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Faith groups blast 'evil' EPA rollback plans, 'climate change religion' comment
… initiative for the fall. The events, while not political, will mark the Jubilee Year and the Laudato Si ' 10-year anniversary with prayer and public witness to places and communities …
Laudato Si' inspires multimedia art exhibit at Jesuit Fairfield University
… were selected because their work resonates with themes from Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si ': On Care for Our Common Home" and his 2023 addendum Laudate Deum . "It's an exhibit … change and other environmental threats are subjects of concern at Jesuit institutions, where Laudato Si' and Laudate Deum — penned by the first Jesuit pope — are sources of study, debate and attention. "I would describe Laudato Si' as a wake-up call," said exhibit co-curator David Brinker. An exhibit catalog, …
Catholic leaders gather to unpack 'Fratelli Tutti'
… , which was concluding a day-long summit on sustainability to mark the 10th anniversary of " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." One of the participants suggested we make a short … Boston College to discuss synodality and in 2024 at the University of San Diego to focus on Laudato Si' . The videos capture some of the flavor of these gatherings. In a life filled with …
Laudato Si' 101: Catholic University students boost energy efficiency at Newark Archdiocese
… Laudato Si' … Climate Covenant about ways to help U.S. dioceses act on Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," including measures to address climate change. "We're … to encourage bishops to look at the concept of net zero and how this is a great response to Laudato Si' and to the climate crisis," said Dan Misleh, founder and executive director of …
'Flood injustice' calls us to declare the dignity of vulnerable communities
… dismissal of environmental justice and climate change by the Trump administration. In " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis said we are living through a crisis that …
Help protect creation from greed, exploitation, pope says in message
… a path of personal conversion during Lent that is based on the pope's 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." That document and its follow-up, Laudate Deum …
'Francis cannot die': Hundreds gather nightly at Vatican to pray for pope's recovery
… was dying in bed. I watched his election while I was taking care of my father. The encyclical Laudato Si' and everything he did for the environment marked me deeply as a Catholic." Antonio's …
Cardinal O'Malley paints rich, complex picture of Pope Francis
… in a variety of ways. Two of Pope Francis' encyclicals began with words from St. Francis: Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti . "Pope Francis, like St. Francis, is a poet and a dreamer. …
Stop the slop! Give up AI for Lent.
… reminded to turn off the faucet during my morning routine because, as Pope Francis warns in Laudato Si' , "the environmental repercussions" of water scarcity could soon "affect billions of … throwing out 13 billion iPhones each year, adding to our planet's "immense pile of filth," as Laudato Si' laments. Giving up unnecessary AI for Lent can help reverse this trend. Think of it as one of the "little daily actions" which, according to Francis in Laudato Si' , can "change the world," "benefit society," "restore our self-esteem," "help us feel …
Will climate goals survive dismantling of Biden-era green initiatives?
… the ecological crisis," said Anna Johnson, North American senior programs manager for the Laudato Si' Movement, a global network of over 900 Catholic organizations and 10,000-plus trained … for each other." Pope Francis has made ecology a signature issue of his pontificate, penning Laudato Si', a 2015 encyclical, and Laudate Deum, a 2023 apostolic exhortation, to address it. …
Catholics in Nigeria say Shell can't divest contaminated oil sites before cleanup
… was inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 social encyclical on the environment and human ecology , " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "God will forgive us and forget. Humans may forgive … religious leaders should continue to "write and preach about this injustice." Bonny Rex Oboh, Laudato Si' Movement Nigeria national coordinator, said they have plans to work with grassroots …
Loyola Marymount environment conference caught in Trump's DEI crackdown
… the Voice of the Marginalized," based on a passage from Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." The notice that Loyola Marymount received about the … of ecological justice for the next several years as part of the school's commitment to the Laudato Si' Action Platform, a Vatican-led multiyear initiative for Catholic institutions to take tangible steps to respond to Francis' calls in Laudato Si' for greater concern and care for the Earth. Despite the federal employees' …
Pope Francis reveals some secrets — and keeps many others — in new memoir
… to stop regarding Africa as a mine to be exploited and a land to be pillaged." Echoing his Laudato Si' encyclical on the climate crisis, he denounces an "economy that kills, that …
The Catholic response to the LA fires is care for neighbor and planet
… guidance on evaluating the destruction and responding to the disaster through his encyclicals Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti . Care for our common home, in conjunction with care for our neighbor, is the necessary response to the LA fires. Laudato Si' , which often is lambasted by conservatives for propping up conversations about … only is the environment suffering, but the people in those areas are suffering as well. In Laudato Si' , the pontiff says, "On many concrete questions, the Church has no reason to offer a …
Climate activist Lorna Gold named new leader of Laudato Si' Movement
… The Laudato Si' Movement, the global network of Catholic organizations dedicated to Pope Francis' … Réfega, who entered the role in January 2024. In a Jan. 29 blog post on its website, the Laudato Si' Movement board said that Réfega had stepped down to spend more time with her family. … . "Susana's leadership has been such a gift to our movement," said Yeb Saño, chair of the Laudato Si' Movement board. "We pray that all good things come to her and her family, and we …
US bishop pleads for human solidarity with 'discarded' migrants, sharing their stories
… in the Catholic understanding — is a rich thematic source. The pope's landmark encyclicals "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" (2015) and "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social … of humanity's relationship to the world, and to God. "One of the key concepts from Laudato Si' is 'integral human ecology,'" explained Tyson. "We humans are not the totality of …
US leaders claim to protect human life, but neglect to care for creation that sustains it
… the environment . This is a key point that Pope Francis makes in his ecological encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," which sees its 10th anniversary this year. The pope …
Trump environmental rollbacks pose a threat to life, Catholic groups say
… In a joint statement Jan. 27, Catholic Climate Covenant and the North American chapter of the Laudato Si' Movement expressed "alarm at the extensive reversal of U.S. domestic and … people, which are key to Catholic Social Teaching," they said. Catholic Climate Covenant and Laudato Si' Movement called on the Trump administration to reverse its decisions, and for … in 2006 by the U.S. bishops and is supported by 20 national Catholic organizations. The Laudato Si' Movement is composed of roughly 900 Catholic organizations worldwide that are …
Your letters: Catholics "on edge," hope during Trump and deportation
… needed for today. How many dioceses did anything to promote the Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'? Were study groups formed and encouraged? I never once heard about it from the …
At Kenya's Kabiyet Hill Catholic shrine, conservation meets spiritual well-being
… environment at the holy place, including through the teachings of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "Nobody can oppose this as the hill belongs to the …