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East African bishops hope new guidelines ramp up adoption of Laudato Si'
… to sharing them far and wide throughout churches and to Catholics across the region. The Laudato Si' implementation guidelines were launched at the closing Mass of the 20th plenary assembly of …
What Catholic colleges and universities can learn from Pope Francis
… to the need for a new way of thinking, what he often calls an "integral ecology" that, as Laudato Si’ puts it, attends to both the "cry of the earth" and the "cry of the poor." Given the …
Catholic Relief Services campaign aims to engage US Catholics on climate change
… the spirit of integral ecology and solidarity that are key themes in Pope Francis' encyclicals Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti . The campaign provides prayers alongside tools and resources to lobby …
Vatican marks ecology saint's feast day with film premiere, climate accords
… of "The Letter: A Message For Our Earth," based on Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical letter, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Presented by YouTube Originals, the film was written and …
Laudato Si' documentary puts a human face on climate change, director says
… for Our Earth" is a new documentary about the pope's 2015 encyclical, or papal letter, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." The film, a joint project of Off the Fence Productions …
At trial, Vatican auditor says he was shocked by misuse of funds
… even considered, since the proposal "was contrary to the environmental criteria contained in 'Laudato Si','" Francis' encyclical on the environment. During the court session Sept. 28, Fabrizio …
Links: Anti-synod sentiment; child poverty; the limits of polling data
… yes? Pope Francis' understanding of the ambivalence of "progress," of its limits, detailed in Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti , is a lot more incisive. So was Pope Benedict XVI's in Caritas in …
Fresh off Inflation Reduction Act win, Catholic groups push to further environmental justice
… to the cry of the Earth — a reference to a key message in Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home " — it does not adequately respond to the cry of the …
Catholic teaching on the human person points a way forward in US politics
… As I already noted, Pope Francis raises the specter of the "culture of relativism" when, in Laudato Si' , he sees it as "the same disorder which drives one person to take advantage of another, to …
Pope meets prelates attending weeklong course for new bishops
… and promoting care for all people and for the environment with special attention to "Laudato Si'" and "Fratelli Tutti." While the course offers practical information to the bishops …
Controversies in Catholic education prompt collection on conscience
… render nonhuman creation grievable." His ideas about forming consciences along the lines of Laudato Si' are important. Other essays are problematic. Jesuit Fr. James Keenan considers vulnerability …