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Saints oppose move to sell Ganga jal online

Warn Modi govt to roll back the decision or face agitation

The Tribune
June 2, 2016

Haridwar - The saint community has expressed resentment over the Union Government’s move to sell holy Ganga jal through post office bookings. They have warned of resorting to intense agitation.

Many renowned saints have demanded that the government should roll back its decision,...

Field & Table Newsletter

June 2016

Wake Forest University School of Divinity

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Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute Newsletter

June 2016

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Voices for Earth Justice Newsletter

June 2016

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Eco-Congregation Scotland Newsletter

June 2016

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Pope thanks Jains for commitment to care for environment

June 1, 2016
Independent Catholic News

Pope Francis today thanked the Jain community for its commitment to protect “our sister Earth.” The Pope’s words came as he received members of the Institute of Jainology in private audience in the Vatican before leading the weekly General Audience in St Peter’s Square.

The Importance of Indigenous Knowledge in Curbing the Loss of Language and Biodiversity

By Benjamin T. Wilder, Carolyn O’Meara, Laurie Monti, and Gary Paul Nabhan
BioScience 66 (6): 499-509.
June 01, 2016

Environmental challenges — a forceful argument for global citizenship

May 31, 2016
UN News Centre

While global citizenship means many things to many people, discussions at the sixty-sixth United Nations/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference maintained that cultivating empathy, a scientific appreciation for the natural world and responsibility towards future generations must be at the...

Priest promotes care for earth

May 31, 2016
By Jennifer Burke
Catholic Courier

Pope Francis’ concern for the poor and his promotion of mercy are well-known worldwide. Thus, early in the spring of 2015, many Vatican watchers thought the first encyclical penned solely by Pope Francis would focus on either mercy or care for the poor, according to Father Emmanuel Katongole, associate professor of world...

Contamination of Sacred Lake Underscores Environmental Racism in Guatemala

May 28, 2016
By Jeff Abbott
Truthout

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