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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 …
Indigenous groups, supporters resist planned dam in the Philippines' Sierra Madre
… Network petition, like the Philippine bishops' statement, quoted Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home": "Caring for ecosystems demands far-sightedness, since no one …
Laudato Si' Movement leader to step down from global Catholic environmental network
… Brian Roewe … The leader and co-founder of the Laudato Si' Movement, the international network of Catholic groups that's been a driving force in …
Oceania bishops' assembly spotlights climate crisis
… of the executive committee that planned the meeting, said that Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" was "prophetic" in this regard and that it has helped build …
Science institute partners with Vatican on guide to protect 'our living planet'
… and social justice. For each, it offers a summary of the topic paired with a passage from " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" — Francis' 2015 encyclical on ecology — along with brief …
What is synodality? New online course explores its history, theology and practice
… apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium , which he repeated in his first full encyclical, Laudato Si' . "Pope Francis also proposes a reform in a synodal perspective, that is, a church that wants …
Congo is being 'martyred' for its natural resources. Will Pope Francis challenge the US, China?
… such a transition must be highlighted." Francis' visit, he added, building on his encyclicals Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti, highlight that "universal solidarity, can be a unique opportunity to …
Pope Francis' plea for trip to Congo and South Sudan: No more bloodshed
… " and the importance of safeguarding the country's natural resources is underscored in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ." "From Congo, he can say something for the world, not only …
Animal welfare groups hail FDA decision to lift animal testing requirements
… transhumanist project underscores the vivid moral warning made by Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' : "Our indifference or cruelty towards fellow creatures of this world sooner or later affects …
Sisters of Loretto permanently preserve 650 acres of 'holy land' in Kentucky
… The decision, decades in the making, is part of the Loretto Sisters' participation in the Laudato Si' Action Platform , a Vatican initiative that lays out steps for individual Catholics and …
No real solutions coming from World Economic Forum in Davos
… that we need global solutions — he called, after all, for "one world with a common plan in Laudato Si' ," Anthony Annett, author of Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just …
Interreligious dialogue leads to care for planet, pope tells Buddhists
… theme "Ecological Conversion" for their gathering in Rome. Referencing his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Francis said ecological conversion entails turning "what is …