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One parent ponders a future without snow
… snowmaking to avoid losing their most profitable season. In his recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum , Pope Francis writes: "What happens in one part of the world has repercussions on the …
Biden's next top climate aide 'a serious Catholic' committed to 'Laudato Si''
… contingent as they cited Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation "on the climate crisis," Laudate Deum, in urging strong limits on pollutants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The …
Francis' talk to the doctrinal office was great, but it had one big omission
… the human person and the defence of his or her dignity beyond every circumstance,' " quoting Laudate Deum . Our sins degrade our human dignity but they do not remove it. Grace, the grace of the …
Editorial: Catholic universities should make 'Laudato Si' central, not extracurricular
… process of transformation." And in his recent apostolic exhortation on the climate crisis, Laudate Deum, Francis makes clear that it is precisely this type of social transformation that's needed …
Pontifical universities' online course to unpack Francis' ecological teachings
… 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," and his recent follow-up Laudate Deum , an apostolic exhortation "on the climate crisis." The course begins Jan. 25, with a …
Humanity could lose 'its home,' says cardinal while in Benin to boost Green Church Program
… the encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home" and the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum ("Praise God"). "The place of ecology in the Catholic Church is a very important part of the …
Cardinal McElroy: Catholic universities should lead on climate change action
… the end of the fossil fuel age that threatens our planet. In his 2023 apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum , which Pope Francis issued on the feast of St. Francis in October, the Holy Father stated …
US climate envoy John Kerry, who called pope a 'moral authority' on climate, to step down
… President Barack Obama. More recently, Kerry again praised the pope's "powerful words" in Laudate Deum , Francis' apostolic exhortation "on the climate crisis" issued in October. Kerry said, "His …
In first for US church, San Diego Diocese divests from fossil fuels
… the messages in the pope's 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." In Laudate Deum , his recent apostolic exhortation "on the climate crisis," Francis stated, "The necessary …
Make a resolution for the climate, for the sanctity of life
… neighbor and the earth itself, all of whom are intimately connected. In his 2023 follow-up, Laudate Deum , the pope said our responses have not been adequate and that "the world in which we live is …
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 , …