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Take and Read: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor
… influences have crossed paths again. His work was integrated into Pope Francis’s encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." It has been my pleasure to be able to do a variety of …
On dominion question, a Lutheran and the pope take differing roads to similar destination
… of you, I have been immersed devotionally and intellectually in Pope Francis’ encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home.” I am thirsty for new ideas about the environment, about ways …
Cardinal Turkson: Papal encyclical on nonviolence, just war theory 'plausible'
… effectiveness of nonviolent campaigns make it outdated. Turkson -- whose office helped draft Laudato Si’ , Francis’ 2015 encyclical on environmental issues -- says in his interview that the …
Catholics join Earth Day effort to plant 7.8 billion trees
… the Covenant, told NCR . The "Trees for the Earth" program includes an opening prayer from " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," along with Scripture readings, videos and discussion …
Fr. Sirico goes to Congress
… other ecclesial issues. For example, on page three Sirico states, “First, as an encyclical, Laudato Si’ makes no general claim to infallibility as such.” We have heard this from others who oppose …
Sustainable future calls for new way of being
… social, political, economic and moral imagination. Pope Francis offers, in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," a vision for integral human and ecological development that …
Flyer: 5 ways to conduct an eco-friendly parish meeting
… Joan outlines practical ways to apply aspects of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si , to parish meetings. The ideas apply to other kinds of gatherings as well. We're excited to …
Faith leaders applaud Paris Agreement ahead of UN signing ceremony
… for the earth "is our shared responsibility." Citing Pope Francis' environmental encyclical, Laudato Si' , and statements by representatives of Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh traditions, …
Five months later, Francis meets new Central African Republic president
… As the pope gave the president three books (likely his two exhortations and the encyclical Laudato Si ’), Touadéra bowed deeply several times. As we in the press left the room, an attendant began …
Francis: Meeting Bernie Sanders not political, just a quick greeting
… used the meeting to thank Francis for his environmental message and his recent encyclical Laudato Si' . Sachs, the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, said those present for …
Francis meets Bernie Sanders briefly to discuss climate change
… used the meeting to thank Francis for his environmental message and his recent encyclical Laudato Si' . Sachs, the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, said those present for …
Full text: Bernie Sanders' speech at the Vatican
… economy, Rerum Novarum in 1891, to Centesimus Annus , to Pope Francis's inspiring encyclical Laudato Si' this past year, have grappled with the challenges of the market economy. There are few places …
Fr. Charles Curran: Pope Francis' reforms are 'more than just style'
… same-sex marriage and contraception, to a focus on the poor, like with his encyclical Laudato Si' . Curran also suggested that Francis has acknowledged the importance of the sense of …
Bernie Sanders embraces Catholic social teaching at Vatican, echoing Francis' cry against indifference
… The presidential hopeful particularly praised Francis recent encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si' , saying that "the fossil fuel industry is literally destroying our planet" and that …
Long-term commitment key to Seattle parish 'going green'
… central to that, it continues, "will be the 'plastic free' theme." Our Lady of Guadalupe was a Laudato Si' parish long before Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment was rolled out last June. …
Vatican diplomat promotes Laudato Si'
… Nations was busy fielding calls, meeting U.N. delegates and staff and handing out copies of " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." The Holy See's U.N. office has distributed some 1,000 copies …
5 ways to conduct an eco-friendly parish meeting
… by knowledge, do not make it into practical application. Perhaps that is why Pope Francis in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" writes, "Our goal is not to amass information or to satisfy …
Michigan Catholic school hits the scales to reduce food waste
… this year, citing the pope’s global concerns about the environment in his encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home.” Schools accepted into the program receive a green and white …
Bernie Sanders set to attend Vatican conference on John Paul II encyclical
… last 25 years in the light of" Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment and human ecology " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "Our intention is socio-political in the highest sense of the …
'Amoris Laetitia': Francis challenges the church
… related to the topic of marriage and family life, as he did in his environmental encyclical Laudato Si’. Now, as then, he invites us to recognize the rich variety of human experience and the …