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The Guardian view on Laudato Si': Pope Francis calls for a cultural revolution

June 18, 2015
Editorial
The Guardian

The pope links the destruction of the environment with the exploitation of the poor. The world should pay attention

Papal Encyclical Heartens Proponents of Fossil-Fuel Divestment

June 18, 2015
By John Schwartz
New York Times

The Magna Carta of integral ecology: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the poor

June 18, 2015
By Leonardo Boff, theologist and ecologist
Earth Charter International

Before making any comment it is worth highlighting some peculiarities of the Laudato Si’ encyclical of Pope Francis.

It is the first time a Pope has addressed the issue of ecology in the sense of an integral ecology (as it goes beyond the environment) in such a complete way. Big...

Pope Francis' Encyclical: Clean Energy and the Moral Case for Climate Solutions

June 18, 2015
By Gabe Elsner, Executive Director, Energy and Policy Institute
Huffington Post

Today, Pope Francis officially released his encyclical, “Laudato Si (“Be Praised”), On the Care of Our Common Home”, calling on “every person...

Pope Calls for Moral Campaign on Climate Crisis

June 17, 2015
By Kieran Cooke
Climate News Network

Hard-hitting message from the Vatican warns of the threat global warming poses to the world’s ecosystems − and to everyone on the planet.

LONDON, 17 June, 2015 – Pope Francis has challenged climate change deniers by declaring that the destruction of the ecosystem is a moral issue that has to be...

Metropolitan John Zizioulas: Laudato Si' give Orthodox "great joy"

June 18, 2015
Vatican Radio

(Vatican Radio) The presentation of the Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis Laudato Si’ included a presentation by Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon, a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

Pope Francis sounds the alarm on the environment and he wants everyone to listen

June 18, 2015  
By Matthew Bell
PRI’s The World

The head of the Roman Catholic Church released an official document in Rome on Thursday that has been creating buzz for months. It’s called an encyclical, the highest form of teaching issued by a pope, and it is addressed to everyone — literally — in the whole world.

“I would like to enter into...

Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change

June 18, 2015
By Jim Yardley and Laurie Goodstein
New York Times

Anglican environmental network chair welcomes Papal climate encyclical

June 18, 2015
Anglican Communion News Service

[Office of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town] People of faith need to focus on the moral and spiritual elements of the crisis brought about by rapid climate change, Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba, chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network, said today in response to...

ELCA issues statement on Pope Francis' encyclical on climate change

June 18, 2015
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

CHICAGO (ELCA) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), released a statement June 18 on behalf of this church in response to Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change and the deteriorating global environment. The full text of the statement follows:

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