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He said global warming was "mostly" man-made. And he said he wanted his encyclical out in plenty of time to be absorbed before the next round of U.N. climate change talks in Paris in November after the last round in Lima, Peru, failed to reach an agreement. |
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But skeptics of global warming are irate that Francis is taking up the cause. Several of the critics have accused him of using Catholicism to cloak a radical environmental agenda. Encyclicals are among the most important means for papal teaching and are written with the help of a small group of advisers under strict secrecy. |
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Conservative distrust of Pope Francis, which has been building in the U.S. throughout his pontificate, is reaching a boiling point over his plan to urge action on climate change — and to do so through a document traditionally used for the most important papal teachings. |
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Pope Francis, who pledged on the day of his installation as pontiff to make the environment a priority, is drafting a highly anticipated encyclical on ecology and climate change. Environmentalists are thrilled by the prospect of a rock-star pope putting his moral weight behind efforts to curb global warming. |
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SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Oprah Winfrey and fellow actors from the movie "Selma" marched with hundreds in a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., one of many events around the nation ushering in Monday's federal holiday for the slain civil rights leader. Remembrances of the King legacy come amid somber.... |
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NEW YORK — Conservative distrust of Pope Francis, which has been building in the U.S. throughout his pontificate, is reaching a boiling point over his plan to urge action on climate change — and to do so through a document traditionally used for the most important papal teachings. |
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[Below is the full transcript of Pope Francis’ prepared homily for the “Encounter with the Youth” event at the University of Santo Tomas, on Sunday morning, January 18. The Holy Father, however, decided to speak extemporaneously in Spanish. Monsignor Mark Gerard Miles provided the almost simultaneous translation. |
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The Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya led a protest by hundreds of thousands of people against the publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad in Charlie Hebdo’s first edition since Islamist gunmen killed 12 people at the satirical magazine’s office. |
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SELMA, Ala. Oprah Winfrey and fellow actors from the movie “Selma” marched with hundreds Sunday ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, recalling one of the bloodiest chapters of the civil rights struggle. Their steps in tribute to King in Alabama came as key black members of Congress elsewhere.... |
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It may have been extra tough - securing Pope Francis' motorcade but having to have their backs turned when he passes by - yet these police personnel still feel blessed.
The police personnel said they are happy to have served as part of the human barricades separating the crowd from the pope's convoy, radio dzBB's Cecilia Villarosa reported Monday. |
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Kagaya ng maraming Pilipino, umasa rin sa kabutihan at malasakit ng kapwa ang ilang Pinoy celebrities sa kanilang pagdalo sa concluding mass ni Pope Francis nitong Linggo sa Quirino Grandstand sa Rizal Park, Maynila. Bahagi ng kanilang karanasan ang pakikisalamuha sa iba't ibang uri ng tao na.... |
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