On 2016-11-18 11:05 AM, Allen Prunty wrote:   
   > The Vatican will participate in the next Expo in Astana, Kazakhstan, which   
   > will take place from June to September 2017. Its motto: the energy of the   
   > future.   
   >   
   > Cardinal Turkson's team is working in the planning of the Holy See's   
   > pavillion.   
   >   
   > In a world where one out of four people lives without electricity, the   
   Vatican   
   > wants to lend a hand, so that, in the not so distant future, everyone can   
   have   
   > access to energy.   
   >   
   > CARD. PETER TURKSON   
   > Dicastery for Integral Human Development   
   >   
   > "The theme of the Expo impels us to think of ways of achieving social justice   
   > in the field of energy, and how to grant access to it for countries that lack   
   > energy and resources, making sure that energy is used in a clean and ethical   
   > way.�   
   >   
   > The Vatican will have its own pavillion named "Energy for the common good:   
   > Taking care of the common home.� It will have an itinerary full of   
   experiences   
   > and intellectual and spiritual proposals   
   >   
   > The Vatican's proposal has five pillars:   
   >   
   > 1) Energy is a common good of all mankind.   
   > 2) Every human being is responsible for it and must contribute to global   
   >    energy.   
   > 3) Energy management must foster peace and not conflict.   
   > 4) The main goal of energy is fostering human development.   
   > 5) Cooperation between people of all faiths is instrumental to universal   
   >    access to energy.   
   >   
   > Cardinal Peter Turkson says that there is another kind of energy, which is   
   > also essential.   
   >   
   > "There is another kind of energy that exists in all of us: spiritual energy.   
   > The energy of prayer, which drives us to good deeds and actions.�   
   >   
   > On September 2, 2017, the Holy See pavillion at the Expo will host an inter-   
   > religious meeting to discuss the ecological encyclical Laudato Si'.   
   >   
   > "We take part in the Expo as citizens of the world, to meet other members o f   
   > this great family and to think of ways to protect our common home.�   
   >   
   > Cardinal Peter Turkson states that the Vatican does not intend to change the   
   > ideas of the rest imposing its own, but rather wants to spark a meaningful   
   > conversation about energy that will improve the lifes of people that   
   currently   
   > ave no access to it.   
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