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Cross-shaped solar array lights up Mundelein Seminary for New Year
… Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. The project was inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," as well as by Cardinal Blase Cupich, who as leader of the …
Looking back at 2020 in the life of the church in the US
… campus of the diocesan seminary at Mundelein. It has been six years since Francis published " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," and the vast physical plant of the Chicago Archdiocese has …
Extreme heat, wildfires, storms marked advance of climate change in 2020
… the environment, global observances took place for the fifth anniversary of his encyclical, Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home . A weeklong observance in May led by the Vatican Dicastery for …
Divestments and investments, COVID-19 and climate justice: EarthBeat's most read stories of 2020
… and amplifying "integral ecological education and journalism reflecting the spirit of Laudato Si '." The gift marks the establishment of the Laudato Si' Fund at NCR. …
Simple Advent, Abundant Life: Jesus as model of simple living
… try to fill the God-shaped hole in our restless hearts. Pope Francis shares this sentiment in "Laudato Si'", when he writes, "The external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal …
Faith groups have a key role to play in reducing climate-linked violence
… opportunity for faith communities to be leading the way. Pope Francis says this very well in Laudato Si' , that part of the problem is that there's not enough contact with people who are excluded …
Complaint seeks to push Boston College to drop fossil fuel stocks
… Society of Jesus. In June, a special Vatican working group on Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" issued guidelines for implementing its teachings. Among them: …
Loyola Chicago launches School of Environmental Sustainability as center for research, action
… its four apostolic priorities — and were articulated by Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "The pope has really made a beautiful road map for the work …
Advent is a time of both waiting and action on climate change
… world. Earlier in that year of 2015, Pope Francis created a media storm with his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," followed by his visit to the United States. For some of us …
Pope commits Vatican to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
… education for integral ecology, a principle he developed extensively in the 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," which was issued in May 2015, ahead of the Paris climate …
Third Sunday of Advent: The world God hopes for
… to comprehend the interconnectedness of the world's problems. As Pope Francis tells us in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," genuine engagement with any one of these problems gets us …
Pacific Climate Warriors win Pax Christi peace prize
… of our young people." In October 2015, just months after Pope Francis issued his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and shortly before the Paris climate summit, some members of …
EarthBeat Weekly: Indigenous leaders call for voice, vote in climate talks
… President-elect Joe Biden's climate agenda reflects the spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical , " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Frankincense, the precious gift presented to the Holy Family …
As Paris Agreement reaches five-year mark, world 'not doing well' on climate change, Vatican cardinal says
… marked the 50th celebration of Earth Day . And like the Paris Agreement, Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" also arrived at its five-year mark . The expectation was that …
Simple Advent, Abundant Life: liberation through packing lightly
… had less decisions to make, creating some much-needed headspace. In his landmark encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis discusses the prevalence of "mental pollution" …
Biden administration's climate agenda reflects spirit of Laudato Si'
… role in promoting the Paris Agreement in 2015 , issued his influential encyclical letter " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " the same year. The pope has recently renewed his call for …