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Standing Rock activists see Pope Francis as spiritual ally
… doesn’t appear to have responded — yet. But in many ways, the pope’s words in his encyclical "Laudato Sì" (“On Care for Our Common Home”), issued last year, seem tailor-made for the conflict …
Editorial: Raise your voice in defense of creation
… NCR Editorial Staff … "The climate," wrote Pope Francis in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," "is a common good, belonging to all and meant for …
Pacelle's prose bolsters animal rights movement
… into the fringes of abnormality. Pacelle praises Pope Francis for teaching in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" that "our indifference or cruelty towards fellow creatures of …
Georgetown students join protest of potential Trump EPA pick
… Ebell also took on Pope Francis and his encyclical on the environment and human ecology, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Ebell said of the document at the time of its June 2015 …
Trump's agenda on climate change is dangerous
… urged Republican lawmakers to deny climate science. Ideally, someone should introduce Trump to Laudato Sí , and then set up a conversation with Pope Francis about the issue. And it would be …
At COP22 and on Capitol Hill, faith groups step up climate efforts
… support and encouragement, based on the recognition that" — in quoting his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" — "'we are one single human family. There are no frontiers or …
USCCB and Pope Francis are singing from different hymnals
… at the prospects for religious freedom. I heard almost no mention of the environment or Laudato Si' at the USCCB meeting. Think about that for a minute. The pope issues an encyclical, the only …
Links for 11/15/16
… of vision astounds, as does the hubris. Clearly, she has never taken the time to read Laudato Si' . Media Matters has the story. What does not surprise? She is chatting with Raymond …
Students get their hands dirty at Stonehill
… The church's renewed concern about environmental issues, noted in Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," is a favorite theme. The Farm at Stonehill also carries on …
Donald Trump, you can restore hope, cultivate full human thriving
… of how greenhouse gases trap heat has been clear for over a century. In his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," Francis invites a wider "culture of care" that develops an …
Dutch cardinal says papal encyclical on gender theory might be needed
… an anthropological revolution. Pope Francis implicitly criticized gender theory in "Laudato Si'," his 2015 papal encyclical on the environment, and condemned "indoctrination of …
Larger faith community comes to Standing Rock in solidarity
… communities from lands they hold sacred and central to their culture. In his encyclical " Laudato Sí , on Care for Our Common Home," he stated: They are not merely one minority among …
A Francis agenda for the US bishops
… in the United States: Evangelii Gaudium , his 2013 apostolic exhortation on evangelization Laudato Si' , his 2015 encyclical on the environment Amoris Laetitia , his 2016 apostolic exhortation on …
A life issue, climate change deserves greater attention
… "represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day." As he writes in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," climate "is a common good, belonging to all and meant for …
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
… 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) … By: … Lawrence Mick In his encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’ , Pope Francis quotes twice from today’s first reading, from Wisdom verses 11:24 and 26: “For …
The Catholic vs. libertarian debate continues
… not essential. He writes: Another example is Pope Francis's invocation in his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' of 'global north and south' language to designate particular workings of the global economy. …
Sisters in Africa discuss efforts to protect environment, address climate change
… — the poorest of the poor. Long before Pope Francis codified "care for our common home" in Laudato Si' , sisters have been working to encourage environmental projects. At the "Catholic Sisters: …
As Paris Agreement enters into force, focus turns to making it work
… global leaders to address climate change." Pointing to the pope's environmental encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," the organization called for "courageous leadership -- …
On Francis of Assisi feast day, Catholic groups divest from fossil fuels
… called divestment “a practical way to achieve” what Pope Francis calls for in his encyclical “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home.” “We can not accommodate and continue allowing economic …
Monterey, Calif., diocese enters 'new era' with sustainable energy program
… levels is now imperative to protect the earth,” he wrote. Garcia said that in his encyclical “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home,” Francis acknowledged the reality of human-caused climate …