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Planting Seeds of Hope Earth Justice Summit
… for Creation team leaders, passionate youth and local leaders as we explore the Pope Francis’ Laudato Sí Action Platform. …
Giving Insights: Laudato Si'
How are we as Catholics called to care for our common home? Giving Insights is a forum series from the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota (CCF) exploring critical needs in our community as well as hopeful solutions. Jeff Rauenhorst of Catholic Energies will moderate the panel, which consists of Jose Aguto of Catholic Climate Covenant, Kat Doyle of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and Most…
New UN report 'rings the latest alarm bell' about climate change effects on nature and people
… continue to fuel violent conflicts, as we are seeing play out around the world today." The Laudato Si' Movement said the IPCC report shows that addressing climate change must go hand in hand with …
At Compton's ALMA Backyard Farms, no life or land is wasted
… garden. The ethos of ALMA Backyard Farms is largely inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home." "ALMA Backyard Farms is soaked in the spirit of Laudato Si' …
UN wants faith groups to help work against plastic pollution
… Francis' urgent call to religious leaders and people of goodwill in his 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' " to care for the planet before it's too late. "He (Pope Francis) said I urgently appeal for …
Young Catholics deliver critique of US church leaders' climate silence straight to the pope
… to the pope. "I think I would have been more nervous to say those things if I never read Laudato Si' , or if I didn't know anything about Pope Francis," he told EarthBeat as he was still …
In a violent world, some find Gospel nonviolence a worthy alternative
… grassroots applications of nonviolent alternatives. Christina Leaño, associate director of the Laudato Si' Movement, is one of the presenters. She told CNS that through her work with faith-based …
God’s Plan(et): Heal our Common Home and Respond to the Cry of the Poor
… environmental justice. Join us to hear how Catholics are taking steps to build the Vatican’s ‘’Laudato Si’ Action Platform” globally and right here in Massachusetts. You can help provide a safe and …
Pope Francis takes notes during two-hour dialogue with students across the Americas
… have talked about climate change in the six years since Francis issued his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Responding to Glynn's comments, Francis acknowledged that the …
Calling fossil fuel investments sinful, global interfaith coalition outlines moral standards for climate finance
… local banks and fund managers. At least 10 groups, including Faith for Climate Network and Laudato Si' Movement, on Feb. 24 outlined five moral standards for climate finance and requested that all …
Catholics look to mindfulness practices to ground climate action, quell eco-anxiety
… organizations. The virtual session featured Christina Leaño, associate director with Laudato Si' Movement and the spiritual director of the Genesis School of Contemplative Living who …
Chicago Young Adult Integral Ecology Retreat
… care, April 29-May 1. Learn about the Archdiocese of Chicago’s efforts to implement the Laudato Si’ Action Platform and find out how you can be involved in making history in your community. …
Church's multiyear initiatives on synodality, Laudato Si' and Eucharist intertwine
… church focused on listening and encounter. A month later, the Vatican officially launched its Laudato Si' Action Platform , which invites all parts of the church to take up seven-year programs to …
Laudato Si' Movement wants East African oil pipeline stopped
… Fredrick Nzwili … Catholic News Service … The Laudato Si' Movement, the global community of Catholics tackling the current climate change …
Ecospirituality Nights: Young Adult Conversation
… In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis famously wrote, “A commitment this lofty cannot be sustained by … justice. Young adults ages 18-39 are invited to join their peers and Associate Director of Laudato Si’ Ministries Christina Leaño for an intimate conversation on mindfulness, ecological …
Ecospirituality is more than ecology and theology. It calls us to reconnect.
… the saint's namesake, echoes that idea in his own writings, especially his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " and Querida Amazonia , the apostolic exhortation that grew …
Selection of Archbishop-designate Fabre brings US church closer to Francis' pastoral vision
… angry at the failure to prosecute her killers. A commitment to the environmental vision of Laudato Si' has not been optional for the new archbishop. Fabre's previous Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux …
Pope Francis: Throwing plastic in the sea is 'criminal' and 'kills the Earth'
… sea had doubled. "We must take charge of Mother Earth," Francis said. In his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Francis pleaded for greater protection of Earth's oceans. …
Philippine bishops urge church finances to disconnect from fossil fuels
… also outlines a plan for a national program to implement Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" — including participation in the Vatican's Laudato Si' Action …
Together in the Journey: The Synod, the Laudato Si' Action Platform and the Eucharistic Revival
… Catholic Church to embark on TWO multi-year journeys: a) the Synod on Synodality and b) the Laudato Si’ Action Platform. At the same time, the U.S. Catholic Conferences of Bishops has invited the …