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Pope Could Upstage World Leaders at U.N. Summit in September
2015-06-19 01:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Judging by his recent public pronouncements including on reproductive health, biodiversity, the creation of a Palestinian state, the political legitimacy of Cuba and now climate change Pope Francis may upstage more than 150 world leaders when he addresses the United Nations, come September. The Pope will most likely be the headline-grabber, predicts one longtime U.N. watcher, particularly if he continues to be as outspoken as he has been so far. As his mostly socio-political statements...
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Pope demands 'action now' save planet from environmental ruin
2015-06-19 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pope Francis demanded swift action on Thursday to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear "the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor" and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change. In the first papal document dedicated to the environment, he called for "decisive action, here and now," to stop environmental degradation and global warming, squarely backing scientists who say it is mostly man-made. In the encyclical "Laudato Si...
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Pope Francis Uses Encyclical Deliver Moral Message On Climate Change
2015-06-18 23:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The words from Pope Francis today are urgent and direct. He released his much-anticipated encyclical on the environment and climate change. Francis says our common home is sick, burdened and laid waste, and he's calling for an active response to a global crisis. The pope is directing this encyclical not just to Catholics, but as he puts it, to every person living on this planet. To talk more about Pope Francis's message, we called on John Carr. He directs Georgetown University's...
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Pope Francis Calls For Urgent Action On Climate Change In Encyclical
2015-06-18 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Pope Francis has delivered a scathing indictment of the global economy. In his long-awaited encyclical on the environment, officially released today, he blames consumerism for the degradation of the planet. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli says the document is both a call for immediate action to stop global warming and a cry for justice for the poor. SYLVIA POGGIOLI, BYLINE: Taking his cue from his namesake, Saint Francis, the pope refers poetically to the planet as, our sister, Mother...
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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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