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Toothbrush thrall
… in the marketplace, but Pope Leo XIII was right there. And Pope Francis is there today with Laudato Si' . So I should have been braced for hearing these words in a television commercial, “The …
Catholic leaders to US climate envoy: More American leadership needed to reach Paris deal
… four grounded their request in Pope Francis’ words, both from his environmental encyclical “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home” as well as various pleas he made during his six-day U.S. visit …
First Tuesday After the First Monday
… is not misplaced. Yesterday, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez spoke at Georgetown’s Law School about Laudato Si’ . The event was organized by John Carr’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought in Public …
Turkson's visit to Ohio State a watershed event for climate discourse, academics say
… Friday. But Turkson, one of the lead drafters for Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , On Care for Our Common Home,” will also break a bit from that mold. As part of his Ohio …
Eco Briefs: COP 21 pledges to date short of 2 degrees C goal; Catholics declare ‘Month of Climate Action’
… forward, calling it “a vital step for a safer future,” and one reflecting Francis’ appeal in Laudato Si’ for the world to progressively transition away from fossil fuels. “I am continually …
Encyclical-themed week brings prominent cardinals to US
… Brian Roewe … Get ready for Laudato Si’ Week in America. A series of seemingly coincidental college events and conferences … in Washington, D.C. A member of Francis’ Council of Cardinals, Rodríguez will discuss " Laudato Si' , on Care of Our Common Home" through the dual lens of caring for creation and for …
Francis on environmental education and spirituality
… Thomas Reese … In the last chapter of Laudato Si’ , Pope Francis begins by acknowledging that “Many things have to change course, but …
World's bishops appeal to COP 21 delegates for 'just and legally binding' climate deal
… the bishops said in their appeal, which drew heavily from Pope Francis’ encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home.” Delegates to COP 21 are expected to finalize a global …
Climate change, indigenous peoples a focus at Parliament of the World’s Religions
… Reading the text today comes across as almost a prelude to Pope Francis’ encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home.” The declarations emerging in Salt Lake City …
Trans-Pacific deal a step closer to final
… would undoubtedly help spur it." Adversaries of the deal, however, turn to the encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," in which Francis called for a more inclusive economy: "There …
Catholic worker farm serves as sanctuary amid California wildfire
… . Montesano added the “poor and vulnerable” that Pope Francis alludes to in his encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home,” include California residents who have lost everything. …
Talking Francis and capitalism in the belly of the beast
… so-called free markets. He strongly defended the pope's approach to environmental issues in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and explained how that document shows the relationship of …
A spiritual acoustics of the heart and Earth
… Alex Mikulich … In his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis interconnects two fundamental crises of …
Pope Francis: Catholic superhero
… moral consequences then flow." From The Joy of the Gospel to the most recent papal encyclical, Laudato Sí , Pope Francis continues to speak from a rooted and solid place of an experience of …
At Boston College, Turkson maps ‘Laudato Si’’ path to Paris climate agreement
… Brian Roewe … If Laudato Si’ offered a light on the path to a Paris climate agreement, the U.S. ought to be the … for Justice and Peace and de facto point person for Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home,” made the remarks at the open of a four-day conference …
Protesters at New York gas storage plant arrested while reading encyclical
… Dennis Sadowski … Accompanied by oversized replica of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," former Catholic seminarian Paul Flansburg took his …
The call of Francis
… we knelt and lifted up our hands towards the Capitol dome and recited the prayer of Francis in Laudato Si’ — “O Lord, touch the hearts of those who gain at the expense of the poor and the planet.” …
Links for 09/29/15
… … Here is a link to the remarks Cardinal Peter Turkson made at Boston College's seminar on Laudato Si '. The money quote: In some circles in the U.S., we can see traces of this excessive …
Pope Francis speaks truth to power
… encyclical letter on the environment and humanity's integral link to it, Francis said, "In Laudato Si' ["Praise be to you"], I call for a courageous and responsible effort … to avert the most …
EDITORIAL: Pope brings some new non-negotiables
… time in a globalized world." That's a theme Francis picked up on in his recent encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." He wrote, "What is needed is a politics which is far-sighted …