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Catholics back childrens climate lawsuit against US government
2016-01-21 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Homes: Two Catholic networks are backing a youth lawsuit against the US government, calling for stronger action on climate change. The Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) and the Leadership Council of Women Religious said the case touched on a scriptural obligation to care for God`s creation. Citing an encyclical issued by Pope Francis last year on environmental protection titled 'Laudato Si` ('Praise be to you`), they filed a document siding with 21 young plaintiffs. It sets the church at...
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Pope's adviser urges Catholics to join climate marches
2015-11-28 01:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Pope's closest adviser on ecology has urged Catholics to join global climate marches planned for Sunday. In an internal letter to bishops, Cardinal Peter Turkson says people should be "encouraged" to exercise their "ecological citizenship". The letter says that climate negotiators meeting in Paris need to hear the voice of "God's people". Activists say the call is evidence of a step-change in the Church's approach to climate change. Major demonstrations across the world have been...
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Both Catholics, Non-Catholics Applaud Pope Bold Remarks Climate Change
2015-06-18 22:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Some Catholics today say the Pope should stay out of what they consider to be a strictly political issue, not a moral one. But others around the country are welcoming the call by Pope Francis for people of all faiths to better protect the environment. NPR's David Schaper has been getting reaction. DAVID SCHAPER, BYLINE: In the pope's highly anticipated encyclical, he dives right in to the bitter political debate over climate change, and many people, both Catholics and non-Catholics...
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Ahead of pope's climate message, U.S. Catholics split on cause of global warming
2015-06-16 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ahead of Pope Francis' much-anticipated encyclical on the environment, a poll released on Tuesday found that U.S. Catholics are divided on the causes of global warming, mirroring the views of the general public. The survey by the Pew Research Center found 71 percent of U.S. Catholics believed the planet was getting warmer, but less than half, or 47 percent, attributed global warming to human causes. About 48 percent viewed it as a very serious problem. The numbers are similar to the U.S. population...
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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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