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How Pope Francis helped awaken a deep religious tradition for care for the environment

September 25, 2015
By Mark Stoll
Huffington Post

Just about every person who led and shaped the American conservation and early environmental movements grew up Protestant. What irony, then, that the one person who has done more to get people talking about the environment than anyone in decades is the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis.

Pope Francis on Climate Change: Some Questions

September 24, 2015
By Roger S. Gottlieb
Huffington Post

For the many of us–clergy and laypeople, academics and plain citizens, in the U.S. and throughout the world–who for decades have been saying that the environmental crisis calls for a religious perspective and an activist religious response Pope Francis’ bold words are a wonderfully welcome addition.

Faith in clean energy

September 24, 2015
By Tom Steyer and Sister Simone Campbell
The Hill

Earth Charter International joins University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's Earth Charter Week on Oct. 8

Earth Charter International
September 22, 2015

Earth Charter International and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh are joining forces to co-organize a hybrid live/virtual event during UW Oshkosh’s annual Earth Charter Week to celebrate Earth Charter +15.

Laudato Si' Reflection Resource is here!

September 22, 2015
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ
Ecospirituality Resources

I am very happy to announce the availability of my 5-session resource: Laudato Si’ Reflection Resource: On Care for Our Common Home. Many people contributed to its completion, and I am grateful to each and all!

Rabbis Honor Pope's Climate Message With Yom Kippur Service In DC

Their “temple” for the day is the famous Lincoln Memorial.

By Antonia Blumberg
Huffington Post
September 22, 2015

With Pope Francis’s arrival in Washington, DC on Sept. 22, a group of rabbis gathered in the...

Yom Kippur at the Lincoln Memorial

September 21, 2015
Washington Peace Center

City: Washington

State/Region: DC

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 6:30pm to Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 7:30pm

A bold, public Yom Kippur prayer service will take place next week at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, inspired by the Pope’s encyclical on the climate crisis.

Official Schedule For Pope Francis' Visit to U.S.

September 2015
Pope Francis Visit 2015

Pope Francis Visits Washington D.C.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
4pm: Pope Francis arrives in D.C. at Joint Base Andrews at 4 p.m.

Amid pope's visit, Jews are incorporating his teachings into Yom Kippur traditions

September 18, 2015
By Perry Stein
Washington Post

Rabbi Mordechai Liebling is traveling from Philadelphia to Washington next week to help organize a Yom Kippur service against the backdrop of Pope Francis’s visit, a seemingly discordant trip that he says makes perfect sense if you understand this pope’s teachings.

Where is Pope Francis? A schedule of his U.S. visit

September 17, 2015
By Christine Rushton
USA Today

Where in the states is Pontifice Francisco?

Pope Francis starts his visit to the USA on Sept. 22 and plans to stop in Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia. Whether you want to catch a glimpse of the Roman Catholic Church’s leader or avoid the traffic, follow his six-day schedule below.

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