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Pope Francis Tells the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26): ‘Now is the Time to Act’

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Although the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) is not scheduled to begin until November 1, 2021, Pope Francis has already set the stage for the climate change summit that will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The Pope is calling on political leaders to accelerate their plan to address the climate crisis and to act […]

Pope Francis: God’s Wrath will Bring Another World-wide Flood if we don’t Solve the Climate Crisis

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Speaking to members of the Laudato Si’ Community, Pope Francis turned up the rhetoric of climate change by warning of another biblical flood and the arrival of the “wrath of God.” This time, according to the Pope, a worldwide flood is coming because of the “increase in temperature and the melting of glaciers” if “we […]

Local Government Officials in Ireland Tell their Citizens to Follow Laudato Si’

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Government leaders are taking up the challenge of promoting the great ecological conversion taught by Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si’. In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis calls for “decisive action, here and now” in order to avoid “catastrophes, desolation and dire consequences” (Laudato Si’ #161). Politicians are answering the call to focus on the […]

The Massachusetts Catholic Conference is Urging its State Legislature and Governor to Adopt the Common Ground Contained in Laudato Si’

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The state of Massachusetts is struggling to pass a new climate change bill, as Governor Charlie Baker has refused for a second time to sign a bill passed by the state legislature. The new climate policy is designed to bring the state of Massachusetts to “net zero carbon emissions by 2050.” [1] The bill would […]

Rome Calls on World Leaders to Adopt an ‘Unprecedented Collective Response’ to Combat Climate Change as the United States Joins the Fight

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On January 25, 2021, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, sent a message on behalf of Pope Francis to the 2021 Climate Action Summit, urging world leaders to take an “unprecedented collective response” to combat climate change. In his message to the heads of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin even quoted a passage from […]

Luadato Si’ Temples: The World is Being led to Spiritualism

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2,000 years of gospel truth is being replaced before our eyes with the new Laudato Si’ Chapels, Temples and Gardens that are being constructed all over the world. These Laudato Si’ worship centers are being spearheaded by two organizations: The Discastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the department within the Vatican in charge of promoting […]

Baptists are Making the Call to Embrace Sunday as the Environmental Day of Rest

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First it was Pope Francis and his radical environmentalists who were calling for Laudato Si’ to be enforced by law. [1] Then it was conservative Catholics who called for a return to the old Blue Sunday laws. [2] Now Baptists, who are not supposed to be radical environmentalists, are saying that there is something good […]

Seventh-day Adventists are now in the Reforestation Business

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At a time when the greatest social and political crisis is engulfing our world, we would think that our people would see the urgency of proclaiming the last message of mercy to our dying world. Instead, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Dominican Republic has developed a new reforestation plan called “I Care, Planting Hope.” […]

A Prominent Hindu Compares Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’ to the Sacred Hindu Vedic Texts

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Dr. Vandana Shiva is a leading Hindu physicist, writer and environmental activist from India. She participated in the Pope Francis conference called the “Economy of Francesco” in Italy. And what is the Economy of Francesco? The Vatican defines it as follows: “The Economy of Francesco kicks off on Thursday, 19 November, and runs for three […]

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