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Philippine bishops mull establishment of climate change desk
… support action plans to mitigate the impact of climate change and also study Pope Francis' “ Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home” encyclical. The FABC's action plan lists 11 priorities to …
Links for 07/08/15
… not to vote for him. Politico has the story. At Commonweal, Tony Annett on what's next after Laudato Si'. Good news from California : The right-to-die legislation died in committee. The proponents …
Editorial: In encyclical, Pope Francis issues a challenge to the rich
… of the significance and potential influence of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si' , is the range of reaction against it that surfaced in the United States, and the swiftness …
Francis: Environmental destruction makes us like Cain, killing our brother
… J. McElwee … Pope Francis has strongly reaffirmed his recent environmental encyclical letter Laudato Si' , telling students and teachers in a moving visit to the Catholic university here that …
As caucus season nears, bishop urges Iowans to keep climate change 'on the front burner'
… Iowans to take action in light of Pope Francis' historic encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Des Moines Bishop Richard Pates encouraged Catholic Iowans to …
Independence Day Mass closes US bishops' annual Fortnight for Freedom
… as both fallen and redeemed." Wenski referenced Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and to the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that legalized …
Links for 07/06/15
… Michael Sean Winters … Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas calls Laudato Si' an "Agenda for a Generation." One of the best reflections on the encyclical to date …
Oxi: The Greek Vote
… is exactly what Pope Francis has called for, first in Evangelii Gaudium and most recently in Laudato Si’ . Today’s world economy mirrors the economy of the first Gilded Age, before Teddy Roosevelt …
Morning Briefing
… confessional to talk about global warming." Commentary: … An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Laudato Si' … Philadelphia media are reporting that a 13-foot-high, 4-mile-long fence … will enclose Pope …
Conversation starters
… easy for me. Let's start with Pope Francis' historic encyclical, released June 18, " Laudato Si' , Care for our common home." What you saw on our website after the encyclical's …
Marking the 20th anniversary of a social justice and peace encyclical
… Tony Magliano … While Pope Francis' new encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care of our Common Home" is enjoying wide publicity, few people are aware this …
Francis offers embrace to all upon landing in Ecuador
… quoted extensively from the pope's own writings, especially his recent ecological encyclical Laudato Si' . Correa praised the pope's focus on family issues, his calls against continuing global …
Ecuadorians hope pope gives tough talk, encourages church 'shake-up'
… in the Yasuni Park. She said she hopes Francis could point to his new ecological encyclical, Laudato Si' , "to make our government understand that what [Correa] is doing to our environment is not …
Morning Briefing
… treatment of the poor … Rome, Italy -- … Vatican-sponsored conferences further unpack 'Laudato Si'' from frames of farming, climate … Laudato Si’ . . . a Call to Contemplation … 3 …
Iowa bishop to presidential candidates: It’s time to talk climate change
… and food and water shortages. He stated that Pope Francis in his environmental encyclical “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home ,” affirmed the scientific consensus that climate change is …
Catholic economist: Pope Francis has 'measured' critique of US economy
… by including them in the economy, he said. Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," took up the same themes and extended his reflection to the …
Vatican-sponsored conferences further unpack 'Laudato Si'' from frames of farming, climate
… the Vatican this week have sought to further unpack Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home,” from the context of climate change and the frame of farming. …
Pope Francis' environmental encyclical gets waylaid in West Virginia
… Michael Iafrate … Pope Francis' encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care of our Common Home ," comes just as the Appalachian Catholic community …
The future of the planet
… And when folks raise their voices to lay blame, who listens? Pope Francis' lovely encyclical Laudato Si' in no uncertain terms connects abuse of the environment with abuse of the poor. Francis cites …
Morning Briefing
… … : Commentary by Franciscan Sr. Ilia Delio: … Lex credendi, lex vivendi : A response to Laudato Si' … The latest blog from staff writer Dawn Cherie Araujo: … Changing racism … Catholic sisters …