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10 NCR editorials call for climate action from US bishops, ordinary Catholics and beyond
… This year, Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on ecology, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," turned 10. To mark the occasion, EarthBeat and … Catholic Reporter are revisiting some of our coverage from the past decade with a series of " Laudato Si' 10 for 10" lists. Over the years, the National Catholic Reporter has consistently … 3. Catholic universities should make Laudato Si' central, not extracurricular …
Honduran church leaders demand justice for assassinated Catholic activist
… Castro said. According to Bishop Jenry Ruiz of the Diocese of Trujillo, "Juan incarnated Laudato Si' in his heart," referring to Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical. In the Aguan Valley, such …
Protect life by protecting the oceans, faith groups tell UN conference
… include Maryknoll, Columban Missionaries, Mercy International Association, Salesian Missions, Laudato Si' Movement and Pax Christi International. A separate campaign, Faiths for UNOC3 , has …
Holy Spirit fosters unity, peace, justice, Pope Leo says at Pentecost vigil
… Not greedily exploiting this world, but cultivating it and protecting it, as the Encyclical Laudato Si' has taught us." If the groups are united among themselves and with their local …
Idina Menzel's 'Redwood' brings nature's healing power to Broadway
… will be remembered for many things, one of his most important legacies is his attempt in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" to cultivate an ecological imagination. The …
The unlikely alliance between culture war Catholics and tech bro billionaires
… not so different from the old-time Catholic itch to use state power to compel obedience. In Laudato Si', Pope Francis called out the "technocratic paradigm." By this, he meant the toxic …
10 years later, Pope Francis' Laudato Si' is more relevant than ever
… in the Catholic Church last month, we can be forgiven for missing the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si' , Pope Francis’ encyclical on global warming. Pope Francis fell ill and died on April … , within 24 hours. Our heads are still spinning. But as we reflect on Francis' legacy, Laudato Si' is impossible to forget. Francis, who as a young man was trained as a scientist, … first is EarthBeat, a project of the National Catholic Reporter , where readers can see how Laudato Si' is being lived out in the church. There, you can read news not only on what Vatican …
Here's what 10 bishops have said about Laudato Si' and the climate
… This year, Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on ecology, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," turned 10. To mark the occasion, EarthBeat and … Catholic Reporter are revisiting some of our coverage from the past decade with a series of " Laudato Si' 10 for 10" lists. A study published in 2021 found that in more than 12,000 columns by … U.S. bishops between 2014 and 2019 — the period directly before and after the publication of Laudato Si' — only 93 mentioned climate change, global warming or their equivalent. Today, we're …
Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican's hilltop summer residence that Francis turned into museum
… keep the hilltop estate as a museum and environmental center. Leo paid a visit to the Borgo Laudato Si, an educational sustainability project that grew out of Francis' 2015 environmental …
Laudato Si': A drop in the ocean or a powerful oceanic undercurrent? It's up to us.
… When the late Pope Francis penned his groundbreaking encyclical letter " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," it was hailed by some as the most influential … continues to accelerate. Scientists are ringing alarm bells with increasing desperation. Was Laudato Si' a powerless drop in the ocean? Or did it set in motion a powerful oceanic … high expectations were satisfied — and exceeded. Francis delivered a brilliant master class. Laudato Si' laid out his great vision for the future of our common home. Building firmly on …
Dan Horan on Laudato Si' at 10: Touch the earth right in front of you
… As we mark the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' historic encyclical " Laudato Si ', on Care for our Common Home " this week, I have been reflecting on the importance … think on cosmic scales, everything becomes too overwhelming to consider or tackle. And while Laudato Si' does challenge the whole human community to work together — socially, politically, … of space, but right here in the places where we find ourselves. In a striking passage of Laudato Si' that I have not often seen cited, Pope Francis recounts the importance of place as …
Tourism must respect, care for creation, workers, Vatican official says
… and the planet." In his message, the archbishop highlighted Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," and how the obligation of safeguarding creation also …
Here's how 10 US dioceses have embraced Laudato Si'
… This month, Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on ecology, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," turned 10. To mark the occasion, EarthBeat and … Catholic Reporter are revisiting some of our coverage from the past decade with a series of "Laudato Si' 10 for 10" lists. We start with U.S. dioceses. In the 10 years since Francis … Part of the process had each parish devise individualized plans to apply the teachings of Laudato Si' at the local level, with the pastor or parish life director directly involved. …
Laudato Si' called all to climate action, but omitted women from the conversation
… Ten years after the release of " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" — a document lauded for its promotion of integral … environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all," Laudato Si' and its follow-up teaching Laudate Deum failed to do just that when it comes to … neglecting to cite female scholars and omitting references to the work of women religious, Laudato Si' and Laudate Deum perpetuate "the women problem," which is to say they omit them. …
You're not a robot: A timely reminder from the Council of Nicaea
… excessive pretensions of science and technology." Such pretensions led Francis to lament, in Laudato Si' , a "technocracy … which sees no special value in human beings." To thwart this, he … transhumanism, described as Silicon Valley's religion . For transhumanists, to borrow from Laudato Si' , tech enjoys "lordship over all." In fleeing death, they're pursuing an unending …
Will Pope Leo be a disruptor or caretaker? Recent papal history follows a pattern
… exuded a Franciscan charism and asked the world to follow suit with his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ." Progressive Catholics, however, found Francis to be …
Pope marks Laudato Si' anniversary, pledges prayers for China
… and the day of prayer for Catholics in China. On the anniversary of Pope Francis signing "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Leo said the encyclical "has had an …
For 10 years, Laudato Si' motivates grassroots Catholic climate activists
… Laudato Si' Movement U.S. Advocacy Working Group … Ten years ago, Pope Francis' groundbreaking encyclical Laudato Si' sparked a global awakening among Catholics and others to the need to care for all of … and evangelists for the care of our common home through engagement with efforts by the Laudato Si' Movement, Catholic Climate Covenant and other offices and organizations dedicated to the same cause. " Laudato Si' has opened for me new understanding, connections for prayer and advocacy," said Holy …
With Laudato Si', Pope Francis firmly planted ecology into Catholic social teaching
… on care for creation. Dated May 24, the solemnity of Pentecost in 2015, the document, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," presented the core of his teachings on integral ecology, its … Benedict XVI and 'human ecology' from John Paul II," Celia Deane-Drummond, director of the Laudato Si' Research Institute at Campion Hall at England's Oxford University, told Catholic News …
Bishop John Stowe urged Appalachia to heed the call of Laudato Si'. Here's how parishes are responding.
… are responding to the late Pope Francis' calls for ecological conversion in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." That landmark papal document turns 10 on May 24. And while … others. While some Catholics lament that their pastors have not prioritized the teachings of Laudato Si' , others have found leaders in the past pope's mold. In Appalachia, the decade-old …