Pope slams consumerism at mass in poor Bolivia

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Published on Jul 9, 2015

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Pope Francis, a champion of the poor and social justice, called on the faithful to reject today’s consumer society at a huge open-air mass Thursday in Bolivia, South America’s poorest nation.

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The most memorable moments from Pope Francis’ trip to Bolivia

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Published on Jul 10, 2015

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‘Communist crucifix’ gift to pope in Bolivia raises eyebrows

euronews (in English)

Published on Jul 9, 2015

Pope Francis in Bolivia on his South American tour looked somewhat bemused when his host President Evo Morales handed him an unusual gift : a wooden hammer and sickle crucifix.

It’s a classic symbol of communism frequently worn by a Jesuit priest Francis paid respects to.

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Woodhouse on Hardball: GOP’s Koch Loyalty At Heart of Climate Change Fight with Pope

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Published on Jun 17, 2015

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The Climate Deception Dossiers: Internal Fossil Fuel Industry Memos Reveal Decades of Corporate Disinformation

For nearly three decades, many of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies have knowingly worked to deceive the public about the realities and risks of climate change.

Their deceptive tactics are now highlighted in this set of seven “deception dossiers”—collections of internal company and trade association documents that have either been leaked to the public, come to light through lawsuits, or been disclosed through Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests.

Each collection provides an illuminating inside look at this coordinated campaign of deception, an effort underwritten by ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP, Shell, Peabody Energy, and other members of the fossil fuel industry.

UPDATE (July 9, 2015): As this report went to press, a newly discovered email from a former Exxon employee revealed that the company was already factoring climate change into decisions about new fossil fuel extraction as early as 1981.

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Fossil fuel industry must ‘implode’ to avoid climate disaster, says top scientist

Damian Carrington, Paris Friday 10 July 2015 08.21 EDT

‘The age of carbon is over’ and a transition to a greener economy is inevitable, says Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, adviser to the German government and Pope Francis

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, founding director of the Potsdam Institute. Photograph: Alamy An “induced implosion” of the fossil fuel industry must take place for there to be any chance of avoiding dangerous global warming, according to one of the world’s most influential climate scientists.

Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, an adviser to the German government and Pope Francis, said on Friday: “In the end it is a moral decision. Do you want to be part of the generation that screwed up the planet for the next 1,000 years? I don’t think we should make that decision.”

Schellnhuber was speaking at a major science conference in Paris, taking place before a crunch UN summit in December, also in the city, at which nations must seal a deal on global warming. World leaders were sent a stark message in the communique issued by the conference, which warned that the opportunity to avoid disaster is rapidly diminishing.

Laurence Tubiana, France’s climate change ambassador, said the aim of the UN summit is to send a signal that the transition from coal, oil and gas to a low-carbon economy is inevitable. If the aim is achieved, Tubiana told the Guardian, “you will see a massive acceleration [to a greener economy], particularly on the investment side in the next five years”.

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EV & N – 190 – CCTV | The Prophetic Pope: Pope Francis and the Transition to a Sustainable Future

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Vatican Releases Video on Pope’s Encyclical

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Published on Jun 25, 2015

Using scenes from nature and quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si´”, this video inspires individuals, congregations and communities to reflect on the need to care for our common home—Earth.

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U.S. Bishops Welcome Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Published on Jun 18, 2015

USCCB President Archbishop Joseph Kurtz and Washington’s Cardinal Donald Wuerl talk about Pope Francis’ new encyclical and its impact on Catholics and the people of the world.

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Pope releases major climate change doctrine

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Published on Jun 19, 2015

On Thursday morning, Pope Francis released his first major teaching letter — known as an encyclical — and it focuses on a “hot-button topic” around the world: climate change.

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