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Pope Leads Eco-Friendly Rally for Half Million Youth (Video)

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Pope Leads Eco-Friendly Rally for Half Million Youth (Video)
The Catholic church held a massive "eco-friendly" youth festival in Italy pronouncing it to be "Save Creation Day". Bio-degradable cuttlery and trash bags were distributed, and the prayer cards were printed on recycled paper.

The Catholic church held a massive "eco-friendly" youth festival in Italy pronouncing it to be "Save Creation Day." Biodegradable cutlery and trash bags were distributed, and the prayer cards were printed on recycled paper. The Vatican has recently installed solar panels to save on electricity.

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Summer Vacation for Kids Includes Helping Neediest Communities in Dallas

As most teenagers spent their summer break at the beach, pool or working at summer jobs, some 240 junior high and high school-age kids were hard at work on a one week-long community service project to spruce up homes and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas with "World Changers," an initiative for youth of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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The largest Christmas tree ever to be placed in St Peter's Square in Rome was lit on Saturday and Vatican officials said all the wood from the 120-year-old tree will be recycled to make toys for needy children and garden furniture such as benches for schools. The decision to recycle the wood from the tree was the Vatican's latest effort to go green.

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