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Catholics call Trump's move from Paris climate deal 'unconscionable'
… despite these people contributing little to the problem. Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home " urged all people of goodwill to hear "the cry of the earth …
What the US bishops can learn from the Amazon synod
… of how to deal with global warming and other issues described in the pope’s 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si . Climate change is the most important moral issue of the 21st century, and the bishops’ …
Copy Desk Daily, Nov. 4, 2019
… about Amtrak's carbon offset options and the hard work that Pope Francis points us to in Laudato Si'. "If you relied on the mainstream media, you would think that the three-week synod on the …
On the train to Omaha: Why individual action on climate change matters
… advocacy." Pope Francis identifies actual individual measures to mitigate climate change in Laudato Si' , his 2015 encyclical on the environment. He is a bit more optimistic than Mitchell and …
Four factors driving pace, scale of climate action in U.S. dioceses
… doing the work." Just five months after Pope Francis released his June 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," the Atlanta archdiocese released its own Laudato Si' Action …
Copy Desk Daily, Nov. 1, 2019
… pace, scale of climate action in U.S. dioceses … : Both Pope Francis' environmental encyclical Laudato Si' and the Paris Agreement turn five in 2020. Catholics have taken much action. In a race …
Caring For Our Common Home
… for a week of events on environmental awareness from a Catholic perspective. Inspired by Laudato Si, these events focus on the variety of ways we can care for our common home. Monday, November …
Pastor's denial of Eucharist to Biden stirs up recurring debate
… it to those who support the death penalty. How about those who don't help the poor? How about 'Laudato Si'? Where does it end?" tweeted Jesuit Fr. James Martin , a popular author and commentator. But …
Meet the young Catholic suing the government over climate change
… intersected. In July 2015, just a month after Pope Francis released his landmark document, " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," Venner joined his mom Marie on a trip to Portland, Oregon, …
Fall meeting agenda sees US bishops making plans to plan priorities
… the environment? As a body and individually, the bishops have done squat on implementing Laudato Si' . Very few bishops have begun converting their physical plant to sustainable energy, and …
Presenting NCR's EarthBeat
… has raised the imminent crisis to the highest levels of church concern with his encyclical, " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home." Tens of millions around the world, especially the young who …
Laudato Si’: Our Privilege and Challenge as Children of Earth
… Sundays at CTU with Sr. Dianne Bergant In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis insists that addressing the problems of pollution is not enough. He …
Amazon synod calls for married priests, pope to reopen women deacons commission
… level and in each ecclesiastical jurisdiction," and with promoting Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' ; Adoption of responsible habits around diet, energy and consumption to change consumer …
On capitalism, women, the Amazon — a world of Catholic conversations
… accompanies the poor and who view the Eucharist, in the words of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," as "a source of light and motivation for our concerns for …
When did the Catholic Church begin to address climate change?
… to the current pope. In his 2015 social encyclical on the environment and human ecology, " Laudato Si', Care of Our Common Home ," Pope Francis begins by chronicling what past popes have said …
'We are all responsible': Bishop urges lifestyle change to protect Amazon
… like Europe and North America. Ultimately, however, the Gospel, Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'" and the synod all are calling for a profound conversion, synod participants said. "Europe …
Catholics in the Amazon await the synod's decisions
… look up and see the huge sign the Capuchins had installed above this headquarters house: "Laudato Si' Amazonas SOS – Llamados a realizar cambios de estilo de vida, de producción y de consumo …
Washington Archdiocese's solar array touted as model for church agencies
… the effort to follow Pope Francis' call to care for the environment in his 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si'." The project's partners include Catholic Charities, which is leasing the land; IGS Solar, …
Development proposals at synod raise questions about indigenous rights
… synod by more than 40 scientists, including Nobre. The essay cites Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'" and calls for countries to adhere to the 2015 Paris climate agreement. It also presents the …
Pope criticizes cruelty of world marked by hunger, obesity, food waste
… which can give the poor regular access to basic resources,'" he said, citing his encyclical, "Laudato Si'." The theme also points to "the distorted relationship between food and nutrition," he said. …