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Kenyan bishop urges young Catholics to work 'collaboratively' to protect, care for environment
… in Nairobi on May 30. "Now, you are here. You now know CYNESA. You now have heard about 'Laudato Si',' which is really a wonderful document for all of us. Perhaps you will hear about 'Laudate …
Wildlife crossings connect practical ecology needs, Catholic creation care
… be alone.'" Pope Francis issued the same reminder in his landmark 2015 ecological encyclical, Laudato Si' . "We are not God," the pontiff cautioned. "Nowadays we must forcefully reject the notion …
Vietnam's religions mark 'Laudato Si' ' anniversary with discussions on environmental care
… in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to mark the ninth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' : On Care for Our Common Home." The gathering, "Journeying Together for Environmental Care," …
Christian 'Care of Creation Declaration' installed within Chicago Catholic cathedral
… Michael Terrien, who serves as the coordinator/facilitator of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Laudato Si' Action Platform Commission and chair of Ecumenism Metro Chicago's Chicagoland Christians …
What does it sound like when whales pray?
… Friday marked the ninth anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis' encyclical letter Laudato Si' "On Care for our Common Home." One of the central themes of that text is Francis' strong and …
Zimbabwe diocese rebuilds dam in response to climate change, water scarcity
… to faith. "The construction of the dam is a response to the message from the Holy Father in Laudato Si' . Already the vegetation around the dam has changed and wetlands around the dam are being …
Latinos play an important role in environmental movement, Georgetown panel says
… Boff’s 1997 book, which Pope Francis also referenced in his 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato Si ’. Francis “appeals for a new awareness and dialogue about how we are shaping the future of …
In God's waiting room, creatures great and small cultivate hope together
… lonely people. On the day before Pentecost, the end of Christian Unity Week and the start of Laudato Si' Week, I held a simple interdenominational prayer service. Some residents from different …
Calif. Catholic college says new energy independence plan models 'creative' stewardship
… caring for the environment through his apostolic exhortation "Laudate Deum" and encyclical "Laudato Si'." With Pope Francis' frequent calls to protect the environment, bishops' conferences, …
Q&A with Laudato Si' Movement's Susana Réfega, on global elections, fossil fuel treaty and more
… Susana Réfega is monitoring closely. In January, she became executive director of the Laudato Si' Movement , a network of 900-plus Catholic institutions worldwide that for nearly a …
In CBS interview, Francis calls climate change 'a road to death,' chastises 'foolish' deniers
… resides. The broadcast of the interview in the U.S. happened to align with the start of Laudato Si' Week, the annual Vatican-led celebration marking Francis' 2015 encyclical on ecology, " …
New EPA drinking water standards may help US ensure access to safe water
… to safe drinkable water," Pope Francis said in his milestone 2015 ecological encyclical Laudato Si' , "is a basic and universal human right, since it is essential to human survival and, as …
We are all called to be contemplative. Our planet needs it.
… mullet, ospreys and other countless creatures led to my work decades later, today, at the Laudato Si' Movement. The burning desire to protect what I had fallen in love with manifested in a …
Sometimes I need to tell the story to remind me of who I am
… to Christ evolving in my heart. I consider myself a "Teilhardian Catholic in the spirit of Laudato Si' ," as Mary Evelyn Tucker expressed it . With this as my context, I have reaffirmed my desire …
Christina Leaño
… Christina Leaño serves as the associate director of the Laudato Si' Movement, a global movement of individuals and organizations inspiring and mobilizing …
Church members help people displaced by Brazil floods, form solidarity networks for assistance
… at least 6,000 families have been affected in the countryside. "Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si' '' gave us an important warning. But few people listened to him, even in the church," he …
How contemplation is making me a better climate activist
… corporation. What have I done? Read Pope Francis' encyclical on care for our common home, Laudato Si' , slowly develop a simpler lifestyle, drive less — and pray. Climate work can be daunting. …
New Teilhard de Chardin film produces thoughtful, inspiring biography
… influence on the Second Vatican Council is well documented, anyone who has read and studied " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home " will recognize Pope Francis' own high regard for Teilhard's …
New York's St. Francis Xavier redefines acceptance in the Catholic Church
… on the sacrament of Eucharist, a program on Pope Francis' 2015 environmental encyclical, Laudato Si' , and discussions about how to accept their children's gender and sexual identities. Once a …
Brave new transhuman world? Ethical questions to consider amid AI advances
… "spell the end of the human race." This tragic end might come about, as Francis warns in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," through a "technocracy … which sees no special value in human …