Reflections on the Rio 'Earth Summit'

Earlier this week people in countries right around the world marked Earth Day – an annual reminder of our responsibility to take care of the planet for future generations. According to the organizers over a billion people – politicians, celebrities, students, faith communities – took part in activities to raise awareness, promote clean up campaigns or simply to spark greater reflection on why and how we are called to become better stewards of God’s creation.
One Irish missionary who’s dedicated several decades of his life to galvanizing greater environmental awareness within the Catholic Church is Columban Fr Sean McDonagh. The author of numerous books, articles, blogs and a regular participant at international conferences on the environment, Fr Sean was passing through Rome this week and spoke to Philippa Hitchen about the issues at stake at the UN summit in June to be held in Rio de Janeiro, 20 years on from the first, landmark Rio ‘Earth Summit’…..
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