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'Grim but not hopeless': Catholics reflect as 2024 is hottest year on record
… The ensuing conversation offered ways to do that: join Catholic ecological groups like Laudato Si' Movement and Catholic Climate Covenant; participate in boycotts; start community …
President Biden made us Catholics proud
… 1891 through St. Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical Laborem Exercens to Pope Francis' 2015 Laudato Si' , work is always seen as conferring dignity on those who perform it, and demanding …
U.S. sister killed in the Amazon honored at Rome 'new martyrs' shrine
… leader of the sisters, told the conference that "years before Pope Francis' magnificent Laudato Si', Dorothy was hearing and articulating the cries of the poor and the cries of the … poor and of the earth, because God created it for the benefit of all." In his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," the archbishop said, Francis insisted people must care …
When you want to call it quits, find hope for creation in your own small actions
… used primarily to educate students, particularly on Pope Francis' environmental encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Since then, we have used some of the funds to help … who were so eager and receptive when we gave our first presentation to them and taught Laudato Si' in their religion classes for one day have since stopped working on the initiatives … be used. Part of this is due to new administrators and new faculty who have not had input on Laudato Si' and have not been receptive to Francis' call to all of us to work together for …
Catholic climate policy advocates express concern about some Trump proposals
… in this country," he said. Anna Johnson, the North America senior programs manager for the Laudato Si Movement, stressed that care for creation is an important "tenant of our faith." "The …
Climate clashes with Trump could await as Cardinal McElroy heads to DC
… care and one of the pope's most ardent supporters in responding to his 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "Cardinal McElroy is a strong surrogate for Pope … Laudato Si' leader in San Diego … joined with bishops for a conference in San Diego assessing the U.S. church's response to Laudato Si' nearly a decade since Francis issued it in the spring of 2015. While the consensus …
Entering Jubilee 2025 with hope for our common home
… Romans 5: "Hope does not disappoint." The Jubilee also coincides with the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si' , Pope Francis' landmark encyclical on the environment. The coming together of these …
Revisiting EarthBeat's top and most-read news of 2024
… are, and aren't, doing in response nearly a decade after Pope Francis' landmark encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." These are just a few of the major environmental news … Catholic leaders to assess U.S. progress in responding to Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical , " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Their assessment? The bishops have failed so far to …
In Vietnam, Christmas crèches deck the halls in environmental awareness
… Catholic parishes in Vietnam, as a way to echo teachings of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." In that papal teaching document, Francis encouraged … and eco-friendly materials. Like other parishes, they drew inspiration from Francis and Laudato Si' . "We must avoid the culture of consumerism and throwaway, which only harm the … fund the Christmas gifts. In Hue, Caritas Vietnam has organized workshops on climate change, Laudato Si' and environmental protection in various parishes. They encourage waste reduction, …
Latin American bishops launch campaign to protect human rights activists
… for the documents that the Holy Father promulgates and that come from the Roman Curia, such as Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti: these people are the 'saints next door,' and we must recognize, …
For Boston College public health expert, a treaty on plastics is a matter of morality
… out very eloquently about climate change . He's spoken out about pollution in general. In Laudato Si', he talks about the world turning into a garbage heap . And it would be good if he … growth in the production of plastic has become a powerful driver of the trashing of the Earth. Laudato Si' was [issued in] 2015, so it's been almost a decade. And something like 35% of all plastic ever made has been produced in the decade since he published Laudato Si' . And something that was not such a big problem even a decade ago has become a huge …
At Vatican Christmas tree lighting, Pope Francis calls attention to sustainability
… attention to environmental matters, and in 2015 enshrined his concerns in an encyclical, Laudato Sì', which teaches that men and women should coexist and care for creation. A second …
New, fully electric popemobile offers Pope Francis every comfort as Jubilee nears
… The statement also underlined that the new popemobile "contributes to the realization of Laudato Sì'," Francis’ 2015 "green" encyclical centered on the importance of caring for creation. …
Resolve remains for global plastic pollution treaty after talks fall short
… from their health care ministry, and also has been spurred by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." In developing their response to that papal teaching document, under the Vatican's Laudato Si' Action Platform , the sisters explored alternate products to reduce their use of … who are actually making decisions, and it signals the importance of this topic for us." In Laudato Si', Francis bemoaned how "the earth, our common home, is beginning to look more and more …
Nun-dominated forum vows to correct ecological imbalances and climate change
… addressing ecology. The forum assembly, she added, discussed their theme in the light of " Laudato Si' ," Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment , which criticized consumerism …
Pope Francis' eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee
… 2023, after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Francis finally launched his "Borgo Laudato Sì" project, which combines sustainable agriculture with environmentally friendly … there is in caring for creation," explained Donatella Parisi, communication coordinator of Laudato Si Higher Education Center, speaking to a group of Vatican journalists who were among the …
Illinois man who is champion of rivers, trees to receive Pacem in Terris interfaith award
… Deacon Kent Ferris, social action director for the Diocese of Davenport. In much the same way Laudato Si' reminds us of the importance of being in right relationship with God, our neighbor …
Catholic officials blast $300B COP29 climate finance goal as too little
… Belém in the Brazilian Amazon amid the 10-year anniversary of Francis' landmark encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Catholic officials hope the alignment of the Laudato Si' anniversary and the Amazon setting will lead to more substantial commitments around … from wealthy countries in the Global North. Rodne Galicha, executive director of Living Laudato Si' Philippines, said that setbacks at COP29 call on Catholics to commit all the more to …
Catholic sisters at COP29 uplift unequal ways climate change impacts women
… issues are interrelated, a key concept reflected in Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." In 2024, three U.N. environmental conferences … of the International Union of Superiors General, and Lorna Gold, board president of the Laudato Si' Movement. In UNANIMA's COP29 statement, it emphasized that religious sisters are …
Climate action at COP29 needed for humanity and our 'companions along the way'
… responsibility to "care for our common home," as Pope Francis put in his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si' . 2024 is on pace to be the hottest year on record, as well as the first calendar … of climate change is that it threatens many species with extinction. Pope Francis writes in Laudato Si' : "Warming has effects on the carbon cycle. It creates a vicious circle which … and animals] become extinct for reasons related to human activity," Pope Francis observes in Laudato Si' . Climate change poses even more of a threat today than deforestation did a century …