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Trump's election, embrace of fossil fuels casts shadow over UN climate summit
… international efforts in the process. "Many people here feel demoralized," said Rose Omariba, Laudato Si Movement Kenya's chapter leader. "Some [leaders] didn't even attend, and others may … of U.S. involvement," Omariba said. Rodne Rodiño Galicha, executive director of Living Laudato Si' Philippines, highlighted that the extreme storms intensified by climate change have …
Bishops seek an elusive unity while Trump's shadow threatens their flock
… question was: "What are your best ideas of how your diocese can mark the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si'?" It should have been: "What have you done as a diocesan bishop to implement Laudato Si'?" Only the third question was spot-on: "How can these initiatives help advance the …
US bishops discuss Laudato Si' for first time in nearly a decade
… mark the upcoming 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' 2015 landmark encyclical on ecology, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ." The 36-minute session in Baltimore was notable not … the first time since November 2015 that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has included Laudato Si' on the public agenda of its spring or fall assemblies, a review by EarthBeat confirmed. That brief presentation nine years ago — just months after Laudato Si' was issued and in the wake of Francis' first and only visit to the United States — …
Forgive nations' debts in Jubilee Year, Pope Francis urges COP29 climate summit
… repay their ecological debt," he stated. Igor Bastos, senior manager for Ibero-America at the Laudato Si' Movement, added that Parolin's message highlighted the importance of an integral … in promoting global action for creation under the principles in Francis' 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," he told EarthBeat. Rodne Rodiño Galicha, the executive director of Living Laudato Si' Philippines, emphasized the significance of Parolin and the Holy See's presence at …
Recent elections likely part of closed-door discussions in bishops' fall meeting
… pertaining to liturgical texts, discuss the pastoral implementation of integral ecology and " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," receive a report on the 10th National Eucharistic …
Keep the poor, vulnerable at center of COP 29 climate gathering, say US Catholic leaders
… joint statement Nov. 8. "Pope Francis has underscored the care for our earth in his encyclical Laudato Si', and also emphasized care for the poor and outcast," they said. "As leaders gather …
Catholics head to COP29 climate summit seeking new finance, end of fossil fuels
… disasters and condemning ourselves and people around the world to disastrous harm," the Laudato Si' Movement and Catholic Climate Covenant said of U.S. oil and gas production in a …
Following Trump's victory, sisters express worry about future of 'common good'
… said, as well the focus on environmental stewardship in the landmark 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "Catholic social teaching is the best- kept secret [among American Catholics]," she said, while there is "a huge Laudato Si' movement globally but few Catholics in the pews in the U.S. know about it." The …
Catholic reaction to Trump's 2024 election win falls along ideological lines
… gold than any country in the world." A joint statement from Catholic Climate Covenant and the Laudato Si' Movement said, "We know there will be challenges ahead." They noted "significant …
In battleground states, faith groups call environmental voters to the polls
… group recently discussed integral ecology— a concept the pope highlighted in his encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" — and phone banking with GreenFaith was presented as a …
Your letters: Dolan and the Al Smith dinner debacle, Catholic anti-climate lobby
… the door as I’m exiting the church after mass, instead of a $20 bill I plan to drop a copy of Laudato Si’ in her basket. …
Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart
… he wrote that it is meant to be understood in tandem with his previous two encyclicals, Laudato Si' , "on Care for Our Common Home" and Fratelli Tutti , "on Fraternity and Social …
Critical climate issues at play for Catholics voting in 2024 presidential election
… took us backwards a little bit." Anna Johnson — North American senior programs manager for the Laudato Si' Movement, a global network of 900-plus Catholic organizations and over 10,000 trained … Pope Francis' urgent ecological message in his two environmental treatises, the encyclical Laudato Si' (2015) and the apostolic exhortation "Laudate Deum" (2023). "Pope Francis wrote, a …
Faith coalition at UN biodiversity summit presses countries to deliver on pledges
… in cultivating ecological spirituality and Vatican-led sustainability initiatives like the Laudato Si' Action Platform. "By being an official part of the process … would be in answering …
US bishops' upcoming assembly expected to look at lay ministries, hold key committee elections
… instituted lay ministry of catechist; the pastoral implementation of Pope Francis' teaching in Laudato Si', which concerns environmental stewardship; as well as the conference's mission …
A new economy for people and the planet
… closely your own investment practices align with Catholic Social Teaching — you can use the Laudato Si' investing reflection guide at FaithInvest.org . Explore financial products that more … approach while making a responsible profit. For example, explore sustainable banking from the Laudato Si Action Platform. Garlow also suggests exploring groups like Carbon Collective , Just … and For Us All as you consider how to invest retirement savings. In his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home, " Pope Francis identified critical issues facing our …
Reading the book of nature in a time of climate crisis
… insight in their respective theological works. Even in our own time, Pope Francis in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " and authors like Barbara Mahany in her recent book, … of the climate crisis. I am reminded of a line from Pope Francis early in the introduction to Laudato Si' , when he is describing the condition of the Earth today, whom St. Francis of Assisi …
2024 election checklist: 5 ways to keep politics out of Catholic parishes
… Provide quotes from and links to " Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship ," Laudato Si' , Fratelli Tutti and other official documents, but not material from other groups no …
Amazon synod reverberates through the Catholic Church five years later
… putting into practice the principle of integral ecology laid out in Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ." The final document noted the impact of extractive …
New book highlights Pope Francis' salutary disruption
… the poor and the fragility of the planet" were key messages in the pontiff's 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si' . "The poor are his priority, and their fate is inextricably linked to the …