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Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 93 No. 9 July 29, 2015 Summer schedule World’s mayors discuss climate at Vatican The Prairie Messenger pub - lishes every By Carol Glatz cially the trafficking of human second week beings that is caused by this envi - in July and VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ronmental situation and the ex - takes a sum - After decades of world leaders try - ploitation of people.” mer vacation ing to set global goals to address “I really do hope that a funda - climate change and extreme pover - mental, basic agreement is reached” in August. With this issue ty, city mayors gathered at the at the UN climate summit in Paris in the Prairie Messenger will Vatican to pledge they will take real December, he added. close for three weeks, action and lead the fight on their Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu of resuming with a weekly streets. New Orleans told Catholic News schedule August 26. Pope Francis told the mayors Service, “There is a vivid recogni - that they were important because tion that mayors are key players in Ordinations they were at the “grassroots” and changing how policies that have could make concrete changes and before now been spoken about Two priestly ordinations put pressure on leaders above across nations are actually applied and two ordinations to the them. on the streets of the cities. Mayors permanent diaconate are The pope spoke briefly off-the- are actually responsible for getting detailed in this week’s issue. cuff in Spanish July 21 after more things done.” CNS/Paul Haring — pages 3 and 9 than 60 mayors attended a daylong Mayor Bill de Blasio of New DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN TRAFFICK - workshop on modern slavery and York City said in his speech, “It’s ING — Pope Francis signs a declaration on climate change and human Centenary Icon climate change, sponsored by the increasingly clear that we local trafficking during a workshop attended by mayors from around the world pontifical academies of sciences leaders of the world have many in the synod hall at the Vatican July 21. Local government leaders were As part of the centennial and social sciences in the tools and that we must use them invited to the Vatican by the pontifical academies of sciences and social sci - year celebrations in the Vatican’s synod hall. boldly even as our national gov - ences to sign a declaration recognizing that climate change and extreme Archdiocese of Winnipeg, a The academies invited the lead - ernments hesitate.” poverty are influenced by human activity. Also pictured are Cardinal Centenary Icon of the Holy ers to share best practices, to sign a Landrieu told CNS that he was Francesco Montenegro of Agrigento, Italy, left, Bishop Marcelo Sanchez declaration recognizing that cli - looking forward to hearing what Family was commissioned Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and Cardinal mate change and extreme pov erty other mayors were doing to make Claudio Hummes, former prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy. and is currently on tour, are influenced by human activity, cities more resilient and “get a visiting churches throughout and to pledge to pursue low-impact practical guide on climate change.” the archdiocese. development to make cities When Hurricane Katrina hit 10 Politicians echo pope: climate — page 6 “socially inclusive, safe, resilient years ago, he said, his city became and sustainable.” “the canary in the coal mine” Remaining active The pope told his audience, showing the world how extreme change is a ‘moral mission’ “We really have to involve the weather associated with climate At St. John Bosco Parish in United Nations in these things” change can devastate a major city. By Michael Swan Although Pope Francis prefers a Saskatoon, and make sure it takes “a very The Catholic Register carbon tax, Ontario has an nounced 90-year-old strong position on this issue, espe - — MAYORS , page 19 it plans to join California and Elizabeth TORONTO (CCN) — Climate Quebec in a unified cap-and-trade Kokotailo School lives compared: change is “a challenge to our system, with the first auction of has been moral imagination” and “a moral carbon emission allowances due in mission” that requires “the moral the first three months of 2017. involved in college vs. residential courage to change,” former United The shift to a low-carbon econo - parish life States vice-president Al Gore told my is necessary, possible and even for nearly 50 years. By Frank Flegel Wilson began her presentation the Climate Summit of the profitable, Gore told an enthusiastic — page 7 by comparing experiences of stu - Americas July 10. gathering at the summit before REGINA — Truth and Rec on - dents and staff from Luther Held in Toronto three weeks kicking off a Climate Reality Lead - Northern journeys ciliation Commissioner (TRC) College and those from students after Pope Francis issued Laudato ership Corps training session. Marie Wilson reviewed the work who attended residential schools. Si’ , the summit had politicians and “Now there is a much more James Raffan’s Circling the of the TRC for the benefit of 150 The Luther College quotes came senior bureaucrats from Ar gentina powerful voice giving us an an swer Midnight Sun takes place who attended the North American from a Luther College magazine to the Arctic tweeting pictures of to the question ‘Must we change over three years from June celebrating 100 years while the Pope Francis and talking about his Mother Nature?’ ” said Gore. “You 2010 to October 2013 when quotes from former residential encyclical. can go around the world and see he travelled 17,662 kilome - school students came from testi - California Governor Jerry that Mother Nature is sending us a tres following the Arctic monials delivered at TRC hearings Brown said he was travelling with message.” Circle through the eight across Canada. All described their a copy of Laudato Si’ and “going Brown, a one-time Jesuit novice high-latitude countries, with experiences and the impact on through it carefully.” and four-time governor of nearly their lives, but Luther quotes were “I like the language in it, which 39 million Californians (elected the intent of focusing atten - positive while those from former is not the language of markets,” twice in the 1970s and twice in this tion on the four million residential school students were Brown told a press conference on century), said the pope’s discussion people who live in the Arctic. entirely negative. the first day of the two-day meet - of climate change as a moral issue Gerald Schmitz reviews “We don’t all have the same ing that brought together represen - is critical as the world tries to avoid this epic travelogue. experiences,” said Wilson in her tatives from 30 states, prov inces, catastrophic climate change. — page 11 address. cities and First Nations. “But it’s “What we’re dealing with here She reviewed the purpose of the language of spirit, of meta - is not just some market transac - A generous season the TRC and how it was estab - phor, of poetry, of humanity.” tion. We’re dealing with the future lished. “It was part of a court set - Twenty-two sub-national juris - of humanity and how human be - Both high and low points in tlement,” she told the audience, dictions capped off the summit by ings live and treat one another, as family life are marked with “and it wasn’t so much about the signing a Climate Action State - well as other living things,” he money, it was an opportunity to ment which commits their govern - said. “And the pope has really food, writes Marie-Louise Flegel Ternier-Gommers in her speak and be heard about what ments to implementing some form captured that spirit in the encycli - Marie Wilson column for the 19th Sunday happened to them” at residential of carbon pricing — whether a car - cal.” schools. bon tax or a cap-and-trade market. Brown wasn’t the only leader at in Ordinary Time. She Interfaith Network (NAIN) con - Wilson said one of the prob - “We’re on the road to Paris,” the summit talks to specifically reminds us that God’s love ference held July 19 - 22 at Luther lems the TRC encountered was in de clared Ontario Premier Kathleen reference Laudato Si’ and Pope is as abundant as a prairie College, University of Regina. trying to find out what happened Wynne, host of the summit. The Francis. Chief Larry Sault of the summer harvest. Con ference attendees came from to children who died while at the Western Hemisphere climate gath - Mississaugas of the New Credit — page 13 all over North America and many schools. Many were buried in ering was a prelude to United Na - First Nation called Francis “one of were not familiar with the com - tions climate negotiations planned mission’s work. — RECORDS , page 7 for Paris in December. — ACTING , page 4 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS July 29, 2015 New video with Planned Parenthood raises outcry By Abbey Jaroma The new video shows a con - higher compensation. the abortion procedure can be car - hood, calling for its defunding. 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