The pope's encyclical on climate change – as it happened
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View ArticleTHE LATEST: Encyclical coincides with news: May was hottest
5:40 p.m. (05:40 GMT, 11:40 a.m. EDT) As Pope Francis issued his warning on global warming, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released figures showing that last month was the...
View ArticleClimate change message from Pope Francis resonates across faith communities
"I would hope that throughout the Christian and interfaith world his words are taken with great weight and great merit." - Rabbi Eric Cytryn To Father Dave Danneker of Saint John Neumann parish in...
View ArticleTHE LATEST: Top climate scientist: pope's science is good
12:58 p.m. (1058 GMT, 06:58 a.m. EDT) The scientist credited with coming up with the goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees F) says Pope Francis' science is on target....
View ArticlePope Francis Goes Off the Rails
A quasi-religious movement now has a genuinely religious leader. The Pope's encyclical on the environment is being hailed for its embrace of science, although it is about as scientific as the Catholic...
View ArticleThe pope’s climate bull ignores a secular miracle
A quasi-religious movement now has a genuinely religious leader. The pope’s encyclical on the environment is being hailed for its embrace of science, although it is about as scientific as the Catholic...
View ArticleTHE LATEST: Encyclical a call for action for US bishops
4:45 p.m. (1445 GMT, 10:45 a.m. EDT) The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says Pope Francis' encyclical is a call for global and national action to protect the environment and for a...
View ArticlePope wraps Ecuador leg of SAmerica trip, next stop Bolivia
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Pope Francis wraps up the first leg of a three-nation South American pilgrimage Wednesday after issuing an impassioned call for a new economic and ecological world order where...
View ArticleTHE LATEST: Coal industry finds comfort in pope's encyclical
4:04 p.m. (1404 GMT, 10:04 a.m. EDT) Not only environmental activists and renewable energy advocates are celebrating Pope Francis' strong message on climate change. Even the coal industry found...
View ArticleWe in the Great Ark should heed the Pope's warning on the environment
With the publication of Laudato si, Pope Francis has made a significant and timely intervention on ecology, creation and sustainability. His words carry particular importance for the world's 1.2...
View ArticleMinister Dogley hails Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change
22-June-2015 Pope Francis’ encyclical is a huge boost to the world debate on the state of the environment and climate change. Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Didier Dogley has welcomed...
View ArticleThe Pope Is About To Weigh In On Climate Change. Not Everyone Is Happy
5:10 PM ET Scott Neuman Twitter i Pope Francis speaks to crowds gathered Sunday in St Peter's square at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Filippo...
View ArticlePope Francis wraps Ecuador leg of South America trip, next stop Bolivia
Pope Francis wraps up the first leg of a three-nation South American pilgrimage Wednesday after issuing an impassioned call for a new economic and ecological world order where the goods of the Earth...
View ArticleTHE LATEST: World Bank lauds pope for climate-poverty link
14:27 p.m. (1227 GMT), 8:27 a.m. EDT) The World Bank says the pope's encyclical is a "stark reminder" of the link between climate change and poverty. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says climate...
View ArticleHeed Pope’s climate call
Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change has stirred the global warming debate hugely, giving environmentalists a shot in the arm. His linking climate change to economics and morality resonates...
View ArticleHeed the Pope’s environmental message
Rick Santorum recently spoke with Philadelphia radio host Dom Giordano about Pope Francis and his planned visit to the city in September. Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator and current...
View ArticleWarm welcome for Pope’s ‘significant’ climate change message
Ireland’s Catholic primate Eamon Martin and former president Mary Robinson are among many who have extended an enthusiastic welcome to Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si ....
View ArticlePope's climate-change directive challenges Catholics in 2016 race
Pope Francis issued his long-anticipated directive on the environment Thursday with a firm eye on the United Nations’ summit on climate change this December in Paris. The controversial encyclical calls...
View ArticlePope Francis calls for new ecological, economic order
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Pope Francis wraps up the first leg of a three-nation South American pilgrimage Wednesday after issuing an impassioned call for a new economic and ecological world order where...
View ArticleU.S. Must Take the Lead on Pope Francis' Call on Climate Change
This op-ed was previously published in the Boston Globe on June 16, 2015. When Pope Francis releases his historic environmental encyclical this week, he will be preaching to the world, but the world...
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