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COP26 climate summit made progress but came up short, Catholic agencies say
… Some would call it a 'compromise' [or] a 'balanced outcome,' " Lorna Gold, board chair of the Laudato Si' Movement, told EarthBeat. "Sadly, a rapidly changing climate does not react to such human …
Official launch of Laudato Si' Action Platform offers Catholics concrete steps toward sustainable lifestyles
… Brian Roewe … The long-anticipated Laudato Si' Action Platform officially launched Nov. 14, paving the way for any Catholic … response from the Catholic Church to turn the pope's prophetic words in his 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," into actions that can help stave off catastrophic …
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Apocalyptic times call us to act
… remember that crises create our context, but they don't define us. As Pope Francis says in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," "How wonderful is the certainty that each human life is not …
EarthBeat Weekly: COP26 results are still too little, though perhaps not too late
… church has essentially ignored climate change, and care for creation in general, even since Laudato Si' . Instead, it myopically continues to focus on abortion — admittedly another morally grave …
Amid rain and wind, Catholics join 100,000 demonstrators at COP26 climate march
… is that we care about this a lot." … Lorna Gold … (pictured left) Board chair, Laudato Si' Movement "It's very moving to be here with the Laudato Si' globe and all the activists. We …
NOV 9 - FSPA Eco in Action Lunch and Learn on ZOOM
… and Learn program. The FSPA Integral Ecology Director will be presenting the basics of the Laudato Si Action Platform, the FSPA commitment to the seven year journey, what FSPA is doing now and …
Why this pastor is grateful for his LGBTQ+ parishioners during COVID
… to a universe created by God. As Pope Francis has so beautifully reminded us in his encyclical Laudato Si, we are all responsible for each other and for our planet. In my heart of hearts, I would love …
Faith groups increasingly join 'impatient, feisty, unstoppable' fight against climate change
… change. It's a call that Pope Francis has made often, most broadly in his 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." It has been echoed by imams, rabbis, patriarchs and pastors …
First week of COP26 offers big climate pledges, but Catholic activists want details
… infrastructure to make that happen," she said. Rodne Galicha, executive director of Living Laudato Si' Philippines, added that perhaps one of the biggest developments was actually one of the …
Hope Healing Renew 2021
… Healing Renew 2021. … We are delighted to have presented two workshops this year: … Bringing Laudato Si’ to Life … Presenter: Barbara Fraser The session can be viewed here . … Migrating Toward …
Faith community arrives in Glasgow to pray, press world leaders for strong action at COP26
… tree that sheltered people and animals beneath its branches. Inspired by Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," she began her journey in Bristol, England, saying it was in …
EarthBeat Weekly: 2 years after the Amazon Synod, are we any closer to ecological conversion?
… efforts to lead the church to wider participation and greater environmental awareness. With Laudato Si' in 2015 and his messages this year ahead of the Glasgow summit, Francis is clearly trying to …
Faith groups can 'really make a difference' at COP26 and beyond, leaders say
… of England and Wales. The project draws inspiration from the pope's 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," which was widely acclaimed at the Paris climate …
As Biden prepares to meet Pope Francis, a call to honor greatest commandment
… We have been blessed to lead and animate the U.S. Catholic Church's respond to the Vatican's Laudato Si' Action Platform , which we are celebrating through www.godsplanet.us , a website created in …
Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change: Perspectives from Religion and Politics
… conjunction with Scholars at the Peripheries (a group of scholars from the Global South) and Laudato Si’ International (a group that has been working to understand and deliver the message of Pope …
Catholic hunger striker calls on Biden, Democrats to deliver on climate action
… conscience calling them to do? And if they really wanted to get into it, we could pull out Laudato Si' and talk all about it. But I think I would just challenge them. … What do Laudato Si' and …
Scotland's Catholic Church leads faith-based fossil fuel divestment ahead of COP26
… recommending the step in its implementation guidelines for Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Its forthcomng Laudato Si' Action Platform also …
Editorial: Bishops must commit to saving the Earth now
… last longer and have lower maintenance costs. Seven years ago in his landmark encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis called on the entire world to act to stop …
Like prior stand against nuclear weapons, climate emergency calls for bold leadership from US bishops
… social science." In the introduction to his 2015 encyclical about the ecological emergency, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis said he addressed his words to “every living …
EarthBeat Weekly: Ahead of COP26, checking the temperature on public opinions about climate change
… by U.S. bishops in the time period just before and since the release of Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," and found just 93 mentioned climate change or global warming …