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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 […]

From the Great Controversy to the Green Controversy: A Call to Reinterpret Prophecy in order to Promote the Climate Change Agenda

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Journey Magazine is the official “division wide” publication of the North American Division. Journey Magazine, together with Adventist World, a General Conference magazine, is sent to every member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church within the North American Division. [1] The December 2020 issue of Journey Magazine contained an article on page 8 entitled “I’m an […]

Adventists in Italy Join Laudato Si’ Circles, a Catholic Organization Working to Implement the Pope’s Green Sunday Law

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Pope Francis is calling for action, and the churches are responding. Love for the environment is uniting the different religions. The churches are coming together to advocate for a common home and to fight against climate injustice and climate change. Earlier this year Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Buddhists, Muslims and Seventh-day Adventists joined the Laudato Si’ […]

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