by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
LORETO, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Saturday led the Catholic Church’s first eco-friendly youth rally — where nearly everything used was biodegradable or recyclable — and urged his young listeners to shun “disposable love”....
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC, served as a panelist sponsored by the US Bishops in educational campaign reminding people that environmental toxins emitted from lead, mercury and greenhouse gasses threaten not just the health of children and adults, but also that of...
by annaread | Jul 11, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
About the impact of bottled water on the environment, allwater.org says: The bottled water industry causes a severe strain on the environment, but solutions to this environmental damage significantly lessen the quality of water in the bottles. Not quite the effect...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Biofuels are not clean and green. Biofuels will result in deforestation. Biofuels will not bring rural development. Biofuels will cause hunger. Today’s International Herald Tribune, with more than one million political and influential subscribers...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 5, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
John Allen writes…Catholic environmentalism these days seems to be an instinct in search of a cause. One can find impressive traces of awareness, from John Paul II’s 1990 call for “ecological conversion,” to grass-roots initiatives such as the...
