BY: POPE FRANCIS
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"We have forgotten that we ourselves are dust of the earth; our very bodies are made up of her elements, we breathe her air and we receive life and refreshment from her waters."
Pope Francis, Laudato Sí, "On Care for Our Common Home"
May 24, 2015