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[Catholic Caucus] Vatican invites Gavin Newsom, other pro-abortion, pro-LGBT Democrats to speak at climate eventMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healy, a pro-abortion ‘partnered’ lesbian who supports child ‘sex changes,’ will give a keynote address at the Vatican climate summit, where far-left California Gov. Gavin Newsom and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will also deliver speechesThree of the nation’s most radical, far-left governors – all of whom identify as Catholic despite their staunch pro-abortion and pro-LGBT stances – have been invited by the Vatican to participate in the Holy See’s summit on “climate change” this week.Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the conference,...

Laudate Deum: Pope Francis’ Mistaken ApocalypseLike popes of old, Francis speaks of a coming apocalypse, but unlike his predecessors, his view is natural rather than supernatural.As easy as it is to criticize the actions and statements of Pope Francis, especially in light of how popes have traditionally spoken and acted, there is something about his pontificate that is not wholly different than his predecessors’. I hear him speak of his insistence on a moral decay present in the world, often described in apocalyptic tones. This week, Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, dubbed as a sequel or follow-up...

BREAKING: Pope Francis to address pro-abortion Clinton Foundation conference on climate changePope Francis will kick off the 2023 Clinton Global Initiative two-day conference September 18, by holding a 'special conversation' with former President Clinton.Bill Clinton greets Pope Francis, July 2023.Pope Francis is to address the Clinton Global Initiative conference via video link next week in a “special conversation” with President Bill Clinton, in a discussion including “climate change, the refugee crisis, the welfare of children.” Announced by the Vatican September 14, details of the pope’s involvement with the Clinton family endeavors were revealed. Pope Francis will kick off the 2023...

‘The world risks suffocating to death,’ Vatican newspaper warnsAugust 25, 2023» Continue to this story on L'Osservatore Romano (Italian) CWN Editor's Note: With the headline “Il polmone in affanno” [The lung in breathlessness], the Vatican newspaper warned on August 24, in its most prominent front-page article, that “the world risks suffocating to death” as “the Amazon rainforest absorbs ever less carbon because of deforestation and climate change.” The unsigned Vatican newspaper article cited data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research that were published in an article in Nature.The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Writing a Second Environmental Document After ‘Laudato Si’Pope Francis announced during an audience with lawyers Monday that he is writing a second part to his 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato si’.The Pope said with this new writing, coming soon, he is updating Laudato si’ to cover current issues, possibly including war. He made the statement on the morning of Aug. 21, at the end of a speech to lawyers from the Council of Europe member states that signed the Vienna Declaration on the Support of the Rule of Law in 2022.Laudato si’ is the second of three...

Pope Francis says not taking care of the ‘climate’ is a ‘form of paganism’In his wide-ranging discussion with fellow Jesuits while in Malta, Pope Francis revealed his commitment to promoting ‘climate change’ policies as a form of ‘evangelization'. VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has condemned the “sin” of “not taking care of climate” as a “form of paganism.”He has also added that “there is no going back” on the current “process of synodality.”During his recent brief trip to Malta, Pope Francis met with 38 of his fellow Jesuits in the Nunciature on April 3. The informal 40 minute discussion...