Posted on January 20, 2010 by Sisters of the Holy Family
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The degradation of the environment is a pressing moral problem that threatens peace and human life itself, Pope Benedict XVI said.
“We cannot remain indifferent to what is happening around us, for the deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all,” the pope said in [...]
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Posted on December 30, 2009 by Sisters of the Holy Family
A very inspiration and powerful plea for the environment.
This incredible speech was given by a 13 year old at the United Nations.
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Posted on December 7, 2009 by Sisters of the Holy Family
To the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009
December 7 to 15, 2009
As hope filled people, we stand in awe of Earth’s goodness and its capacity to provide abundant life for all God’s creation. We recognize our interconnection with Earth ‐‐ with air, water, land, plants and other creatures. We recognize the dignity of the [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2009 by Sisters of the Holy Family
A very inspiration and powerful plea for the environment.
This incredible speech was given by a 13 year old at the United Nations.
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Posted on October 6, 2009 by Sisters of the Holy Family
Catholic Bishops Call World Leaders to Focus on the Poorest People at Climate Change Summit
At a UN Summit, September 22, on Climate Change in New York, CIDSE (a Catholic international alliance of Catholic development agencies), the Catholic organization Caritas Internationalis, a delegation of Catholic bishops and climate experts brought a [...]
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Posted on September 23, 2009 by Sisters of the Holy Family
From: National Religious Partnership for the Environment
Catholic Organizations and the Environment
Rooted in the faith and social teaching of the Church, and essential for sustaining and enhancing the quality of human life, promoting environmental justice is not an optional activity.
Catholics have recognized this fact in very practical, institutional ways. To a remarkable extent, they have integrated environmental [...]
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