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After CHOGM, what?

Leela Ramdeen
Leela Ramdeen

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice

The CHOGM website states that “CHOGM is all about bringing people closer together to share ideas and create partnerships to address some of the most critical issues of the 21st Century.”

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Nature not a heap of scattered refuse

Leela Ramdeen
Leela Ramdeen

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of CCSJ

Today I continue to focus on environmental issues in the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen in December.

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Nature, the fruit of God’s creation

Leela Ramdeen
Leela Ramdeen

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of CCSJ

The countdown is on to COP 15 – the 15th meeting of the parties of the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from Dec 7-18.

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Safeguarding creation

Leela Ramdeen
Leela Ramdeen

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ

Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer intention during the month of November is: “That all the men and women in the world, especially those who have responsibilities in the field of politics and economics, may never fail in their commitment to safeguard creation.”

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Don’t be afraid to be saints

Leela Ramdeen
Leela Ramdeen

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ)

After delivering a lecture in London earlier this year, I was given a gift of some booklets published by the Catholic Truth Society; one of which was entitled: Don’t be afraid to be Saints.

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