Vatican mulling new department to tackle environmental issues
By Philip Pullella
The Vatican is considering setting up an environmental think tank, a spokesman said on Thursday, which could influence the opinion of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics on such thorny issues as climate change.
Father Federico Lombardi said the proposal was discussed at a closed-door meeting of cardinals from around the world who are at the Vatican to deliberate a reform of the Church's central administration, known as the Curia.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/12/us-pope-environment-idUSKBN0LG28920150212
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