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Bishop says climate change affects farms, migrants in Washington state
… about some abstract environmentalism," he said. Looking at the 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato Si' , "Pope Francis is always putting the human person at the center of the environment," Tyson …
'A lot of work is still ahead,' say Catholics in response to COP28 conclusion
… it doesn't provide a detailed path to achieving it, Lindlyn Moma, advocacy director for Laudato Si' Movement, told EarthBeat. "The outcome fails to address the climate crisis with the …
Laudato Si' Movement names new exec director to lead global Catholic environmental network
… Brian Roewe … Laudato Si' Movement has named Susana Réfega as the new leader of the global network of 900-plus …
Vatican panel celebrates declaration of human rights anniversary at UN's agency in Geneva
… available to Catholics active against climate change and economic exploitation since the "Laudato Si'" encyclical, which focused on the integral relationship between God, humans and the Earth. In …
Catholics call on nations at COP28 to adopt new treaty to phase out fossil fuels
… who in that role is leading the proceedings. It was issued by 14 Catholic organizations: the Laudato Si' Movement; Caritas Internationalis, along with national Caritas chapters for the U.S. …
Why is the Catholic Church participating in a UN climate summit?
… demonstration ahead of COP21. He also made clear that he timed the release of his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" that year " so that it can make a contribution " in Paris. At …
Cardinal Tobin: Faith leaders can influence the world on climate change
… Francis has shown the way as a staunch advocate for the environment. In his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si' , and its companion document, Laudate Deum , released earlier this year, he called for a …
Catholics at COP28 vow to carry ill pope's call for action on climate change
… recovery," said Lorna Gold, executive director of FaithInvest and board president of the Laudato Si' Movement, a 900-member global network of Catholic organizations committed to acting on …
At COP28, short-term changes matter more than long-term goals
… Deum is true. Noting that eight years had passed since he issued his landmark encyclical Laudato Si' , the pope observes with the passage of time, I have realized that our responses have not …
Despite health issues, Pope Francis to travel this week to UN climate summit
… environmental concerns more than any other pontiff in history. In 2015, he released " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," a landmark encyclical on the environment, which …
Seeing God's mysterious plan over 25 years as a Catholic convert
… , Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future , Fratelli Tutti , Desiderio Desideravi and " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," call us to act on behalf of others and the planet. The synod …
Small, sustainable changes to combat kitchen waste
… natural world. But it wasn't until a few years ago when I read Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' that I truly understood the moral obligation that all Catholics have to care for our common …
US bishops, Catholic sister meet with White House officials about climate change
… on Oct. 4, two months before the U.N. global climate summit. Francis, whose 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," was credited with building momentum ahead of a historic …
US bishops again declare abortion 'preeminent priority' for Catholic voters
… that the effects of this are indirect rather than direct," Lori said. In his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home" and i n Laudate Deum , an apostolic exhortation released on …
What Catholic and environmental officials expect from Pope Francis at COP28
… set the tone for the rest of the negotiations," said Lorna Gold, board president of the Laudato Si' Movement, a network of nearly 900 Catholic institutions working on climate action and …
Pope to address UN climate conference, inaugurate 'Faith Pavilion'
… the pope wrote in Laudate Deum ("Praise God"), a follow-up document to his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home." In the document, the pope expressed his hope that government …
Pope Francis' approach to theology continues reception of Vatican II
… called to a turning point, to a paradigm shift, to a 'courageous cultural revolution' ( Laudato Si' , 114) that commits it, in the first place, to being a fundamentally contextual theology, …
Pope Francis sets the table for the upcoming climate summit
… more important in addressing the existential issue of our time. In his magisterial encyclical Laudato Si' , issued prior to the 2015 COP conference in Paris, as well as in his recent exhortation …
In US, 'Laudate Deum' won't make it into many homilies or prompt any marches
… Michael Wright … Pope Francis' much-anticipated addendum to his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," is a renewed clarion call to address climate change …
Vatican confirms papal trip to Dubai for climate conference
… Francis released Laudate Deum ("Praise God"), a follow-up document to his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," because, he wrote, over the past eight years, "our responses …