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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 …
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 … recommends," said Fr. James DiLuzio, a Paulist priest who is a member of a Manhattan parish's Laudato Si' team. Despite the controversy, congestion pricing's initial outcomes have been …
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 … regards to environmental justice issues. For fellow Catholics, Barajas and Jimenez have used Laudato Si' as a starting place. Sasha Adkins, a scientist who teaches environmental health …
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 ecological … posted by Vatican News July 9 showed the new papal vestments as particularly vivid amid the Laudato Si' Village's outdoor backdrop of trees, flora and statues. The fabric's texture and …
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 … the persistence of anthropocentrism. It's true that Pope Francis straddled the line in Laudato Si' between a stewardship model of creation that still centers humans as deputized … to any care or right-relationship with others (human and nonhuman alike). Nevertheless, Laudato Si' gestured toward the non-anthropocentric vision expressed in the tradition of St. …
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 …
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 … to justice, greed to communion." Quoting at length from Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," Leo recalled the harmony with creation that St. …
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. … senators sought some protections of the energy tax credits in the bill. It was from reading Laudato Si' a decade ago that Korth, the pastor at Sacred Heart and member of the Omaha Archdiocese's Laudato Si' commission, felt compelled to move to renewable power, but only if it made financial …
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 … in response to "requests for a liturgical way of celebrating the meaning and the message of Laudato Si' ," said Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral … conference July 3. "The true authors of this text are Scripture, the [church] fathers and Laudato Si'," said Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, secretary of the Dicastery for Divine …
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 … Leo wrote. "Now is the time to follow words with deeds," he wrote. Francis' encyclical,"Laudato Si', has now guided the Catholic Church and many people of goodwill for ten years. May it …
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 …
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 …
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 … laws, with South Africa instead ramping up its usage of coal. Bernadette Kubran, head of the Laudato Si' Movement in South Africa, said the country was bumping up its reliance on coal for … for electricity, Brislin urged the church in his new archdiocese to embrace the message of Laudato Si' espoused by the late Pope Francis. In his first month as archbishop of Johannesburg, …
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 … that." Catholic Climate Covenant organized a June 25 effort to hand-deliver blessed copies of Laudato Si' — accompanied by personal letters — to all 148 Catholic members of Congress "to … Elliott, a member of the senior leadership team and senior director for Global Advocacy at the Laudato Si' Movement, a global network of over 900 Catholic organizations and over 10,000 trained …
Vatican program to turn Laudato Si' words into environmental action presses forward
… homily, Seitz put pen to paper for "a covenant" on behalf of the El Paso Diocese to join the Laudato Si' Action Platform, a Vatican program to animate Catholics worldwide in living out the messages of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "It's not just a letter. We've already begun the … continue, both under Pope Leo XIV and within the wider Catholic world, including through the Laudato Si' Action Platform. Officials behind the platform, along with its proponents, remain …
Up to 89% of the world wants more climate action. These Catholics find hope in that.
… Catholics and 82% of Democrats. Only about 32 of 195 U.S. dioceses have enrolled in the Laudato Si' Action Platform , a Vatican initiative launched by Pope Francis in 2021 to integrate the teachings of his 2015 landmark ecological encyclical, Laudato Si' , throughout the Catholic Church at every level. It encourages partners to work … feel pretty isolated in their parishes," said Christina Leaño , associate director for the Laudato Si' Movement, an organization founded to mobilize Catholics on climate justice. "It's …
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Proclaiming the presence
… meditative time that is so lacking in this world, a world that Pope Francis described in Laudato Si' as caught in an ongoing process of "rapidification" which makes their lives …
What role will Pope Leo XIV play in the future of Laudato Si' ecological action?
… and was presented with a simple gift: a photo album. The scrapbook, from members of the Laudato Si' Movement , captured a series of moments from the past decade of the work undertaken … to live out Pope Francis' calls for ecological conversion and action in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." The brief encounter was symbolic as much as … June 18, 2015 — have been moments of resolve to continue the mission Francis imparted. "[ Laudato Si' ] has reawakened in us this connection of humanity to the whole of nature," said …
Pope Leo XIV will escape Rome's heat in July by going to papal villa
… and opened the villa's gardens to tours. Leo spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si' ecology project set up by Francis in 2023 at the papal villa and farm in Castel …
Editorial: In 10 years, Laudato Si' has inspired movement on climate — but not enough
… Ten years ago, Pope Francis' prophetic encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " framed the ecological crisis as a spiritual and moral … of the poor" — challenged a consumerist world to reimagine its priorities. The next decade of Laudato Si' , with the church now led by Pope Leo XIV , must shift from awareness to … public engagement with the encyclical. It was only at the bishops' 2024 assembly that Laudato Si' was formally discussed , after nearly nine years of institutional quiet, even though …