aguchita<\/a>, la Congregaci\u00f3n de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Caridad del Buen Pastor lanza la <strong>Iniciativa Global del \u00abPulm\u00f3n Verde\u00bb<\/strong>. Es conmovedor que esta trayectoria comience al celebrar a una mujer que reconoci\u00f3 la presencia de Dios en la creaci\u00f3n y cuyo cuidado por la Tierra era inseparable de su cuidado por las personas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Joan-720p-2.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Joan-720p-2.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Joan-720p-2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mucho antes de que se polarizara la frase \u00ab<em>ecolog\u00eda integral<\/em>\u00bb, Aguchita ya la ejerc\u00eda en su cotidianeidad y en acciones pr\u00e1cticas. Criada en el campo peruano, amaba la fauna y la flora, y consideraba cada planta una manifestaci\u00f3n de Dios. En La Florida, comparti\u00f3 esa adoraci\u00f3n con mujeres y ni\u00f1as. Les ense\u00f1\u00f3 a plantar y cuidar hortalizas, a usar esquejes para cultivar nuevas plantas y a cuidar de los animales. Transform\u00f3 latas desechadas en macetas pintadas para tomates, espinacas y otros alimentos. Estos peque\u00f1os gestos fomentaron la autosuficiencia, restauraron la belleza y ayudaron a las personas a reconocer lo que pod\u00edan crear juntas. \u201c<em>Una casa sin plantas no tiene vida<\/em>\u201d, les dec\u00eda a menudo a las mujeres.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16311\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16311 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/b33-69_32.jpeg 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traducci\u00f3n al espa\u00f1ol\n\nEl Padre Jean-Michel Amouriaux, Superior General de los Eudistas, y la Hna. Joan Marie Lopez, L\u00edder de la Congregaci\u00f3n, plantan un \u00e1rbol en los jardines de la Casa Generalicia en Roma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>En la hogar de las hermanas mayores en Itaugu\u00e1, Paraguay, las L\u00edderes de la Congregaci\u00f3n <strong>Hna. Joan Marie Lopez<\/strong> y <strong>Hna. Erika S\u00e1nchez\u00a0 <\/strong>plantaron un olivo en presencia de la <strong>Hna. Margarita Achar<\/strong>, Province Leader of Brazil-Paraguay (main picture). In a home where older sisters are cared for, the young tree links gratitude for lives already given in mission with responsibility for those who will follow.<\/p>\n<p>At the Motherhouse grounds in Angers, around 100 sisters, partners-in-mission, and guests gathered near the labyrinth for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/five-communities-in-angers-plant-five-trees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a symbolic tree-planting ceremony<\/a> attended by three members of the Congregational Leadership Team\u2014<strong>Hna. Josita Corera<\/strong>, <strong>Hna. Marie Fran\u00e7oise Mestry<\/strong>y <strong>Hna. Yolanda S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, as\u00ed como de la <strong>Hna. Marie Luc Bailly<\/strong>, L\u00edder Provincial de BFMN, y de participantes en un encuentro de espiritualidad de dos d\u00edas organizado por la Provincia. <strong>el Padre Jean-Michel Amouriaux<\/strong>, Superior General de los Eudistas, bendijo los \u00e1rboles. Junto con la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61550715492408\/posts\/122320937420023849\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anterior plantaci\u00f3n en los jardines de la Sede congregacional en Roma<\/a>, estas acciones unen lugares representativos de la vida congregacional en un compromiso compartido para cuidar demuestra hogar com\u00fan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16521\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16521 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BFMN_32.png 1453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las Hnas. Emmanuelle Goineau, Stefania Aceti, Victorine Raheliarisoa y Magdalena Franciscus plantan el \u00e1rbol de su comunidad en presencia del P. Jean-Michel Amouriaux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16518\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16518 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-27-at-14.08.40_32.jpeg 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">En Madagascar, cada hermana de la comunidad de Amparibe plant\u00f3 un \u00e1rbol frutal o una planta, a\u00f1adiendo 13 nuevos naranjos, cafetos y plantas de maracuy\u00e1 a los terrenos de la comunidad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16646\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16646 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Messenger_creation_92A43125-5A65-410B-8C82-230DB80F65D2_45.jpeg 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Baguio City, sisters, staff, student workers, and friends planted 100 pine saplings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In Baguio City, the <strong>Filipinas<\/strong>, Good Shepherd sisters, staff, student workers, and Franciscan and Benedictine sisters marked the launch of the Global Green Lung Initiative during the Season of Creation with a liturgy reflecting on living water as a source of life, hope, and renewal. Afterward, they planted 100 pine seedlings donated by the Office of the Mayor beside the Vermi House, turning their prayer into a concrete commitment to care for creation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16542\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16542 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture4_45.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las hermanas de Angola plantaron un \u00e1rbol para marcar el lanzamiento de la iniciativa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">En <strong>Angola<\/strong>, sisters and candidates planted a tree and created a sacred space filled with potted plants in the formation house chapel. During Mass\u2014singing with St. Francis of Assisi, \u201c<em>Praised be You, my Lord<\/em>,\u201d\u2014each person brought forward a plant as <strong>a sign of our interconnectedness with creation<\/strong> and the call, inspired by St. Mary Euphrasia, to cultivate the garden of the soul so that it may bear abundant fruit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-2\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Video-Project-10-compressed.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Video-Project-10-compressed.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Video-Project-10-compressed.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Sisters from the <strong>Brussels<\/strong> community and several friends planted a tree together. For Ms. C, who now lives in <strong>exile after experiencing war<\/strong>, the act recalled the times when she had to cut branches for fuel simply to survive the cold. Placing new life into the earth with her own hands became a deeply personal act of giving back to the earth what belongs to it: \u201c<em>I feel reconciled with creation. This tree has become a sign of hope, peace, and forgiveness for me.\u00a0I am reconciled with the Earth<\/em>.\u201d The group then watered and blessed the tree together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16545\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16545 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260929-WA0014_32.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las hermanas y sus amigos plantan un \u00absigno de esperanza, paz y perd\u00f3n\u00bb en Bruselas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In Salvador, <strong>Brasil<\/strong>, children and adolescents from the <a href=\"https:\/\/colegiobompastorsalvador.com.br\/projeto-bompajum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOMPAJUM Project<\/a> prepared the ground and planted a sapling at <a href=\"https:\/\/colegiobompastorsalvador.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Col\u00e9gio Bom Pastor<\/a> on September 26. Accompanied by project staff and members of the school community, they learned through direct participation how planting, watering, and caring for a tree contribute to protecting their environment. The tree will remain at the school, allowing the children and adolescents to follow its growth and continue the learning begun that morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16648\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16648 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-10-15-Casa-Reg3_32.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Regionalate for Europe South, on October 15, Regional Leader Sr. Fatima Pires joined sisters, partners-in-mission, the Missionary Fathers of Scheut, the Brothers of St. John, and neighbors at the Regional House to plant two quince trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">No partimos de cero. En toda la Congregaci\u00f3n, las hermanas, los partners en la misi\u00f3n, los participantes en los programas, las comunidades y los apostolados ya est\u00e1n plantando \u00e1rboles, cultivando jardines, minimizando los residuos, utilizando energ\u00edas renovables, protegiendo la tierra y el agua, educando a otros y abogando por la justicia clim\u00e1tica.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">En <strong>Egypt<\/strong> y <strong>Sudan<\/strong>, solar-energy systems have been installed in approximately four schools in Egypt, introduced gradually according to each school\u2019s needs and resources. Communities and schools are also cultivating plants and vegetables, with students\u2014particularly girls\u2014taking part in caring for them and gaining practical experience of food growing, land stewardship, and renewable energy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16579\" style=\"width: 837px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"837\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32.png 837w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1_32-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El 12 de noviembre de 2025, estudiantes, personal y hermanas se reunieron en el Coll\u00e8ge du Bon Pasteur, en Shubra, Egipto, para inaugurar 640 m\u00b2 de paneles solares en el tejado de la escuela.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">En la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hogarsme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hogar Santa Mar\u00eda Eufrasia<\/a> de <strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong>, shade trees grow alongside mango, avocado, orange, soursop, papaya, blueberry, plantain, and coconut crops. The harvest provides food for the sisters, young mothers, and their babies, while staff maintain the trees and the young women help gather the produce\u2014sometimes accompanied by their children\u2014and learn how to cultivate and protect the home\u2019s green spaces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/implementing-integral-ecology-through-action-in-drc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">En Kolwezi, Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo<\/a>, una regi\u00f3n minera caracterizada por la actividad extractiva, estudiantes, personal, miembros de la comunidad, hermanas y partners en la misi\u00f3n se reunieron para aprender sobre el calentamiento global y las briquetas ecol\u00f3gicas como alternativa al carb\u00f3n vegetal. <strong>Luego plantaron 156 \u00e1rboles<\/strong>. Su iniciativa fusion\u00f3 la educaci\u00f3n, la restauraci\u00f3n y las alternativas pr\u00e1cticas, al tiempo que otorg\u00f3 a los j\u00f3venes un rol directo en el cuidado de su futuro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/rural-women-in-vietnam-commit-to-environmental-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">En C\u00e0 Mau, Vietnam<\/a>, m\u00e1s de <strong>65 mujeres rurales<\/strong> quienes hab\u00edan recibido apoyo a trav\u00e9s de programas de subsistencia y microcr\u00e9ditos exploraron los v\u00ednculos entre el agua, los residuos, el saneamiento, la salud familiar y el estado de los r\u00edos y canales locales. El aprendizaje se transform\u00f3 en algo personal: las participantes identificaron cambios implementables en casa, incluido el compromiso de dejar de arrojar basura a los cauces de agua cercanos. El empoderamiento econ\u00f3mico y la responsabilidad medioambiental no se abordaron como prioridades contrapuestas, sino como componentes de un mismo trayecto hacia familias y comunidades saludables.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/celebrating-world-earth-day-in-angola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">En Angola, el proyecto Kyma Kyetu<\/a> combina la agricultura sostenible con la seguridad alimentaria, las oportunidades econ\u00f3micas y la reintegraci\u00f3n social. Aproximadamente <strong>144 mujeres y j\u00f3venes<\/strong> cultivan alimentos, aprenden formas de proteger el suelo, conservan los productos para reducir las p\u00e9rdidas y convierten los residuos agr\u00edcolas en fertilizante org\u00e1nico. El proyecto tambi\u00e9n revela c\u00f3mo la solidaridad global puede reforzar la acci\u00f3n local: unas hermanas en M\u00fcnster, Alemania, recaudaron fondos para un cami\u00f3n que les ayudara a transportar productos agr\u00edcolas y suministros. Las manos de una comunidad se unen a las de otra, trascendiendo fronteras.<\/p>\n<p>In the gardens of the Provincial House in Sri Lanka, sisters gathered to plant several trees, while in Nayakakanda sisters and program participants of their income generating project\u00a0held a &#8216;Green Day&#8217; to gather and plant trees which will bear fruit for those in need.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16482\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_32.jpeg 1185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">En Sri Lanka, las Hermanas Contemplativas plantan un \u00e1rbol con motivo del lanzamiento de la Iniciativa Mundial Pulm\u00f3n Verde.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/standing-in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-st-clair-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">En St. Clair, Pensilvania<\/a>, el cuidado de nuestra casa com\u00fan tom\u00f3 la forma de <strong>defensa p\u00fablica<\/strong>. Cuando se propuso utilizar terrenos vinculados a la Congregaci\u00f3n para la ampliaci\u00f3n de un vertedero, el equipo regional apoy\u00f3 a los residentes que tem\u00edan las consecuencias ambientales y comunitarias. Una peque\u00f1a participaci\u00f3n accionaria se convirti\u00f3 en una oportunidad para salir en defensa de las voces locales en los tribunales. Esta respuesta nos recuerda que la ecolog\u00eda integral exige m\u00e1s que cambios en el estilo de vida a nivel personal; tambi\u00e9n nos obliga a cuestionar el poder, el uso de la tierra, las decisiones p\u00fablicas y qui\u00e9n asume el costo de la degradaci\u00f3n ambiental.<\/p>\n<p>Desde Paraguay a Angers y hasta Kolwezi, C\u00e0 Mau, Angola, y St. Clair, estas respuestas difieren en su escala y entorno, pero todas expresan la misma convicci\u00f3n: la reconciliaci\u00f3n debe incluir nuestras relaciones mutuas y con toda la creaci\u00f3n. Tambi\u00e9n demuestran que la Iniciativa Global del \u00abPulm\u00f3n Verde\u00bb no parte desde cero; nos une y fortalece en lo que ya est\u00e1 echando ra\u00edces en toda la Congregaci\u00f3n. Juntos, nos hacen preguntarnos a cada uno de nosotros: \u00bfQu\u00e9 plantaremos, protegeremos, restauraremos, cambiaremos o cuestionaremos en el lugar donde nos encontramos?<\/p>\n<p>En la festividad de Aguchita, nuestra mejor forma de honrarla es continuando con el ejemplo de su vida: percibir lo sagrado en lo que tenemos cerca, compartir conocimientos pr\u00e1cticos, apoyar a las comunidades que sufren presi\u00f3n y cultivar la esperanza incluso en lugares marcados por la violencia o la p\u00e9rdida.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-09-25-at-22.16.45.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-09-25-at-22.16.45.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-09-25-at-22.16.45.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/es\/global-green-lung-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Descubra la Iniciativa Global del \u00abPulm\u00f3n Verde<\/strong><\/a> y aprenda a participar en este itinerario compartido. Despu\u00e9s, ay\u00fadanos a visibilizar la respuesta. Env\u00edenos sus historias, fotos y v\u00eddeos cortos, tanto si su acci\u00f3n consiste en plantar \u00e1rboles, restaurar tierras, reducir residuos, cambiar el consumo energ\u00e9tico, educar a una comunidad o abogar por la justicia ambiental. Al compartir lo que est\u00e1 echando ra\u00edces en cada lugar, podemos animarnos mutuamente y alzar una sola voz global, la del Buen Pastor, en defensa de la dignidad de las personas y la integridad de nuestra casa com\u00fan.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-16473-4\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Madagascar_ed.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Madagascar_ed.mp4\">https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Madagascar_ed.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Liam Michael Quinn, Congregational Communications Manager, Generalate, Rome On the Feast of Blessed Aguchita, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd launches the Global Green Lung Initiative. 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