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Take a treeish point of view on this year's Season of Creation
… chop them down and disrupt their lives with large machines." Francis repeats many times in Laudato Si' that everything, including all creatures, is related and connected. He urges us to … and thus contribute to the growth of peace and the renewal of hope." He highlights the Borgo Laudato Si' project at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where education in integral ecology is provided. …
Pope's prayer for September: Respecting, protecting God's creation
… linking the 800th of the Canticle of Creation and the 10th anniversary of Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," the network said. Leo prays in the video: "Lord, you …
AI, Big Tech and jobs: How Catholic social teaching can help defend human labor
… to lose time in responding to this new industrial revolution. Facing what Pope Francis in " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" called the "rapidification" of technological change by … on cultures, countries and the future of work. Such multinational giants, wrote Francis in Laudato Si' , can "exercise more power than states themselves." In the recent past, the federal …
Your letters: Haitian ministry, climate change and just war theory
… exacerbating the problem demands we hear arguments from our ecclesial leaders consistent with Laudato Si'. Our domestic church, in my opinion, is struggling with several problems which affect …
Pope to inaugurate Borgo Laudato Si' during Season of Creation
… care of creation," Pope Leo XIV will return to Castel Gandolfo to formally inaugurate Borgo Laudato Si', a place of education, ecology and spirituality in the papal summer estate. Famed tenor … Bocelli and his son Matteo will sing during the late afternoon prayer service Sept. 5, the Laudato Si' Center for Higher Education announced Aug. 25. The prayer service and inauguration of …
Activists decry new border wall's impact on wildlife
… urgent call to care for the Earth expressed by Pope Francis a decade ago in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "In assessing the environmental impact of any …
Rural Catholics can help the whole church appreciate land as a gift from God
… principle of "care for our common home," articulated by Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si' , rural initiatives challenge the idea that small-town faith communities are … liturgical and educational activities reflect an understanding — articulated by Francis in Laudato Si' — that "land is not a commodity but rather a gift from God," humans "were not meant … In Nebraska, the Archdiocese of Omaha has demonstrated diocesan-level engagement with Laudato Si' . On Aug. 17, 2024, Archbishop George J. Lucas convened leaders from government, …
Connecting communion with social teaching
… of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and director general of the Laudato Si' Center for Advanced Formation, which cosponsored the lunch, also spoke. It was the …
At Mass and lunch with the poor, pope says burn with 'fire' of God's love
… lunch for the Caritas clients and some of the volunteers. The luncheon was held in the Borgo Laudato Si', a project for education and training in integral ecology begun by Pope Francis in … and dessert provided by local restaurants. Cardinal Fabio Baggio, director general of Borgo Laudato Si', welcomed the pope said the lunch with the poor was a beautiful way to celebrate Pope …
In his 100 days as pope, Leo links climate, environment to broader global issues
… spent part of the summer at the papal villa in Castel Gandalfo, and paid visits to the Borgo Laudato Si' sustainable ecology area established by Francis. He also has toured the land where … that was amplified by Francis with his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," which emphasizes how social and environmental … Laudato Si' … accredited to the Holy See , May 16 Ten years ago, Pope Francis signed the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si', devoted to care for our common home. It has had an extraordinary impact, inspiring …
Hundreds of Catholic sisters walk Atlanta streets to pray for social, environmental justice
… echoed LCWR's resolution and commitment to live out the challenges of the late Pope Francis' Laudato Si' environmental justice encyclical. "This is an initiative that is happening throughout … "We are committed to deeply investing ourselves in being pilgrims on the journey on behalf of Laudato Si' , the themes of Laudato Si' ." Pope Francis declared 2025 a Jubilee, or Holy Year, a Catholic observance held …
The church should back climate candidates to fully endorse a culture of life
… Church. As a result, most U.S. Catholics are unfamiliar with Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' and church teaching regarding the environment. As a Catholic voter, I consider …
New video explores 'Fratelli Tutti' conference at Fordham
… College focused on synodality and of our meeting at the University of San Diego which took Laudato Si' as its focus — is the way he captures not just some of the highlights of the …
Canadian bishops' pastoral letter calls for ecological justice, wiping out debt
… to address ecological debt." The CCCB referred to Francis' observation in his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' that "countries in the Global South often host an abundance of land and resources but …
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 … missionaries, universities and seminaries. Since the publication of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" a decade ago, faith-based and civil society groups …
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 …
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 … that fits CathCAP guidelines, inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 environmental encyclical, Laudato Si' . Individuals can also contribute to the CathCAP General Fund, which supports …
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 … and Taproot Earth , a pro-democracy nonprofit based in Louisiana, the conference, titled " Laudato Si' : Where Is Africa?," also honored the legacy of the late pontiff, who made climate … and economic approaches to these concerns could be influenced by spiritual concepts raised in Laudato Si' . Sister Damien Marie Savino, a visiting professor in Notre Dame's department of …
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 … Efforts to revive Catholic Action should focus on the local community. One reason Laudato Si' has failed to take root in this country is that the experts and the advocates tend …
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 … sin to the moral teaching of the church through the exercise of his ordinary magisterium in Laudato Si' . So, to borrow a phrase from the eucharistic prayer, it is "right and just" to call …