Pope Francis I, addressing TED, urges us to heed what scientists say about climate change and the need to act now to mitigate it

Pope Francis I, addressing TED, urges us to heed what scientists say about climate change and the need to act now to mitigate it. And, as is his custom, he appeals to our hearts, which fail to notice the suffering of the poorest and least protected amid growing inequality and injustice. Why did this address catch my attention? Because it is frightening to watch how quickly our planet is losing its former appearance, and how swiftly humanity is destroying the unrepeatable grandeur of nature in pursuit of shameful capitalist ideals and consumerist passions. Yet it turns out that we have nothing but the occasional word, unless perhaps something lies somewhere in the depths of the soul

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

Pope Francis I, addressing TED, urges us to heed what scientists say about climate change and the need to act now to mitigate it

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

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