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We Are Not Robots

Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, and the Role of Ecumenical Solidarity

Be Careful, We Are Breathing Death

Chief Seattle’s Letter

Answering the many requests of the readers that follow our writings in the several newspapers in the Country, I bring a text which I transcribed in my series of articles published in the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, during 1986. I know of many friends from the radio, press, TV...
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More Water, Less War

Although for some years now in my books I have been including articles, talks, and examples mentioned by the media regarding the tragedy of the war for water—bloody conflicts that have been dragging on around the globe for centuries—it is worth reproducing what Professor of Economics ...
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What have we done with the water?

Once again I am here to address the extremely serious water shortage problem that continues to demand our closest attention, followed by proper actions. In a series of talks I gave at the beginning of the 1990s about the Apocalypse of Jesus in order to make it more accessible to...
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Post-2015 Global Development Agenda

The High-Level Segment meeting promoted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) ended on Friday (7/11) at the UN Headquarters in New York. The conference was marked by a discussion of the ongoing and emerging challenges for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in...
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Sport Is Better Than War

On Sunday 7/13, the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro/RJ received Heads of State, government officials, and tens of thousands of fans for the closing ceremony of the Soccer World Cup. In the final match, a disciplined German team emerged victorious over struggling Argentina, consecrating...
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World Water Day

On March 22, 1992, the United Nations published its “Universal Declaration of Water Rights”. The idea behind the text was to awaken and increase environmental awareness of populations and of those in government positions, especially as to the importance of water for human survival. In the following...
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Do Not Fear the Crisis. It Will Pass, but You Will Remain.

In the current days, we are always facing insurmountable difficulties that challenge us along the way. Let us look at this example: when a financial crisis arises, attention is given to its consequences. Politicians, economists, businesspeople, analysts, and workers, whether against or in favor,...
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Be Careful, We Are Breathing Death

Presently, in vast regions on Earth, the simple act of breathing means to shorten one’s life. Lung diseases and allergies grow in geometric progression. Hospitals and specialists’ consulting rooms are always full of the victims of the most diverse impurities. To approach the exhaust of a vehicle is...
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Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, and the Role of Ecumenical Solidarity

It gives me great pleasure to greet the hardworking signatories of the eight Millennium Development Goals, Heads of State and Government, representatives from international agencies, from the private sector, and from civil society, present at the High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social...
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We Are Not Robots

On the evening of January 30, 1989, I spoke with an audience of young people about the value of life and the lessons it gives to us, a reflection I offer to those who honor me with their attention: Young people, hear the teachings of Nature, the messages of plants and animals, as inexpressive as...
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