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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 …
Read Pope Francis' homily for the conclusion of the World Meeting of Families
… in our homes, in our societies? What kind of world do we want to leave to our children (cf. Laudato Si’ , 160)? We cannot answer these questions alone, by ourselves. It is the Spirit who challenges …
Read Pope Francis' speech at Independence Mall
… of others. We live in an age subject to the “globalization of the technocratic paradigm” ( Laudato Si’ , 106), which consciously aims at a one-dimensional uniformity and seeks to eliminate all …
Philippines Cardinal Tagle talks to NCR about Pope Francis, climate change
… church people mention climate change we get a lot of criticism. But if we read carefully Laudato Sí and other pronouncements of the pope and episcopal conferences, especially those he quoted in Laudato Sí , there is no pretension whatsoever from church people and other faith groups in terms …
Francis at Independence Hall
… of others. We live in a world subject to the “globalization of the technocratic paradigm” (Laudato Si’, 106), which consciously aims at a one-dimensional uniformity and seeks to eliminate all …
Francis, at UN, stresses 'reclaiming the environment,' 'absolute respect for life'
… Ban Ki-moon pointed toward Francis’ request on the first page of his encyclical, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home”: “I wish to address every person living on this …
Read Pope Francis' speech to the United Nations
… gifts, which “are signs of a uniqueness which transcends the spheres of physics and biology” ( Laudato Si’ , 81), is at the same time a part of these spheres. He possesses a body shaped by physical, …
Read Pope Francis' speech to Congress
… if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good” (Laudato Si’, 129). This common good also includes the earth, a central theme of the encyclical which I …
Controversies about Pope Francis visit started before the trip
… heart of his message are two documents that move the church in a somewhat different direction, Laudato Sí , and Evangelii Gaudium , it would seem that they deserve some thought and …
Hope for a moral voice awaits Pope Francis in his UN address
… the issue of climate change and environmental protection, a central theme of his encyclical “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home.” Those wondering what the pope might say on the topic received …
Francis, citing Day and Merton, pushes Congress to pursue common good
… which seeks to be modern, inclusive and sustainable." Then, quoting from his recent encyclical Laudato Si' , the pope called on Congress to work to fight climate change -- saying "I am convinced that …
UN goals fall short of Francis' vision
… goals follows on the heels of Pope Francis' groundbreaking environmental encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," which emphasizes the link between economic injustice …