Hundreds of thousands of people in at least 150 countries around the world demanded action on climate change on the eve of a U.N. conference that aimed to find agreement on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Scientific Debate Is Not New for the Church
Recently, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said the pope should “leave science to the scientists.” His sentiment is echoed by those who deny climate change and contend that the Church should stay out of the debate – following the release of “Laudato Si’” and the conversation that the pope’s encyclical letter on the environment has generated.
Encyclical: Respect ‘Sister Earth’
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Earth, which was created to support life and give praise to God, is crying out with pain because human activity is destroying it, Pope Francis says in his long-awaited encyclical, “Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home.” All who believe in God and all people of […]
All Creation Sings God’s Praise, but People Are Silencing It, Pope Says
The earth, which was created to support life and give praise to God, is crying out with pain because human activity is destroying it, Pope Francis says in his long-awaited encyclical.
The Right Temperature
Dear Editor: I would like to second the points made in Mr. Mayhue’s June 6 letter (Readers’ Forum, Allowing a True Debate), which discusses the strange attraction some left-leaning Catholics evince toward immoral and fascistic governance.
Encyclical on Environment Due Thursday
As soon as Pope Francis’ eagerly awaited encyclical on the environment is available from Catholic News Service (CNS), we will publish it here.
NET-TV Airs Documentary on Environment
New Evangelization Television (NET-TV) is televising its original production “Custody + Creation,” a moving environmental documentary about the care of creation and the role of the faithful. Assessing the state of the planet Earth and the imminent threat of climate change, “Custody + Creation” focuses on the Church’s reaffirmation of the biblical custody of the […]
Encyclical Has Franciscan Title
ROME (CNS) – “Laudato Si,” the title Pope Francis chose for his encyclical on the environment, comes from a hymn of praise by St. Francis of Assisi that emphasizes being in harmony with God, with other creatures and with other human beings, said the head of the Franciscan order. Sitting under towering trees, surrounded by […]
Allowing a True Debate
Dear Editor: For years, Catholics in our diocese have endured insults from other Catholics who insist that, by questioning their gospel of government dependency programs and the undermining of real economic opportunity for the poor means, we do not care about the poor and that we need to be lectured on being as compassionate as […]
Awaiting Ecology Encyclical
Anticipation is building for Pope Francis’ upcoming statement on the environment.
