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To walk the talk on environmental justice, divest-invest must become church's norm
… on these promises. "A Decade of Divestment for Our Common Home," a new report by Living Laudato Si' Philippines on publicly disclosed shareholders' lists, showed more than 165 Catholic entities …
Wester: World must disarm nuclear weapons before AI triggers Armageddon
… and the gift of creation, as the late Pope Francis says so beautifully in (his encyclical) "Laudato Si'." We have to take care of these gifts. And I think we have to be hopeful. This is the Jubilee …
What's your environmental impact? Catholic groups' platform makes it easy to find out
… what they personally can do to respond to climate change and heed Pope Francis' call in Laudato Si' to protect the earth can now look to Catholic Climate Action Projects. Also known as …
Ten years after Pope Francis' Laudato Si', Catholic ecologists assess its impact on Africa
… in Africa marked the 10th anniversary this week (July 23-25) of the publication of Laudato Si' , Pope Francis' encyclical on care of the environment, with a conference that asked …
Where to start in reviving Catholic Action
… nurse in an untenable situation. Have clergy met with miners to discuss the implications of Laudato Si' ? Have Catholic leaders accompanied hotel workers as they plead for better working conditions …
Catholic leaders should call out Trump administration's ecological sin
… of ecological sin has appeared in church teaching. Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical , " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," quoted the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who said in a …
Castel Gandolfo: The go-to summer vacation spot for popes for 400 years
… fruit and olive orchards. Part of the pontifical grounds has also been converted into Borgo Laudato Si' — an ecological area inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical . So how did a family castle …
NYC Catholics applaud congestion pricing, but Trump wants to hit the brakes
… including some who see the plan as operating in the spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si , On Care for Our Common Home." Less traffic means lower air pollution, a plus in dealing with …
Chicago Catholics start environmental justice group in response to flooding, pollution
… of more than 82,000 people, for more than 25 years. They cite Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" as an inspiration behind their decision to take action and …
Where did Pope Leo get that suit? Chicago, of course
… — the formulary, or specific texts and prayers, for which were unveiled July 3 — in the Laudato Si' Village (Borgo Laudato Si') at Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence. The village, an …
The new Mass 'for the care of creation' is a mixed bag
… I don't think it is bad; rather, this liturgy does not live up to the potential laid out in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," or in the broader millennia-old tradition of theologies of …
Should Catholics use ChatGPT? A few things to consider
… name. That content was moderated, however, by workers subjected to, in Francis' words from Laudato Si' , "what they would never do in developed countries." Exploited Kenyan contractors were paid …
Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass
… of the popes some 15 miles southeast of Rome. The Mass was attended by the staff of the Borgo Laudato Si' ecology project — a space for education and training in integral ecology hosted in the …
Catholic solar projects in peril as GOP bill slashes clean energy tax credits
… of Catholic Climate Covenant in late June delivered copies of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," to every Catholic member of Congress, including Sen. Lisa …
Church adds Mass for 'care of creation' to missal, which pope will celebrate July 9
… Pope Leo XIV will use the new formulary for a private Mass July 9 with the staff of Borgo Laudato Si' ecology project — a space for education and training in integral ecology hosted in the …
Catholics must respond to environmental injustice with prayer, concrete action, pope says
… to "Pilgrims of Hope." The 2025 message also coincides with the late pope's 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," from which Leo's message cited extensively. "In Christ, we too …
Can the Vatican still shape peace in a fractured world?
… to contribute to new discussions on security — even 50 years after Helsinki." "For instance, Laudato Si' was extraordinary — it heavily influenced the 2030 Agenda," he said. "When almost 200 …
Bishops of Asia, Africa, Latin America unite in unprecedented climate appeal
… intervention in international climate deliberations, following Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' and 2023 follow-up Laudate Deum ; another unprecedented appeal from Francis and other …
Cardinal criticizes reliance on coal for electricity in South Africa, calls for switch to renewable energy
… energy as a way of reducing climate related risks in accordance with church teachings in Laudato Si' . "We need to be able to encourage our government to be more conscious of the protection of …
Environmental cuts in 'Big Beautiful Bill' alarm Catholic advocates
… 10th anniversary commemoration supporters of Pope Francis' landmark environmental encyclical Laudato Si' would hope for: That its auspicious June 18, 2015, publication date would 10 years later …