A butterfly is seen in a light show on the facade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 8. The show was sponsored by a coalition of production companies and charitable foundations with the intent to raise awareness about climate change. (CNS photo / Paul Haring)
by GSR Staff
December 9, 2015
"Just as human beings have human rights, all other beings also have rights which are specific to their species or kind and appropriate for their role and function within the communities within which they exist."
- from the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth, Article 1, No. 6, April 22, 2010, as cited in Fighting for Our Shared Future and referred to in Elise D. García's coverage of COP21 on Global Sisters Report