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Storm on climate change awaits pope's environment letter
2015-06-14 12:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pope Francis will call on all people to be "stewards of creation" and address the hot-button topic of climate change on Thursday in the most feverishly awaited papal encyclical in decades. By making environmental protection a moral imperative, his intervention could spur the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to lobby policymakers on ecology issues. Francis has already used his two-year-old papacy to lead in areas such as the resumption of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States, a deal...
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Before Francis, long line of popes voiced environment alarm
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Anxiety has gripped American conservatives over Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the environment. So much so that you might think a pope had never before blamed fossil fuels for global warming. Or accused energy companies of hoarding the Earth's resources at the expense of the poor. Or urged the rich to consume less and share more. But several of Francis' immediate predecessors have done just that, inspired by the Bible itself -- raising the question of what all the fuss is about. Why would...
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Catholics Organize to Promote Pope's Climate Change Message
2015-05-24 15:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: There will be prayer vigils and pilgrimages, policy briefings and seminars, and sermons in parishes from the U.S. to the Philippines. When Pope Francis releases his much-anticipated teaching document on the environment and climate change in the coming weeks, a network of Roman Catholics will be ready. These environmental advocates who work with bishops, religious orders, Catholic universities and lay movements have been preparing for months to help maximize the effect of the statement, hoping...
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Pope's No. 2 offers new insights into climate encyclical
2015-05-20 20:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A new development model is needed to combat global warming, one that marries economic growth to combat poverty with a sustainable use of resources, Pope Francis' deputy said Wednesday. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said both political and economic commitment will be required to ensure the Earth's health for future generations. Parolin's remarks came in a message Wednesday to a conference of business and church leaders on how sustainable actions can drive the economic...
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Pope's zero tolerance for pedophiles faces test in Chile
2015-03-16 22:56:05| Beverages - Topix.net
Barros has been tapped by Pope Francis to become bishop of a southern Chilean diocese in March 2015, provoking an u... . The Sacred Heart of Jesus church stands in Santiago, Sunday, March 15, 2015.
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