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Humanity Must Turn Back from Climate Abyss, Says Pope, or 'We Will Go Down'

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Pope Francis's Associates Condemn American Religious Right

Julia Conley, staff writer

An article in a Vatican-approved publication offers harsh words for conservative American Catholics.

An article written by two associates of Pope Francis in the Catholic journal La Civiltà Cattolica illustrates vast disagreements between the Pope and conservative American Catholics—a rift which has been growing since Pope Francis was elected in 2013. The journal is published in Rome and receives Vatican approval before going to press, suggesting...

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Deeming Pollution of Earth Sinful, Pope Proposes Climate Action as Sacred Duty

Nika Knight, staff writer

Pope Francis on Thursday put forth an urgent call for people to actively work...

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Pope Francis: Capitalism is 'Terrorism Against All of Humanity'

Nika Knight, staff writer

Pope Francis surprised reporters on a flight from Krakow to the Vatican late...

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Pope Francis Thanks Bernie Sanders for Advocating the 'Moral Economy'

'A Moral Economy' for 'the Common Good': Mr. Sanders Goes to the Vatican

Pope Francis Apologizes to Mexican Indigenous for History of Pillage and Abuse

Pope Francis: To Address 'Grave Environmental Crisis,' Build Social Justice

Pope Francis on Climate

Climate Justice Campaigners Hail Soil as 'Shovel-Ready Solution'

With Letter and Hug, Five-Year-Old Takes Immigration Plea to Pope Francis

Denouncing Serra Canonization, Mother and Son 'Walk for the Ancestors'

As Pope Francis Arrives in DC, Federal Workers Strike Against Poverty Wages

Pope, World Leaders Turn U.N. into Veritable War Zone

Islamic Declaration Blasts Short-Sighted Capitalism, Demands Action on Climate

Pope Francis Joins Battle Against Transgenic Crops

Despite Pope's Call to Climate Action, Churches Hold Millions in Fossil Fuels

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Jubilee USA Network

Negotiators Struggle for Agreement on Debt and Tax Issues at UN Development Summit

Jubilee USA Network

Pope Francis Calls for UN to Address 'Oppressive' Lending...

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

Pope’s Blind Spots: * Militarism * Child Sex Abuse

Senator Bernie Sanders

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Sierra Club

Sierra Club Statement on Pope Francis’ Speeches Before Congress and the White House

Carbon Underground

Soil Can Reverse Climate Change: A Message of Hope To Address the Pope’s DC Congregation

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