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Pope Francis, 'Laudate Deum,' Catholic sisters: EarthBeat's top stories of 2023
… due to the announcement and release of his new apostolic exhortation on the climate crisis, Laudate Deum , which appears in four of EarthBeat's 10 most popular news stories and one of the five most …
The pope's 2023: A year of health challenges, travel and the synod
… between generations." In anticipation of the conference, Francis in early October released Laudate Deum ("Praise God"), a follow-up document to his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', On Care for Our …
Chicago Archdiocese to power parishes, schools with 100% renewable energy
… pope's 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and his recent follow-up Laudate Deum . In that latter papal teaching document, Francis pressed nations to speed up "the necessary …
Bishop says climate change affects farms, migrants in Washington state
… change and environmental protection in light of Pope Francis' recent climate teaching in Laudate Deum . The Yakima Diocese covers seven counties across central Washington. Tyson told America …
'A lot of work is still ahead,' say Catholics in response to COP28 conclusion
… , but illness forced him to cancel the trip . Two months before the conference, Francis issued Laudate Deum , an apostolic exhortation "on the climate crisis" where he called for leaders in Dubai to …
Pope Francis calls for international treaty on artificial intelligence
… intelligence and what, if any, limits should be imposed on their own industry. Similar to Laudate Deum , the pope's October 2023 apostolic exhortation on climate change, Francis uses his World …
Laudato Si' Movement names new exec director to lead global Catholic environmental network
… movement's YouTube page. She said that Pope Francis through his recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum "is urging each one of us for a renewed call for action, as we face as a human family an …
Vatican panel celebrates declaration of human rights anniversary at UN's agency in Geneva
… revival. She added that Pope Francis had warned in his most recent apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, released on Oct. 4, against a new "technocratic paradigm" of limitless human capacity, in …
Catholics call on nations at COP28 to adopt new treaty to phase out fossil fuels
… gas — needs to be progressively replaced without delay." In his recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum he bemoaned that eight years later "the necessary transition towards clean energy sources …
Why is the Catholic Church participating in a UN climate summit?
… the climate negotiations like he did before the Paris proceedings. On Oct. 4, Francis issued Laudate Deum , which he addressed "to all people of good will on the climate crisis." In Laudate Deum , …
William Wilberforce would be scandalized by the pro-factory farming EATS Act
… the possibility that Pope Francis, in his new apostolic exhortation on the environment, Laudate Deum , might have pushed forward Catholic teaching on the status, treatment and use of non-human …
Pope Francis urges 'clear,' 'tangible,' 'decisive' progress at UN climate summit in Dubai
… The pope's planned appearance at COP28 would have come nearly two months after he issued Laudate Deum , an apostolic exhortation "on the climate crisis." In that document, Francis bluntly …
Cardinal Tobin: Faith leaders can influence the world on climate change
… for the environment. In his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si' , and its companion document, Laudate Deum , released earlier this year, he called for a profound ecological conversion in …
US bishops on COP28: Decarbonization is 'preeminent environmental challenge'
… peace, respectively. Gudziak and Zaidan referenced Pope Francis' recent apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum , which the pope focused on climate change. "The climate crisis is an opportunity to …
Catholics at COP28 vow to carry ill pope's call for action on climate change
… and moral authority will still be present in Dubai through this recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum , said Alistair Dutton, secretary general of Caritas Internationalis, the confederation of …
At COP28, short-term changes matter more than long-term goals
… Global Climate Change Conference, known as COP28 . The pope's recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum , released on Oct. 4, expressed the urgency he attaches to the issue of combating climate …
Despite health issues, Pope Francis to travel this week to UN climate summit
… to the looming climate catastrophe "have not been adequate." In the 11-page letter, titled Laudate Deum , Francis praised the momentous agreements made in Paris in 2015, but said the accord …
US bishops, Catholic sister meet with White House officials about climate change
… sister met with senior White House officials about Pope Francis' latest climate letter, Laudate Deum , for 45 minutes on Nov. 17. Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, Bishop Joseph …
US bishops again declare abortion 'preeminent priority' for Catholic voters
… threats of climate change, which Pope Francis emphasized in his new apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum , Baltimore Archbishop William Lori said abortion was a more imminent threat to vulnerable …
What Catholic and environmental officials expect from Pope Francis at COP28
… gas emissions. Many expect the pope to repeat parts of his recent apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum , which he focused entirely "on the climate crisis." The text expands on calls to action he …