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Panel looks at issues that could shape Biden-Vatican diplomacy
… the Vatican can work collaboratively include climate change; Pope Francis' first encyclical, " Laudato Si' ," dealt with the environment, and Biden has said he intends to have the United States rejoin …
The pope has already taught nonviolence: Let's put it in an encyclical
… from a balcony at the Vatican. The power of an encyclical is exemplified by the impact of " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," the pope's encyclical on the environment. Why has the pope …
Francis' teachings inspire Catholics in Latin America's economic protests
… titled "Politics must not be subject to the economy" — a quote from Francis 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' —asked the government to protect the most vulnerable in society by avoiding taxes that could …
Economy of Francesco imagines an inclusive, sustainable world
… the environment," recalling the concept of integral ecology outlined in his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "We need to correct models of growth incapable of …
42 Catholic institutions to divest from fossil fuels, bring total to over 200
… it updated its investment policy statement to align more with Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Several members also attended a 2018 impact investing …
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Talent, power, responsibility
… wife" might be a most unusual specimen of the female of the species. Some phrases from " Laudato Sí' , on Care for Our Common Home" might apply to women's grievances as well as to our … present through the works he began. This is what Francis explains about God and creation in Laudato Sí' : "The destiny of all creation is bound up with the mystery of Christ. … The …
Once feared as Vatican meddling, Catholic ideas could help America move forward
… on the world. This has been a top concern of Pope Francis, beginning with his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. Rejoining the Paris climate accord will help, but the Green New Deal as currently drafted …
President-elect Biden pledges to push climate agenda despite legislative obstacles
… to become the nation's second Catholic president, referenced Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" in his campaign was a hopeful sign, she said, of how he might …
EarthBeat Weekly: Election reminds us that climate issues are local, too
… seminar that explored interreligious responses to Pope Francis' groundbreaking encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for our Common Home." … Here's some of what's new in other climate news: … In …
Climate crisis, COVID-19 demand interfaith action, say religious leaders
… God, neighbors and the Earth itself, echoing Pope Francis' words in his 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." The disrepair of those relationships, Ayuso added, is evident …
EarthBeat Weekly: Looking back at a year of EarthBeat
… in time for the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' social encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," the 50th Earth Day and the rise of a global pandemic that has …
The 'morally grave' reasons this member of Congress is voting for Biden
… live in a safe environment." Pope Francis directed the global community in his encyclical, " Laudato Si , on Care for Our Common Home" to raise awareness about the growing climate change crisis. …
AOC credits her Catholic faith for positions on health care, environment
… for." She said her views on climate change align strongly with Pope Francis, particularly his Laudato Si' encyclical on the environment. While Ocasio-Cortez's crafting of a Green New Deal did not …
Elders fight for children's, grandchildren's future climate
… heads the community's Care for Creation team, which was inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si' . The team's goals are similar to those of Elders Climate Action: to educate people about …
Poll finds majority of Catholics hold some concern about climate change
… connection of people to the earth. His messages have come most notably in the 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home , the declaration of a Laudato Si' year that began in May to …
Brazilian archdiocese joins plastic recycling program to reduce ocean waste
… waste and falls in line with Pope Francis' plea to protect the earth in his encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." "This year in which we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the …
EarthBeat Weekly: Amid East Africa climate crisis, church groups help farmers survive, adapt
… , also a Covering Climate Now partner. … Upcoming events … "Interreligious Responses to Laudato Si'," a virtual event sponsored by Georgetown University and Yale University on Oct. 29 and 30, …
EarthBeat Weekly: There's still time to act on climate change
… Dan Horan and other experts will explore how the world has received Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si', in a virtual panel at 7 p.m. eastern time on Oct. 19. For those who are weighing their …
Interreligious Responses to Laudato Si'
… that Pope Francis is reiterating on the fifth anniversary of his pivotal 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' : On Care for our Common Home." Its title, Laudato Si' ("Praise be to you"), are the opening …
Links for 10/13/20
… it be clear: dialogue does not mean relativism. As he had already written in the encyclical Laudato Si' , Francis affirms that if what counts are not objective truths or stable principles, but the …