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Toxic contamination of water sources poses long-term hazards to American communities and environment
… levels in our environment is an uncontrolled experiment," Humphreys said. Inspired by " Laudato Si', " the 2015 encyclical issued by Pope Francis, EcoPhilly aims to develop and encourage the …
North American synod gathering focused on concerns about pope's process, says participating bishop
… synodally," he said. Stowe, who is a Franciscan, said that in his encyclicals, especially "Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home" and Fratelli Tutti, "this first Jesuit pope in history has …
Catholic resolve for sweeping climate action intensifies after latest UN report
… if countries rapidly slash heat-trapping emissions now. The March 30 letter was organized by Laudato Si' Movement, an international network of 900-plus Catholic institutions united around combating …
Catholic groups back UN request for international court to act on climate change
… and cyclones. The U.N. General Assembly adopted the resolution by consensus March 29. The Laudato Si' Movement, an international network of Catholic groups working to protect the environment in …
During Lent, some UK dioceses give up fossil fuel investments for good
… on April 20 ahead of Earth Day. Operation Noah is organizing the announcement alongside Laudato Si' Movement , GreenFaith , Green Anglicans and the World Council of Churches . Looking ahead, …
Our eco-memories, and those of Jesus, connect us with creation and community
… the interconnectedness of life and salvation. Every Eucharist is soul food, what Francis in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " describes as an "ecology of daily life" that should remind us …
UN Water Conference shows global consensus on universal right to water
… should be entitled to legally binding rights . With Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," as a foundation, it is not surprising, she said, …
Detroit Catholics, congressman urge EPA to save lives with soot pollution rules
… their local Catholic community. Gillis did not hear about Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," through the parishes, but rather through religious …
Critics say US bishops' new statement on transgender health care lacks sound science and trans voices
… not, in order to promote the good of the human person." The bishops quote from Francis' " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," warning against a "technological paradigm" that treats the …
Shaun Casey's new book a front-row seat to intersection of religion, foreign policy
… summit would soon get a big boost from the Vatican, with Pope Francis releasing his encyclical Laudato Si' followed by his coming to the United States that same year. I won't give away all the …
Be attentive to 'God's first sacred text' to experience the living God, says new book
… it felt some injury. But as Pope Francis wrote in his 2015 encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," Mother Earth "now cries out to us because of the harm we have …