Originally published on Eden Keeper. When House Speaker John Boehner invited Pope Francis to address a Joint Meeting of the United States Congress in March 2014, he probably thought the Catholic leader played for “Team Republican.” But Boehner’s assumption — as is often the case — was wrong. Pope Francis sounds … [continued]
To accompany the Roman Catholic Pope’s blockbuster climate encyclical (Laudato Si) this week, a team from Yale and George Mason Universities published a substantial note about the views of American Catholics on climate change. One in four people in the US are Catholic, making the results important as a bellwether for … [continued]
Today, Pope Francis I has released his first encyclical, Laudato si (Praised be), widely anticipated for its focus on climate change and the links to human poverty and economic development. The world religious leader started off his official pronouncement by quoting the Canticle of Creatures, a favorite hymn composed by St. Francis of … [continued]
