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Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World, Health, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State 2010-11-21T17:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pope_benedict_think_globally_act_locally_urges_lifestyle_changes_to_save_en/?source=rss Pope Benedict used his traditional New Year address on Friday to call on people to change their lifestyles to save the planet, saying environmental responsibility was essential for global peace. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, General World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State 2010-01-04T02:24:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ghanaian_cardinal_to_head_vaticans_peace_office/?source=rss The pope appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to head the Vatican's justice and peace office Saturday, a high-profile post that cements his reputation as a possible future papal candidate. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Regions, Africa, Ghana, Europe, Vatican City State 2009-10-28T14:04:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/finger_points_to_new_da_vinci_art/?source=rss A new Leonardo da Vinci portrait may have been discovered after a fingerprint found on it seemed similar to another discovered on his work. Regions, Europe, France, Italy, United Kingdom, England, Vatican City State 2009-10-15T10:57:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vatican_arab_league_to_work_to_promote_peace/?source=rss The Holy See and the Arab League have agreed to work together to promote peace and justice in the world, the Vatican said Friday, after a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the league's secretary-general. World, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State, Middle East, Palestine, Israel 2009-04-26T11:29:04+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_solar_panels_installed_on_vatican_roof/?source=rss The first of a planned 2,400 solar panels have been installed on top of the papal audience hall at Vatican City. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2008-09-30T09:41:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saudi_king_makes_plea_for_new_interfaith_dialogue/?source=rss The Saudi king has made an impassioned plea for dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews -- the first such proposal from a nation with no diplomatic ties to Israel and a ban on non-Muslim religious services and symbols. 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Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, General World, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Land, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State 2007-09-02T06:39:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_vatican_to_become_worlds_first_carbon_neutral_sovereign_state/?source=rss By agreement with the Vatican, Planktos/KlimaFa is now pleased and honored to announce that the Holy See plans to become the first entirely carbon neutral sovereign state, and it has chosen KlimaFa ecorestoration offsets to achieve this historic goal. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State, North America, United States, California, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-07-21T12:41:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vatican_adds_its_voice_to_warnings_on_climate_change/?source=rss The pope has spoken about the need to preserve rainforests and is far more engaged in the green debate than his predecessor, Vatican sources say World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State, United Nations, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-05-13T21:51:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_pope_elected/?source=rss A new pope was elected by Roman Catholic cardinals on Tuesday to succeed John Paul II. World, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Vatican City State, North America, Canada, United States 2005-04-19T12:05:00+00:00