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<\/strong><\/p>\nNo anticipating the encyclical of Pope Francis on the Creation, but great expectation <\/strong>for the document that will be published at the beginning of June. \u201cThe world waits to hear his teaching and what he will say in the encyclical and in his speech before the United Nations Assembly on September 25, 2015,\u201d said Jeffrey Sachs, director of the UN agency for sustainable development (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Networks). He is also one of the promoters of the summit, along with the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences and the Religions for Peace, which has Maria Voce as one of its co-presidents. Also in attendance: were General Secretary of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon, president of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, and president of the Republic of Equador Rafael Vicente Correa.<\/p>\n The conference brings together scientists, environmentalists, Nobel laureates, <\/strong>political and religious leaders to further the discussion on climate change and sustainable development in view of the encyclical on Creation. The day focused on the moral dimensions of the commitment to sustainable development. This is why the involvement of a wide diversity of religious communities seemed quite an encouraging novelty. For Maria Voce, what emerges from this summit is a \u201cnew awareness that, in order to obtain something positive, we must come together, because no one, by himself, has the recipe for getting out of these quite dramatic situations.<\/p>\n It reveals that the human race has within itself the ability to get out of the crisis, but it can be done if there is a synergy of all the components. What is emerging is the need for listening to each other, and acting together.”<\/p>\n Cardinal Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace proposed that the answers should not be merely technical, <\/strong>but should be based on the moral dimension and oriented towards the well-being of humankind. Technological, scientific and economic progress has introduced lifestyles that were unimaginable to our predecessors, but it also has \u201csome dark sides and unacceptable costs.\u201d \u201cWhile global society is defined on the values of consumption and economic factors, the rich of today have grown numb in front of the cry of the poor.\u201d \u201cOut of the 7 billion people living the world, 3 billion are living in conditions of poverty, as an elite consumes the greatest portion of the resources.\u201d The discussion ended on the topic of food, which will be at the centre of the Universal Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy. Turkson strongly denounced the exploitation of workers, the trafficking of human beings and the modern forms of slavery. Pope Francis deplores this \u201cthrow-away culture,\u201d the Cardinal recalled, in the \u201cglobalisation of indifference.\u201d \u201cThe Church is not an expert in science, technology or economy, but it is an expert in humanity. To win the challenge of sustainable development \u201cthe same conversion, personal transformation and renewal are needed that were invoked fifty years ago by Paul VI and encouraged by Pope Francis today.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_8049\"](\"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8049.jpg\")
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