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Coronavirus: Why are we catching more diseases from animals?
The world is grappling with the new coronavirus, which has spread from China to at least 16 other countries, Including the UK. Outbreaks of new infectious diseases are typically seen as a “one off”. But the new virus – thought to have stemmed from wildlife – highlights our risk from animal-borne disease. This is likely […]
Cardinal welcomes emergence of the ‘Laudato Si’ generation
Young people’s intensified demand for climate action is a sign of hope during the planet’s ecological crisis, says Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Vatican-based Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. “There are so many signs of hope; God is raising up people around the world to come together to care for our common home; […]
Teen activist Greta Thunberg bringing her climate protests to the U.S., by boat
Stockholm — Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy brand of eco-activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action against climate change, said Monday that she plans to take her message to America the old-fashioned way: by boat. The 16-year-old tweeted that she’ll sail across the Atlantic […]
Pope Francis: ‘The common good has become global’
Vatican City, May 2, 2019 / 11:01 am (CNA).- Pope Francis called on nations to work toward a global common good Thursday, particularly in confronting climate change, human trafficking, and nuclear threats. “In the current situation of globalization not only of the economy but also of technological and cultural exchanges, the nation state is no […]
After protests, Britain’s parliament declares climate change ’emergency’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament declared a symbolic climate change “emergency” on Wednesday, backing a call by opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for “rapid and dramatic action” to protect the environment for generations to come. Eleven days of protests by the Extinction Rebellion activist group caused major disruptions in central London in recent weeks, […]
‘The beginning of great change’: Greta Thunberg hails school climate strikes
The 16-year-old’s lone protest last summer has morphed into a powerful global movement challenging politicians to act. The 16-year-old welcomed the huge mobilisation planned in the UK, which follows demonstrations by tens of thousands of school and university students in Australia, Belgium, Germany, the United States, Japan and more than a dozen other countries. With […]
Ecology and Jesuits in Communication – EcoJesuit
Inspired by a young Swedish student’s solo protest on climate inaction, students around the world strike and demand climate action from their governments A protest that started with a 15-year-old Swedish girl who refused to go to school unless politicians start “prioritizing the climate question” has snowballed into a global movement fueled by […]
Kill the Sugar Before It Kills You: ‘Sugar Is the Source of All Chronic Disease’
Research shows people who consume lots of sugar are more than twice as likely to die from heart disease. Doctors say sugar feeds cancer and Alzheimer’s.Then there’s sugar’s link to diabetes-and the list goes on. That’s why giving up sugar in this New Year, along with chemical-based artificial sweeteners, could be the best thing you could […]
The Pope: WYD is a prophetic sign that runs contrary to the sad current of nationalism and walls
The World Youth Day was a “great symphony of faces and languages”, “a prophetic sign, one that runs contrary to the current, sad tendency of conflictual nationalisms that raise walls and close themselves to universality and the encounter of peoples”: these were the Pope’s words during the general audience dedicated to his recent trip to […]