Your place of worship is a sanctuary for all who enter, including our beloved birds. This week, Pope Francis is urging Catholics—and all humans—to realize the gravity of climate change and take steps to address it. Even individuals can take action, in the form of making sure gardens and sanctuaries are bird-friendly. Use the steps below to create and maintain a bird-friendly habitat that brings colorful birds, sweet melodies, and vibrant colors and nature’s gifts close to us. Like us, birds need food, water, and shelter in every season and stage of life. You can transform the outdoor space at your place of worship into a bird sanctuary that also saves resources such as water and combats climate change (native plants sequester carbon). The secret to success lies in choosing locally native plants, which brim with nutritious insects, berries, nectar and seed to give birds vital food and refuge. 1. Select a site that’s practical to convert into a garden and allows room to...