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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 …
Biden's greenlight for major Alaska oil project draws moral rebukes
… our global climate, as well as the already fragile ecosystems and biodiversity of Alaska," the Laudato Si' Movement said in a statement. "As Catholics, we are called 'to hear both the cry of the earth …
Ambassador Donnelly: Pope Francis and U.S. share a strong connection
… nature of ecological and economic realities. In my view, Pope Francis' second encyclical Laudato Si' with the subtitle "on care for our common home" is a plea for us to all stay connected. This …
Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate on what Pope Francis has given to climate change fight
… the United Nations climate summit that generated the Paris Agreement, Pope Francis issued "Laudato Si'," his encyclical on the challenges of climate change and threats to our common home. His …
'Injustice and crime:' Reviewing Pope Francis' apologies for church's role in colonialism
… poor people. Iraheta's community continues to learn from Francis, studying the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' and the 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti , and she appreciated the opportunity for dialogue …
Nancy Pelosi: Pope Francis is a pope for the people
… with his relentless and outspoken voice to save the planet. In his groundbreaking encyclical, Laudato Si' , Pope Francis described the climate as a common good: belonging to all and meant for all. …
For Catholic Sisters Week, Green Bay Franciscans raise up their charism to care for creation
… You," in part to continue to promote the Vatican's multi-year sustainability initiative, the Laudato Si' Action Platform , which looks to mobilize all parts of the church in responding to the themes …
At Gonzaga, Cardinal Czerny calls universities to action on climate
… the Vatican and the Stockholm Environment Institute. The Vatican official also promoted the Laudato Si' Action Platform as a way for Gonzaga, as well as all Catholic universities, to respond to the …
Pope Francis' 'too Christian' outreach: 10 years of Vatican 'proactive diplomacy'
… pressing issues facing the world today. The release of his 2015 environmental encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," was credited with helping to rally world leaders to deepen …
At 10-year mark, Pope Francis seen as a global leader on the environment
… but interconnected. That solidarity was on display, she told EarthBeat, in the reception to " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Francis' 2015 letter to the world, which was exhorted within …
Oceans are gift from God, must be used fairly and sustainably, pope says
… pope has asked people to adopt an approach of "integral ecology" as detailed in his encyclical Laudato Si' . This means no longer looking at the world from a merely pragmatic, utilitarian or …
For 10 years, Pope Francis outlasts the conservative resistance
… resistance to Francis began to crystallize, especially in 2015 when the pontiff wrote " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," his encyclical on environmental issues that acknowledged …