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Editorial: Finally, (some) US dioceses are taking the pope's climate message seriously
… NCR Editorial Staff … Nine years after the publication of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," four years following the announcement of the …
The Vatican should do more to influence UN climate action
… us to awaken to the calamities of our collective behavior. Most famously, his encyclical Laudato Si' and subsequent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum weave together the challenges of climate …
Vatican's own gender ideology makes 'Dignitas Infinita' incoherent
… careful, nuanced, and transformative theological work of Lumen Fidei , Evangelii Gaudium , Laudato Si' or Fratelli Tutti . Rather, Dignitas Infinita fails to treat women and transgender persons …
Lexington Diocese, in heart of coal country, commits to net-zero emissions
… crisis" that served as a briefer and more pointed follow-up to his landmark 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." In the time since the encyclical's release, Francis wrote …
Saving the Earth requires new images of God, says feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson
… obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God." She also quotes Pope Francis in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," which affirms that "eternal life will be a shared experience …
Synod adviser: Pope Francis more interested in big discussions than specific issues
… of papal documents by Francis — specifically, his 2015 encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and his 2016 exhortation Amoris Laetitia ("The Joy of the …
Ave Maria professor: Earth Day needs Catholics' full engagement and hopeful vision
… only one-third are apparently aware of Pope Francis' landmark 2015 environmental encyclical, Laudato Si' . Pew Research Center also reports 41% of regular Mass attendees in 2022 said there is no …
In the Philippines, Catholic priests tackle plastic waste brick by brick
… of women and men religious around the world. The Philippine order is also enrolled in the Laudato Si' Action Platform , a Vatican initiative where Catholic institutions create seven-year …
New book takes readers 'On Retreat With Pope Francis'
… moment," with extinction a real possibility. Ivereigh quotes from the pope's encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " to bring attention to the need to act as if creation is for …
A world of plastic: A Chicago pastor's Earth Day message
… 22), plastic has become a focal point of the environmental movement. Almost 10 years ago in Laudato Si' , Pope Francis broke new ground when he declared care of creation a moral issue. His point is …
For Earth Day, Bruno Latour points to our role in environmental crisis
… in the work of faith seeking understanding, and he amplifies Pope Francis' admonitions in Laudato S i' , and more recently Laudate Deum , for pastoral ministers and all people of goodwill … He writes: Where are the rituals, the ceremonies, the hymns that have made us of Laudato Si’ to make evangelical preaching comprehensible, not to those on the inside, ad intra, but to …
Panel at St. Mary's College in Indiana considers how to fight food waste
… studies and philosophy at St. Mary's, told the audience that Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si', reminded the world that "everything is connected." Horan also mentioned how the pope …
Seek contact with nature to change polluting lifestyles, pope says
… talk, perhaps too much, about producing weapons to make war." Citing his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," the pope encouraged the scouts to "take charge" of the …
Climate-impacted farmers in Zimbabwe get boost from Catholic agencies
… to adapt to climate change." These efforts fall within the call made by Pope Francis in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." The Laudato Si' website specifically calls for the …
It's an election year. What role should bishops play in politics?
… in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is the light of the world. At the Laudato Si' conference I helped organize in February, one of the smartest things that was said was, "We …
Fordham University set to invest in environmental justice with $50 million EPA grant
… economy jobs. The grantmaking initiative is part of the school's seven-year plan under the Laudato Si' Action Platform , a Vatican initiative for Catholic institutions at all levels to take …
Brazil's Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon
… for the environment, especially the Amazon, a hallmark of his papacy. Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' lashed out at the unbridled exploitation of the Amazon, accusing wealthy interests of turning …
Hope for an AI doomer: 'Laudato Si' ' responds to today's technology with promise
… of AI never fail to fill me with alarm, or even dread. But in Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' , I encounter a kindred spirit. Francis may not be a card-carrying "AI doomer" as I am, but …
Jose Aguto to step down as leader of US Catholic climate organization
… webinars, a network of parish creation care teams, and promotion of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ." On that front, the Covenant has co-hosted three national …
Hope for an AI doomer: 'Laudato Si' ' predicted today's technology threats
… it comes to AI, I have plenty of both. I've been finding solace and encouragement, however, in Laudato Si' , Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical addressing another existential threat: climate change. "The …