environmental encyclical
Did Pope Francis just add to the church’s teaching on animals?
By Charles C. Camosy — October 12, 2023
(RNS) — The short answer: His 'Laudate Deum' gives us more hope, even if it lacks specifics.
Pope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi
By Nicole Winfield — August 30, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Francis recently revealed he was writing a “second part” to the document “to address current problems.”
Pope Francis to UN: The environment is sacred, like humanity
By David Gibson — September 25, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) He told world leaders that economic and social exclusion denies human fraternity, offends human rights and the environment with a “culture of waste.”
Pope’s encyclical is call to conversation, not political directive, say bishops
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 18, 2015
(RNS) But politics aren't forgotten. Top Catholic leaders are briefing Congress and the White House on Pope Francis' moral frame of reference for confronting climate change.
Pope Francis’ environment encyclical: game-changer or dead letter?
By David Gibson — June 18, 2015
(RNS) Pope Francis’ landmark document on protecting the environment and battling climate change is finally out after months of anticipation -- and anxiety -- that in the history of encyclicals is probably rivaled only by Pope Paul VI’s 1968 letter banning artificial birth control. But will it have an effect? Here are four challenges Francis faces going forward.
Pope Francis challenges humanity to fight global warming in historic encyclical
By Rosie Scammell — June 18, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) By stating the problem so clearly, and in a church document of such gravity, Francis immediately pushes global warming and the environment to the top of the church's social agenda.
The Earth is becoming a ‘garbage dump’ and other unofficial quotes from environmental encyclical
By David Gibson — June 16, 2015
(RNS) Pope Francis states clearly that global warming is a fact and mankind has contributed to it. Above all, he stresses that everyone has a moral duty to work to mitigate the effects of climate change to avert a worldwide disaster.
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