Until September, the School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago was known by another name. That month, the board approved a plan to elevate it from an institute into a full academic school, the first of its kind within the global Jesuit university network. (NCR photo/Brian Roewe)
Loyola University Chicago boosted its commitment to addressing environmental and climate change issues with the unveiling Dec. 14 of its new School of Environmental Sustainability.
The school, Loyola s 11th, upgrades the status of its seven-year-old Institute for Environmental Sustainability, which already was one of only a handful of such programs at U.S. Catholic colleges. It is the first environmental sustainability school in the global Jesuit academic network.
Pope Francis Says Vatican City Will Aim for Net-Zero Carbon Emissions December 15, 2020
Solar panels are seen on the roof of the Paul VI audience hall at the Vatican in this Dec. 1, 2010, file photo. In a video message, Pope Francis told the Virtual Climate Ambition Summit that Vatican City is aiming for net zero carbon emissions. (Photo: CNS/Paul Haring)
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050, and he urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture of care for others and the planet.
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Pope says Vatican City will aim for net-zero carbon emissions Solar panels are seen on the roof of the Paul VI audience hall at the Vatican in this Dec. 1, 2010, file photo. In a videomessage, Pope Francis told the Virtual Climate Ambition Summit that Vatican City is aiming for net zero carbon emissions. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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The time has come for a change in direction. Let us not rob the new generations of their hope in a better future. " Pope Francis VATICAN CITY Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050, and he urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture of care for others and the planet.
A Slovenian Christmas tree, a spruce from the Kočevsko forests, has been lit up in all its beauty today in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. The tree is decorated with handmade ethnographic ornaments. The keynote speaker at the event was Dr Anže Logar, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In his address, Minister Logar noted that this is the second time a Christmas tree from Slovenia has adorned St Peter’s Square. The first time was in 1996. He emphasised that the execution of such a project during the very difficult times that we are experiencing now proved that it can be done. There is much symbolism in the event; the Slovenian Christmas tree lights up the central Vatican square as we head into 2021, the year which marks the thirtieth anniversary of Slovenia’s independence. Minister Logar highlighted that the Holy See was one of the first to officially recognise the young Slovenian state. The then Pope John Paul II supported Slovenia’s efforts for independence even before that.