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Safeguarding creation expected as major theme at Rio's World Youth Day
… World Youth Day organizing team to promote the reflection of young people on the importance of biodiversity and protecting the environment. He also is working to encourage cooperation between …
Church's teaching on ecology still light green
… problem facing planet Earth today, and therefore humanity, is the wanton destruction of biodiversity. We are living through the sixth largest extinction of life since life began on … one-half of all the species on the planet within this century. Yet the rampant destruction of biodiversity only merits one paragraph -- this from a church that claims to be pro-life! …
Pope Benedict's contribution to Catholic social teaching
… of productivity in vast agricultural areas, the pollution of rivers and aquifers, the loss of biodiversity, the increase of natural catastrophes and the deforestation of equatorial and …
Benedict brought 'a theology of the earth' to the environmental movement
… climate change, deforestation and desertification, polluting of rivers and aquifers, a loss of biodiversity and increased natural catastrophes. But to engage such issues, Benedict pointed …
Vatican spokesman says church condemns ivory hunters' slaughter of elephants
… In addition, he said, he would study ways to publicize the research on the importance of biodiversity done by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences -- a high-level panel of scholars from a …
So who is 'pro-life' and who isn't?
… Agency, which ensures clean air and clean water, prevents childhood asthma, preserves biodiversity and combats climate change that could disrupt every life on the planet. You don’t …
Central American farmers seek buffers against climate change
… American farmers in past decades. That approach has been widely criticized for harming plant biodiversity and locking small farmers into unaffordable production cycles. "The temptation to be …
Founder of WorldWatch Institute a modern-day ecological prophet
… green infrastructure, sustainable agriculture carbon sequestration and protection of biodiversity. In his role as prophet, Lester Brown's address was packed with information about …
Xavier University's focus on sustainability impacts students, environment
… foundations of care for creation, and "from this perspective we study climate change, the biodiversity crisis and agriculture issues." (In December, America magazine published her article …
Where Does Nature Live?
… -- on slowing global warming, controlling toxins in the air and water, and protecting biodiversity -- are essential ones for persons of faith. Without doubt, we have an obligation to …