Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/19/pope-francis-says-covid-19-vaccine-must-be-universal-and-all-not-just-rich-and Published on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 by Common Dreams In addition to coronavirus, Pope Francis said, “we must also cure a larger virus, that of social injustice, inequality of opportunity, marginalization, and the lack of protection for … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/18/now-thats-how-you-hold-bible-pope-francis-calls-fossil-fuel-divestment-serve-planet Published on Thursday, June 18, 2020 by Common Dreams “The Vatican’s call for divestment is a breath of hope in times when faith is more needed than ever,” said 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben. “It is a powerful … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/02/category-5-dorian-devastates-pope-francis-urges-world-act-fast-climate-emergency Published on Monday, September 02, 2019 by Common Dreams “Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Pope Francis greets Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg, right, during his … Continued
New York Times By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein Aug. 2, 2018 ROME — Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is wrong in all cases, a definitive change in church teaching that is likely to challenge faithful Catholic politicians, judges and … Continued
Posted: 25 Feb 2018 02:36 AM PST Jennifer Szweda Jordan and Unabridged Press will again host the Standup Sisters: Green Habits program on March 8 at St. Thomas More Church, 126 Fort Couch Road in Bethel Park, near Pittsburgh, from … Continued
Posted at https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/38611365/pope-afraid-world-is-one-accident-from-nuclear-war/ AFP / January 15th, 2018 ON BOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AFP) – Pope Francis said Monday that the world stood on the “edge” of nuclear war and admitted the situation terrified him. Pope ‘afraid’ world is ‘one accident’ from … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): As you know, the Trump Administration is considering withdrawing the United States from the international Paris Agreement on climate change. There are people, such as daughter Ivanka, advising the President to remain in the … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): This Bible study is the first in a series developed to foster conversations about the biblical and theological significance of the New Poor People’s Campaign. Included in this Bible study are the story of the … Continued