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Pope Francis climate change call to action makes waves in faith communities

January 5, 2015
CBC/Radio–Canada

The Current
With Anna Maria Tremonti

The Catholic Church is about to bring the influence of the Holy See to the issue of climate change. Today, we look at the religious push to protect the environment.

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2015 could be the year we save the earth

January 2, 2015
By NCR Editorial Staff
National Catholic Reporter

When it comes to our planet’s health, “2015 could be a decisive year in history,” Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, told a gathering in London in November. We agree with the bishop: 2015 could go down in history as the year we saved the earth. We hope Catholics...

Can a Christian Make Conservatives Care About Climate Change?

Meet the 29-year-old using her conservative pedigree to help save the planet

By Coco McPherson
Rolling Stone
January 1, 2015

Pope Francis Calls for Action on Climate Change & Capitalism on a Planet "Exploited by Human Greed"

December 31, 2014
Democracy Now

Review of Ecology and Religion by John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker

Grim, John and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Ecology and Religion. Washington, DC: Island, 2014.

Review by Sam Mickey

The Trumpeter
Volume 30, Number 1 (2014)

http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/article/view/1377/1655

Tracing the Roots of Pope Francis's Climate Plans for 2015

December 31, 2014
By Andrew C. Revkin
Dot Earth
New York Times

One of the highlights of my year, perhaps my career, was being able to participate in “Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility,” a four-day Vatican workshop aimed at shaping strategies for...

What Can a Popular Pope Do About Climate Change?

The pontiff plans to issue a rare and controversial plea for Catholics to consider the environment. Recent polls show his message just might resonate.

By Nicholas St. Fleur
The Atlantic
December 30, 2014

Pope Francis has ambitious environmental plans for 2015. Come March, he will deliver a 50 to 60-page edict urging his 1.2 billion Catholic followers to take action...

Religious Studies Can Help Save the Planet

December 29, 2014
By Chris Crews
State of Formation

The Pope Thinks Climate Change Is a Major Threat. So Do American Catholics.

Most Catholics say global warming is a “crisis” or a “major problem.”

By James West
Mother Jones
December 30, 2014

Pope Francis's edict on climate change will anger deniers and US churches

By John Vidal
The Guardian
December 27, 2014

Pontiff hopes to inspire action at next year’s UN meeting in Paris in December after visits to Philippines and New York

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