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'Fratelli Tutti' challenges our country and our church
… the following week. A word about the document's structure. As in his first encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis here follows the " see, judge, act " methodology …
Pope's post-COVID encyclical envisions a less populist, less capitalist world
… " Fratelli Tutti is the third encyclical of Francis' seven-year papacy, following 2015's Laudato Si' , which addressed the continuing global climate crisis, and 2013's Lumen Fidei , which …
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Time is short
… that hears "both the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." Following Francis' call in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," the bishops who met in the synod on the Amazon warn us that …
Why is Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology?
… recurring refrain "Praised be you, my Lord," or in Umbrian dialect of early Italian, "Laudato Si', mi signore," inspired the name of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment …
EarthBeat Weekly: Following in St. Francis' footsteps as Season of Creation ends
… who Francis was and how he became the patron saint of ecology . In his 2015 encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis notes that the saint from whom he took his papal …
Trump and Biden approach environmental protection from widely varying viewpoints
… written for American voters, Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on integral human development, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," can be a helpful tool to reflect on the importance of …
Tracking energy use in the Chicago Archdiocese, one meter at a time
… its purview. The announcement came a month after Pope Francis issued his social encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." At the time, Gina McCarthy, then administrator of the U.S. …
Lens on Creation: Clean water is a human right
… patterns, leaving entire regions of poor people with less access to life-giving water. In " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis reminds us that "access to safe drinkable water …
Enfocando la Creación: El agua limpia es un derecho humano
… dejando regiones enteras de gente humilde con menos acceso al agua que da vida. En " Laudato Si' , sobre el Cuidado de la Casa Común," el Papa Francisco nos recuerda que "el acceso …
NCR Forward Poll Results - Pope Francis papacy
… saw in Francis reason for hope and an inspiration to strive toward the magis, the "more.” Laudato Si’ lit up my heart, reaffirming my feeling of being at home in this Church. I don't idolize him …
The Reception of Laudato Si'
… declared May 24, 2020 - May 24, 2021 a special year of observance in light of his encyclical, Laudato Si' . He calls all of us "to work to create a more caring, fraternal, peaceful and sustainable …
Catholic women criticize 'mansplaining' of pope's masculine encyclical title
… other languages. In that regard, they are following the model of Francis' last encyclical, " Laudato Si '," which was released in 2015 and also had a title taken from St. Francis. Vatican News tried …
Election 2020: How seven climate-conscious young Christians are deciding their vote
… New Deal. "Talk to her and resurface the Green New Deal in Congress." … Kayla Jacobs, 30 … Laudato Si' points to policy Kayla Jacobs is blunt: It can hurt to vote. She's even cried in the voting …
Earthbeat Weekly: What's one thing we can all do about climate change? Talk about it
… the time to act is now. Pope Francis is also urging action, and in an audience with members of Laudato Si' communities, he said that compassion is "the best vaccine against the epidemic of …
Lens on Creation: Welcoming back the eagles
… God's Creation. Hope that we can take seriously the challenge that Pope Francis gives us in " Laudato Si' ": "We read in the Gospel that Jesus says of the birds of the air that 'not one of them is …
Enfocando la Creación: Bienvenidas las águilas
… de Dios. Espero que podamos tomar en serio el desafío que el Papa Francisco nos propone en " Laudato Si' ": "Cuando uno lee en el Evangelio que Jesús habla de los pájaros, y dice que 'ninguno de …
Retiro Laudato Si'
El tiempo de la creación es una oportunidad imperdible para profundizar sobre nuestra relación con Dios, consigo mismo, con las personas y con la creación. El retiro “Conversión Ecológica” se ofrece para toda Hispanoamérica y puede ser vivido en tu casa, junto a tu familia o fraternidad religiosa. Durante dos días acompañaremos a todas las personas que deseen inscribirse para vivir el retiro. La…
Prophetic voices for climate action: learn from other young people of faith acting for climate
… Malawi Creation Care Network. Aaron Salzman, United States, Catholic Divestment Network and Laudato Si' Generation member. Luiz Filipe Fialho, Environmental Activist and Daniel Dos Santos Lima, …
Environment, other issues beyond abortion are critical in voting, bishop says
… voters," he added, noting that Pope Francis has urged Catholics, including in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," to see the ways that many issues are interconnected. When a …
Pope: Compassion for earth is vaccine against epidemic of indifference
… the opposite of indifference," Francis said Sept. 12, during an audience with members of the Laudato Si' Communities. "Our compassion is the best vaccine against the epidemic of indifference." The …