Ways to conserve energy and protect the nature were the top discussion points when leaders of Conference of Religious India’s Karnataka region met for their annual meeting last week.

Some 80 participants, including Major Superiors, their representatives and the executive members of the local CRI unit met June 24-27 discussing the theme “Harmony-Self, Humanity and Nature.

Bishop Aloysius D’Souza of Mangalore inaugurated the 16th annual meting of the Karnataka Region Conference of Religious. He said the Church has great responsibility towards creation and must protect humankind from self-destruction.

Speakers who addressed the meeting stressed the need to take responsibility to save, conserve, enjoy and preserve the nature through eco-awareness in all our apostolate, and developing an eco-spirituality.

The conference deliberated on the need to emphasize environmental education in all its institutions as a step to create awareness on environmental protection and to nurture the mother earth.

“We need to endorse the use of alternative energies, preservation of natural resources and nurturing organic products,” the conference stated.

Brother Peter Lemos and Sister Jyothi Fernandes were elected as the newly elected councilors.

Source: KRCR statement

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