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- Pope Francis tells oil bosses world must reduce fossil fuel use Sat, 9 Jun 18, 10:36pmPontiff says clean energy is needed as climate change risks destroying humanity
- Archaeologists discover 'a miniature model of the universe' near Mexico City Mon, 8 Jan 18, 10:45pmA recent archaeological find could offer insight into how ancient people viewed the world. At Nahualac, a site in the Iztaccíhuatl volcano foothills near Mexico City, Mexican archaeologists identified what's called a tetzacualco,...
- Believed tomb of Jesus Christ is far older than previously thought Fri, 8 Dec 17, 12:01amScientists have discovered that the tomb in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been buried after his crucifixion is significantly older than previously known...
- Catholic church to make record divestment from fossil fuels Tue, 3 Oct 17, 4:30pmMore than 40 Catholic institutions will make largest ever faith-based divestment, on the anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi
- Religious leaders occupy environment minister's office to protest Carmichael coalmine Tue, 25 Jul 17, 10:34amRabbi, Uniting church reverend, former Catholic priest and Buddhist leader call for Frydenberg to withdraw support for mine
- Pennsylvania nuns oppose fracking gas pipeline through 'holy' land Thu, 20 Jul 17, 2:31amCatholic order builds chapel in middle of cornfield in attempt to use religious freedom protections to block Atlantic Sunrise pipeline
- Pope opens free laundromat for Rome's poor Wed, 12 Apr 17, 12:29amHomeless people in Rome will now have a place to wash their clothes and blankets, thanks to Pope Francis. The pope recently opened a free laundromat, the Lavanderia di Papa Francesco, or Pope Francis Laundry, with the goal...
- Kentucky Noah's Ark Encounter opens amidst severe flooding Sat, 9 Jul 16, 4:26amChristian fundamentalist organization Answers in Genesis' (AiG) just opened their Ark Encounter in Kentucky, and the event was, ironically, greeted with epic flash floods and heavy rain...
- Church roofs, solar panels and climate change | Letters Thu, 19 May 16, 3:54amThe Church of England’s Shrinking the Footprint campaign is encouraging dioceses, cathedrals and parishes to reduce energy bills and lower carbon emissions through practical steps, from installing energy-efficient lightbulbs...
- CSIRO boss issues apology for ‘religion’ jibe Fri, 12 Feb 16, 11:31amThe Climate Inquisitors got their way and forced an apology – an update on this story from yesterday. But it is a pyrrhic victory, since it is the zealotry that infects the alarmist cause. CSIRO chief executive Larry...
- CSIRO boss: warming alarmism ‘more like religion than science’ Thu, 11 Feb 16, 1:46pmFinally worked it out, then, have we? Here are some ACM articles from years past on the subject: From 2012: Maurice Newman on the climate religion From 2011: Cardinal criticises religious climate zealots From 2009: Headline...
- Leonardo DiCaprio meets the pope – video Fri, 29 Jan 16, 1:47amOscar-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio meets Pope Francis on Thursday at the Vatican to discuss their shared views on climate change. DiCaprio shows the Pope a book of 15th century artist Hieronymus Bosch’s paintings that...
- Can the church shift the balance to renewable energy in the Philippines? Tue, 18 Aug 15, 8:34pmCatholic leaders are pressurising the government to drop coal by working with activists and even installing solar panels on church roofs
- US Catholic fossil fuel investments at odds with pope's climate push Wed, 12 Aug 15, 8:41pmUS Catholic organisations have millions invested in oil, coal and gas but so far few dioceses have reviewed their finances in response to Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change
- Pope’s popularity fall 17% — preaching the climate change religion not so popular? Fri, 24 Jul 15, 7:38pmPope Francis put out his pro-climate encyclical 8 weeks ago, getting mass media attention, but the latest Gallop poll shows the people were not so enthused: