How much is enough? WCC launches Lenten fast on climate and inequality

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches invites faith communities worldwide to observe a Global Systemic Carbon Fast during Lent 2026 – a six-week journey examining how extractive industries drive both climate breakdown and economic inequality.

Running from Feb. 18 through April 1, the initiative provides weekly biblical reflections and actions addressing specific extractive industries: oil and gas drilling, mining, overfishing and logging, agroindustrial farming and deep-sea mining. Each week is led by a regional ecumenical body, connecting local expertise with global solidarity.

The fast reframes the ancient prayer “Give us today our daily bread” as both spiritual practice and structural critique, asking churches to name hidden systems – classism, racism, exploitation – that determine who has enough and who goes without.

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