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How Pope Francis holds powerful sway over the 2025 conclave
… 56, were appointed by Francis, who dedicated his 2015 encyclical to the topic of ecology in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Those endorsing the church engaging the global threat of …
Inspired by Laudato Si', sisters turn Francis' vision into ecological action
… The Life Panelists … Since Pope Francis introduced " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" in 2015, sisters around the world have been listening …
Pope Francis showed me that climate justice is connected to all I care about
… Two years later, Francis highlighted this connection to climate justice with his encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home." I was serving as associate director of justice and peace for …
'Be Not Afraid' should be the next pope's motto
… is the way he exercised his ordinary magisterium fearlessly, writing about climate change in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and Laudate Deum , addressing the terrifying period of …
Read the homily for the funeral Mass of Pope Francis
… fatherhood of God. Addressing men and women throughout the world, in his encyclical letter " Laudato Si' " he drew attention to our duties and shared responsibility for our common home, stating, "No …
Sisters hope new pope will continue Francis' prophetic pastoral path
… what she called Francis's equally prophetic voice on ecological justice. With his 2015 Laudato Si' , Francis "offered not just an encyclical but a global wake-up call. He reminded us that …
I converted to Catholicism because of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'
… Matthew Groves … In 2015, someone gave me a copy of Laudato Si' and it changed my life. I was a junior at a public college, majoring in physics and …
Digital wake remembers Pope Francis' global impact on the climate movement
… they pass away is a family tradition in every culture, said Lorna Gold, executive director of Laudato Si' Movement, which convened the digital wake. "So today, we are gathering as a global family who …
Pope Francis leaves a largely unknown legacy of artistic inspiration
… working on a visual representation of Pope Francis' 2015 environmentally focused encyclical Laudato Si' , a lasting testament to the pope's call to care for creation. "I do believe that his legacy …
How Pope Francis drew inspiration from his namesake's vision, actions
… Franciscan friar's words inspired the titles of two of Pope Francis' encyclicals, Laudato Si' (on care for our common home) in 2015, and Fratelli Tutti (on fraternity and social …
Pope Francis mourned in Paris
… "for his commitment to ecology as an essential part of his pontificate" — in the encyclical, Laudato Si'. Dumont said that Francis' "pastoral overtures toward LGBT+ people and 'irregular couples' …
On climate, Pope Francis was hard-hitting and hopeful
… encyclical. A year after that group photo was taken, Pope Francis would issue in June 2015 " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." When the world got wind of the impending encyclical, the …
Fr. Thomas Reese: I loved and supported Pope Francis, though he was not perfect.
… top Shiite leader in Iraq and the top Sunni leader in Egypt. Finally, in his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si’ " he wholeheartedly embraced the environmental movement and called on the church and the …
Pope Francis' magisterial teachings, like his reverence for the gift of creation, will live on
… to revere the gift of creation, and to examine the ways our human activities imperil it. Laudato Si' developed the embryonic teaching on environmental concern voiced by his immediate …
Pope Francis leaves legacy as environmental conscience for the world
… chosen for his first encyclical, Francis chose the environment. In spring 2015, he issued " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," an expansive treatise on humanity's role within creation at a …
Remembering Francis: 'One of the most consequential leaders of our time'
… together towards a reconciled and nonviolent world." Lorna Gold, executive director of the Laudato Si' Movement, said Francis' legacy would be defined by his dedication to caring for the …
Pope Francis had the moral courage to stand up for the Earth and its people
… and protected. This understanding crystallized magnificently in his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," a testament to his deep awareness of the intersection …
POPE FRANCIS, PASTOR-PONTIFF, REVITALIZED GLOBAL CATHOLIC CHURCH
… women serving in ordained Catholic ministry. Francis' first encyclical authored on his own, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," called on the world to take action to combat climate change. …
Easter is a time to celebrate 'deep resurrection'
… members of the single family of creation. Pope Francis, in his 2015 encyclical letter, " Laudato Si' , on Care for our Comon Home ," emphasized this point of our participation in one family of …
Planting Laudato Si' seeds of hope
… Winters … Last year, " The Way Forward " gathering at the University of San Diego focused on Laudato Si' . Among the attendees were Aruni Bhatnagar and Ted Smith from the Christina Lee Brown …