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We must choose leaders who take all threats to life seriously, including climate change
… is immoral. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, quoted by Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," even called it a sin. The Vatican has made clear that …
Press bishops to commit to net-zero dioceses, climate panel urges young Catholics
… 2019 — a period spanning one year before and four after Pope Francis issued his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" — found less than 1%, or 93, mentioned climate change. In …
Young Africans engage in local and global climate conversations through Catholic youth network
… 2011 with like-minded friends. Catholic teaching, especially Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," helped the network to connect faith and environmental …
Cardinal Czerny: Sustainable development must put solidarity and human rights first
… the laity. The conversations among the panelists drew heavily from Francis' two encyclicals, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and Fratelli Tutti . Among the participants were Anne Leahy, …
At Earth Day checkpoint, Vatican's bold Laudato Si' initiative plants seeds of sustainability in the church
… of Sorrows Church, in Tucson, Arizona, immediately knew they wanted to get involved with the Laudato Si' Action Platform, the Vatican's major effort to move the global church toward sustainability …
French election sees emergence of extreme right Catholic voters
… issues, but these questions lag far behind other ones. Some Catholics take the encyclical Laudato Si' very seriously, others don't," Jérôme Fourquet, director of France's largest political …
The Contribution of Catholicism to Global Sustainable Development
… Catholics in promoting sustainable development, furthering Pope Francis’ vision as set out in Laudato Si’. Cardinal Michael Czerny will deliver the keynote and we will hold two panels. Michael W. …
Frustration with German Synodal Path should not derail path of synodality
… opposition to Pope Francis, to Vatican II, to the pope's key teachings in Amoris Laetitia and Laudato Si' , the use of great wealth and influence to foment divisions in the Church, the subsidizing of …
Maryland's 'historic' legislative session on climate change had strong Catholic support
… that while the conference has advocated before on bills impacting climate, the release of " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment and human …
For Catholic sisters, eco-missionary activity isn't trendy. It's integral to their work.
… integral to Catholicism, they warned. Three years later in 2015, Pope Francis' encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" speedily subverted such institutional opposition. Catholic …
Archdiocese, cathedral sell properties for carbon-neutral development
… project not only demonstrates the environmental values outlined in Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' , but also represents a strong commitment to the future of the First Hill neighborhood," said …
How to celebrate a creation-conscious Easter
… and prayer — perhaps "A Prayer for Our Earth" at the end of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be …