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How Biden can lead the US away from 'world war fought piecemeal'
… values of Catholic social teaching and to absorb the insights of Pope Francis, starting with " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," Fratelli Tutti and the proposals of the Vatican's COVID-19 …
Turn to St. Angela of Foligno for spiritual guidance in the new year
… in creation Angela experiences in prayer presciently illustrates Pope Francis's teaching in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ." She recounts: Afterward [God] added: "I want to show you …
Creighton University to divest fully from fossil fuels within 10 years
… which the school has given greater attention following Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" and the Society of Jesus' adoption of caring for our …
So-called community policing perpetuates a throwaway culture
… economies dispose of things they cannot extract use or profit from. It's most prominent in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," his response to the environmental crisis, where it is …
EarthBeat Weekly: Environmental justice, action, spirituality among top themes for 2021
… governments and other institutions stray from the teachings of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' , so we'll try to look at that more systematically. Our recent story about efforts to …
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 …