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- Sep 20, 2019
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Resistance amps up as Amazon synod approaches
- Vatican
- Sep 17, 2019
In his six years in office, Pope Francis has been no stranger to controversy or resistance, yet judging by the all-star lineup of opponents to his coming Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, the gathering is shaping up to be one of his most controversial initiatives since the 2014-2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family.
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Pope heads to Asia seeking dialogue, peace and ecological solidarity
- Vatican
- Sep 14, 2019
For experts and locals on the ground, Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to Thailand and Japan will not only highlight the Vatican’s strong ties with interreligious communities in each country, but it will also help the pope cement alliances in advancing his ecological agenda and his message of peace.
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Pope’s deforestation alarm wasn’t a break from tradition – it is tradition
- News Analysis, Pope in Madagascar
- Sep 10, 2019
The idea that there’s something jarring about Christian conservationism was fashionable in the 1960s and ’70s, but it’s been badly outdated for some time.
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Bishop in Amazon says Brazilian government should not fear October synod
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Sep 8, 2019
With a month to go before the start of the Synod of Bishops for Amazon, retired Bishop Erwin Krautler of Xingu said the Brazilian government should not fear the discussions to be held in Rome.
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Wisconsin religious order doubles down on commitment to renewable energy
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Sep 7, 2019
True to their religious community’s founder, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross continue to care for God’s creation.
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In Africa, Pope urges hearing cries of the poor and the earth itself
- Pope in Madagascar
- Sep 6, 2019
Pope Francis said Friday in Mozambique that the planet too has been abandoned and maltreated, and she “groans in travail.”
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