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Copy Desk Daily, Aug. 30, 2019
… formed the backdrop for the annual Season of Creation , timely tuned this year to the theme of biodiversity. It starts Sept.1. Read about some of the more than 500 things parishes, diocese, …
In new interview, pope explains aim of synod, warns against nationalism
… Pope Francis said in a new interview. However, the importance of the Amazon region's biodiversity and current threats it faces also will be addressed because "together with the … he added. When asked what he feared most concerning the planet, he said, "The disappearance of biodiversity, new deadly diseases" and the kind of loss and "devastation of nature that can lead …
Bishop McElroy on Laudato Si': An 'urgent summons' to the American people
… social and political effects of climate change to the quality of water and the destruction of biodiversity, the encyclical presents a litany of scientifically-informed conclusions that are … our planet reveals a powerful tide of man-made decline in our climate, our water, our soil and biodiversity. We must put aside our estrangement from the truth to redeem our natural …
African churches work to counter pressures on Congo River basin
… "Tropical deforestation in rampant. It is escalating and it's threatening hard-won climate, biodiversity sustainable development gains." …
In pastoral statement, California bishops outline Laudato Si' action plan
… apostolic letter into reflections about the West Coast state's varied geography and abundant biodiversity. "What we wanted to do with this version is bring it down even closer to where …
Synod document raises possibility of married priests, roles for women
… in the world, covering more than 2.1 million square miles in South America. While rich in biodiversity, natural resources and cultures, the Amazon rainforest has experienced significant … negatively impacting the indigenous populations in the area and leading to a loss of biodiversity. "This synod revolves around life: the life of the Amazonian territory and its …
'The religion of this people is their land,' say Sr. Dorothy Stang's successors
… with Pope Francis initiating a special Amazon synod in Rome Oct. 6-27 focusing on land use, biodiversity and rights of indigenous people. The election of pro-development President Jair …
Working to live or living to work?
… being. The system demands that we work to live rather than live in ways that sustain planetary biodiversity and communal, mutually collaborative relationships. While we rightfully lament the …
Conservationists at Vatican conference call for protecting biodiversity
… as their economic systems and consumption habits need to radically change in order to protect biodiversity on the planet and promote a more sustainable and caring world, said participants at … heads of natural history museums, botanical gardens, zoos and aquariums along with experts in biodiversity and ecology for a conference May 13-14 on species protection. The conference came …
Eucharistic intimacy calls us to transform a destructive food system
… hands," is intimately interconnected with the "fruit of the earth," the whole of planetary biodiversity that form the very foundation of life. Yet our U.S. American way of life, including … of creation. How sensitive are we to the whole of God's creation and the intimacy of planetary biodiversity? The "fruit of the earth" and "work of human hands," ought to call to mind, heart …