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Why is the Catholic Church participating in a UN climate summit?
… addressed an audience of presidents and prime ministers at COP28 , delivering a call from the pope for a "breakthrough" in international negotiations on climate change that would "lead to a … has given us guidelines that assist us as stewards of his creation," Benedict XVI, dubbed "the green pope," said:ahead of that summit. "Precisely from within this framework, the Church …
Vatican plans to gradually replace car fleet with electric vehicles in deal with VW
… projects and technologies in the 44-hectare (109-acre) city state in the center of Rome. Pope Francis has made caring for the planet a hallmark of his papacy and will become the first … reaching a "point of no return." But even before Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was known as the " green pope ," in part because of his sustainability initiatives in Vatican City, which included …
How some US Catholic dioceses are heeding the papal call for a 'green revolution'
… increasingly aware of the environmental impact of fossil fuels, are at the forefront of a "green revolution," heeding the call of several popes to explore and implement alternatives. As … and Queens' Progress of Peoples Development Corporation — is quite obviously inspired by Pope Francis' landmark 2015 ecological encyclical, " Laudato Si' ." "The goal at the beginning … these are known to harm the atmosphere and environment." Pope Benedict XVI, often dubbed "the Green Pope," in 2008 oversaw the installation of 2,400 solar panels on the roof of the Paul VI …
The unexpected way Pope Benedict helped me learn to pray with all creation
… Damian Costello … Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict was called "the Green Pope." This may be mostly due to how he moved the needle forward in recognizing …
The first green pope: How Benedict's eco-theology paved the way for Francis
… people waited in lines outside St. Peter's Basilica this week to pay their final respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, it's likely more than a few spotted the glimmer of sunlight … popemobile were among visible actions taken by Benedict that led him to being dubbed "the green pope" as early as 2008, the year the panels were installed. While important signs, …
American conservatives don't understand the late Pope Benedict's legacy
… Catholics has been on full display this week as they rush to canonize or demonize the late Pope Benedict XVI, and to contrast his time as pope with that of the current pontiff, Pope … said. "We can see this in two ways. First, Benedict's environmentalism — he was known as 'the green pope' — set the scene for Laudato Si' . And in Caritas in Veritate , Benedict argued that …
In Advent, we hope and wait. Climate change doesn't lend itself to either.
… the state that will suffer most from global warming and sea rise, just gave Republicans the green light to run their state. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats passed the Inflation … official, "should be guided by the awareness that either we win together or we lose together." Pope Francis was outspoken about environmental issues in his encyclical "Laudato Si." He was not the first pope to have these concerns. Pope Benedict XVI was referred to as the "green pope" after he had solar panels installed on the roof of the papal audience hall. Both …
When did the Catholic Church begin to address climate change?
… and climate change? The search for that answer is made a little easier thanks to the current pope. In his 2015 social encyclical on the environment and human ecology, " Laudato Si', Care of … change. Have popes addressed it more directly? … Pope Benedict XVI, who was nicknamed "the green pope," specifically addressed "climate change" in numerous statements and speeches. That …
Cardinal list is latest from Francis that suggests new breeze blowing
… Michael Sean Winters … Pope Francis' decision to name 13 new cardinals , of whom 10 will be eligible to vote in the next … he is fully in line with the work undertaken by Pope Benedict XVI, who was known as " the green pope " during his pontificate. The other reason Francis is putting 10 new electors into the …
New stars of the left need to learn to persuade
… Congress, most especially Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, represent are on full display in the Green New Deal and its roll out. It is usually impossible to disentangle the politics from the … Charles Koch at the Catholic University of America. The fawning over Koch happened after Pope Francis had published " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and after Pope Benedict XVI had earned himself the title "the green pope" for his concern about climate change. So kudos to Ocasio-Cortez for lending her …
Fourth CNN 'Pope' episode examines Reformation, with uneven results
… Michael Sean Winters … The fourth episode in CNN's series " Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History " aired last night and it provoked more ambivalence than … between Francis and his predecessors. For example, Pope Benedict XVI was known as "the Green Pope" for his initiatives in ecological protection, but from this CNN episode you would …