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On Wednesday March 2 will begin the International Congress Laudato Si 'on integral ecology and environment, in homage to Pope Francisco, which will take place at the Catholic University of Murcia until March 6.

Congress, with global repercussions, has seven themes that analyze, all linked through the ecology and the environment.

One of the main areas to be discussed at this event is education and the environment, where experts will discuss and propose how to educate in different areas such as school, family, media and catechesis.

Acts relating to the concept of education be varied, beginning early on Thursday March 3 at 16:00 with holding three round tables entitled "Media and the Environment '.

They topics like environmental journalism, creativity in the service of people and social responsibility in the media touched.

In these three tables that will last until 17:30, intervene recognized experts in the field as Clara Ship, president of the Association of Environmental Journalists;

Pablo López Guardiola, founder of Firefly Fused contest of the Catholic University of Murcia and Eduardo Laplaza, director of TVE program "The Green Beetle", among others.

In addition there will also be other activities related to this area on Friday March 4, with the completion of two panel discussions on the family as a sustainable ecosystem and training in environmental experiences, and also will feature an expert panel entitled ' family catechesis and education in the areas of respect for life. "

Saturday March 5, will conclude the acts related to this subject with the conference 'Catholic education and care for the common house' by the Archbishop of Valencia, Antonio Cañizares.

Experts discussed several areas of interest, which to contrast the teachings and reflections of the Encyclical Laudato Si ', such as: aesthetic education in school, the school as a promoter of ecological citizenship, understanding the family as the creation of a culture shared life, communicate with responsible and ethical values ​​and educate ecological spirituality by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Throughout the five-day-long congress, other issues will be addressed axis having as its relationship to the whole environmentalism present in the encyclical of Pope Francisco.

Source: UCAM