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Despite new EPA rule to reduce pollution, Catholic activist says fight to protect communities far from over
… times the EPA's acceptable risk. Pope Francis reflected upon such impacts in his encyclical "Laudato Si'," noting, "Exposure to atmospheric pollutants produces a broad spectrum of health hazards, …
Editorial: Why have no US Catholic dioceses divested from fossil fuels?
… have announced plans to stop investing in coal, oil and gas to 65, according to data on the Laudato Si' Movement website. That list includes Catholic dioceses in Austria, Brazil, Fiji, Indonesia, …
US bishops' transgender document fails morally, theologically — and is poorly argued
… language of "technological manipulation." Problematically, apart from a prooftexted quote from Laudato Si' , this phrase appears only in the title of the document and in the subheading of the …
Struggle against neoliberalism unites Catholic Church and organized labor
… has been shaped by Pope Francis," Silvers told me in an email. "The Holy Father's emphasis in Laudato Si' on the ways in which both the crisis of climate change and the crisis of global poverty arise …
Sacramento parish goes solar, helps spark diocesewide movement to care for creation
… issues within the parish. They had begun education efforts around Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" for themselves and the rest of the parish, including through …
Third Sunday of Easter: Called to a new perspective
… nearly 2,000 years ago. We hear a modern rendition of it today as Pope Francis tells us in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " to show reverence for every bit of creation because "it is …
People in poverty, environment face toxic realities that demand united action, says Villanova panel
… — who was instrumental in the process informing Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' " — proposed "seven C's" to both understand the encyclical and guide ecological action. These …
Ahead of Earth Day, 31 faith organizations divest from fossil fuels
… in service of the church and humankind and "in line with the proposals of the encyclical Laudato Si' related to the search for an Integral Ecology," Fr. Míceál O'Neill, Carmelite prior general, …
Don't forget the spiritual side of Earth Day
… surprise to those familiar with the subtitle of Francis' magisterial 2015 encyclical letter, " Laudato Si' , on Care for our Common Home ." One of the helpful clarifications Wheeler offers is that …
Earth Day is a day of fear and hope
… to Pope Francis, the Catholic Church is on the right side of this history. In his encyclical, Laudato Si ' , Francis warned us about global warming and our impact on the environment. To be a good …
Catholic sisters press Citigroup to reexamine pipeline financing
… motivated to live out its values in economic spaces by Pope Francis and his 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." That has included participation in the Vatican's Laudato Si' …