"Will the bishops, successors of the Apostles be silent? Will the cardinals, the Pope’s advisors in the governing of the Church be silent, in the face of this political-religious manifesto which perverts the doctrine and praxis of the Mystical Body of Christ ?" The first reactions in response to the Instrumentum Laboris for the Amazon...
"Sharing with my beloved brother the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew his concerns for the future of creation (cfr Encylical Letter. Laudato Si, 7-9) and taking up the suggestion by his representative, the Metropolitan Ioannis of Pergamum who took part in the presentation of the Encyclical Laudato Si on the care of our common home, I...
Summary Francis’s encyclical is expected to call for action on climate change The pope has said he believes climate change is largely man-made A widely read Italian Catholic writer warns that action on climate change could lead to population control He cited Catholic doctrine that every life is sacred and cannot be sacrificed, even to save...
