Samantha Panchèvre

Samantha Panchèvre is passionate about social justice and sustainability. As a climate change activist, she helped organize the student-led campaign that resulted in Georgetown University divesting its endowment from fossil fuels. She graduated in 2019 from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service where she studied international affairs with a focus on energy and the environment.

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The power of soil

Digging Into Laudato Si': The mainstream climate movement largely centers around curbing fossil fuel emissions, but in today's reading we consider an overlooked piece of the climate puzzle: soil.

Rejecting the throwaway culture

Digging into Laudato Si': After reading the first chapter, what is one change you can make to reuse or recycle a commonly used item rather than buying new?

The urgent challenge before us

Digging into Laudato Si': Read the final section of the encyclical's introduction, "My appeal." What do you make of Pope Francis' appeal to the "urgent challenge" before us?

Following in the footsteps of St. Francis

Digging into Laudato Si': As you read the encyclical's introduction, consider how St. Francis lived his life and the inspiration Pope Francis draws from him. 

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