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(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Peter Turkson, the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, on Wednesday addressed the UNESCO, the United Nation’s cultural office, in Paris.They were holding an event to discuss Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical Laudato si’. The full text of the intervention is below Colloquium: “LAUDATO SI’, THE CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME” The Earth, our Common Home: Challenges and Hope! “The Key Concept of Integral Ecology and its Evolution in the Church’s Social Teaching” Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson PresidentUNESCO – Paris, 9 November 2016 Introduction: It is truly a pleasure and a privilege to be at UNESCO’s headquarters to reflect on the Encyclical, Laudato sì, the care for our common home. At your invitation this afternoon, I wish to present the theme of integral ecology, so central to the encyclical, and its evolution in t...
Vatican City, Nov 9, 2016 / 04:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After Donald Trump pulled off what was for many a surprising victory in the United States election, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin offered his prayers that the new president-elect would promote peace in a world torn by conflict.“First of all, we take note with respect the will of the American people in this exercise of democracy which they tell me was characterized by a large turnout. Then we congratulate the new president, so that his government can be truly fruitful,” Cardinal Parolin told Vatican Radio Nov. 19.He also assured of his prayers, “so that the Lord illuminate him and sustain him in the service of his homeland, naturally, but also of the peace and wellbeing of the world.”“I believe that today it is needed for everyone to work to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration and grave conflict.”Cardinal Parolin spoke at the inauguration...
Filling a void created by congressional inaction, voters in a scattering of states tightened gun control laws and approved increases in the minimum wage. The campaign to legalize marijuana achieved a major breakthrough, with victories in at least six states....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump awakened a movement of angry working-class voters fed up with political insiders and desperate for change. On Tuesday, that movement propelled him to the White House....
LONDON (AP) -- Conciliatory comments from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the aftermath of his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton helped global stock markets erase a large chunk of their earlier losses Wednesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A shockwave....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Donald Trump's presidential victory set off protests early Wednesday on both coasts....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 presidential election. (All times EST):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House....
Well, another American election is in the books. I think I can speak for most of us in saying I'm glad it's over. Around half the nation is elated, and almost as many are heartbroken. Now it's time...
