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Additional Recent News
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Faith-based advocates are ratcheting up efforts to
get the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that addresses the causes of
climate change and funds programs to help people in the world's poorest
countries deal with the impact of global warming.
Monday, October 12, 2009
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Monday, October 12, 2009
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UNITED NATIONS (CNS)—The papal nuncio to the United Nations has
challenged international corporations and countries that have
"disproportionately used and abused global resources" to do their "fair
share" in solving the problems that climate change poses for the
world's poorest citizens.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
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Thursday, October 08, 2009
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (CNS)—Nearly 30 years to the day since Pope
John Paul II made a historic visit to Iowa, affirming a rural lifestyle
and the work of those in agriculture, another man from Italy came to
the Des Moines area.
Monday, October 12, 2009
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Monday, October 12, 2009
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UNITED NATIONS—Climate change is more than an environmental
concern; it is an issue of justice that merits immediate attention by
world leaders. This was the message delivered repeatedly by Catholic
participants in the Sept. 22 U.N. Summit on Climate Change in New York.
Friday, September 25, 2009
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Friday, September 25, 2009
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CHIQUIMULILLA, Guatemala (CNS)—Hurricane Stan swept through the
village of El Dormido on Guatemala's Pacific Coast four years ago,
destroying homes, a school and a church.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
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Thursday, October 08, 2009
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—As part of its long-term clean-energy
initiatives, the Vatican has installed high-tech solar collectors to
help heat and cool its buildings.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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Monday, September 14, 2009
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background information
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In the
October 2008 issue of Catholic Update, Joan Brown, O.S.F.
, looks at how the Church has understood creation through the centuries. While exploring such issues as global warming, she also explains how the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy can serve a guide for the care of creation.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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From Catholic Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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St. Anthony Messenger Press Books
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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From Every Day Catholic, St. Anthony Messenger Press
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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From St. Anthony Messenger magazine
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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From St. Anthony Messenger magazine
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
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Supports and complements the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Office of Social Development and World Peace and the bishops' Environmental Justice Program.
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