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Tomás Insua

Tomás Insua, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is an ecclesial affiliate at the Laudato Si' Research Institute at Oxford University and leads the Laudato Si' Center of Assisi, Italy. The center is part of the Laudato Si' Movement, a global network that Insua co-founded and formerly led as executive director during its first decade, based in Rome. He also was executive producer of the YouTube Originals film "The Letter: A Message for Our Earth" by Oscar-winning Off The Fence Productions.

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A copy of the encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," at Pope Francis' funeral in St. Peter's Square on April 26, 2025 (Tomás Insua)

Laudato Si': A drop in the ocean or a powerful oceanic undercurrent? It's up to us.

Laudato Si' could be as transformative as Rerum Novarum, which opened the fruitful chapter of Catholic social teaching. Let us walk with Pope Leo XIV in writing this next chapter, already off to a promising start.

Environmental activists march to the U.S. Capitol during a climate change protest Oct. 15 in Washington. (CNS/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

People of faith are not waiting for politicians to act on climate change

Commentary: The climate crisis is already with us. We don't have even one more year to find solutions. Which leads us to hope. Catholics in the United States and around the globe are standing together in faith to develop the tools we need.

Laudato Si' five years on: a continued call for courage

Laudato Si’ is not only beautiful. It is also difficult. Laudato Si’ is unflinching in its recognition that creation was entrusted to our care and that we have let selfishness and short-sightedness lead to its ruin.

Two generations, one prophetic call for climate justice

Commentary: Pope Francis and Greta Thunberg are united in their unwavering commitment to action. As the United Nations climate body debates the placement of parentheses, true leadership like theirs is desperately needed.

It is vital to invest in the future of clean energy for all

Commentary: Energy poverty is one of the most important obstacles to social and economic development for the poor, next to lack of clean water and food. Our current energy system leaves a major portion of the world's population behind.

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