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Cardinal-designate has defended indigenous people, migrants for decades
… and the earth takes care of us." The vision is familiar to Ramazzini. "In the theology of Laudato Sí is a great advance," he said, referring to Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, subtitled …
NCR Forward Member e-newsletter archive
… drafts of history (Katie Collins Scott) January 31: Catholic schools heeding the call of Laudato Si' (Brian Roewe) January 24: NCR's coverage of pop culture award-winners (Shannon Evans) …
Season of Creation Daily Day 26: Christianity as an indoor religion
… Hays … What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children? … — Laudato Si' … Which of your five senses brings you the most gratitude for creation? … Season of Creation …
Children lead the way to stop violence, save Earth
… changes that will save our planet. Pope Francis has written a beautiful encyclical letter, " Laudato Si' ," "praise God for this earth." It's built on a canticle of St. Francis of Assisi. We need to …
Season of Creation Daily Day 25: Consider your diet
… Many things have to change course, but it is we human beings above all who need to change. … — Laudato Si' … Consider your diet … Eat meatless for some period of time, in solidarity with sisters and …
Season of Creation Daily Day 24: Protecting God's handiwork
… a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience. … — Laudato Si' … Come up with a six word statement that responds to the Season of Creation. … Season of …
Massachusetts bishops urge 'substantial' steps to protect environment
… and Mitchell T. Rozanski of Springfield. The statement points to Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'" and references the solid consensus about a global crisis of climate change, one that will …
Season of Creation Daily Day 19: How do we maintain hope?
… to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy. … Two perspectives from Pope Francis' Letter, Laudato Si' : "The deterioration of the environment and of society disproportionately affects the most …
Intergenerational solidarity: Elders join youth in climate strikes
… City Hall, where the city's protest is taking place. They'll then join the strike behind their Laudato Si' banner, with pamphlets about the pope's encyclical on the environment ready to pass out. The …
Beyond the 'birdbath industrial complex' is the radical St. Francis of Assisi
… also a title Pope Francis uses twice in the opening paragraph of his 2015 encyclical letter " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ." For these reasons, to think that my usage of this traditional …
Expect North American church to learn from pan-Amazonian synod
… remote region in South America? The first reason was indicated in the pope's encyclical, " Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home." There the pope indicated the global importance of the Amazon …
New cardinals: The men are the message
… also believe Czerny was a principal drafter of the pope's encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home." Before focusing on migrants and refugees, Czerny was involved …
Season of Creation Daily Day 15: On the pulse of this new day
… witness, and offering resources." CCC's website has many useful resources in these categories: Laudato Si' , Care for Creation, Environmental Justice, Homily Helps, Bulletin blurbs, Prayers and …
Season of Creation Daily Day 14: A return to spiritual simplicity
… detached from what we possess, and • not to succumb to sadness for what we lack. -- Laudato Si’ Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. …
Faith pledges push global fossil fuel divestments over $11 trillion
… vulnerable nations to climate change, Catholics recently convened a National Convention on Laudato Si' and Climate Change. According to a report by CBCP News , participants urged their bishops to …
Michael Downs
… of the California Catholic Conference's Environmental Stewardship Committee and the Vatican's Laudato Si Action Platform Working Group. …
Church must seek new paths in Amazon, synod secretaries say
… merits a synod," the prelates said that the synod for the Amazon is an effort to implement "'Laudato Si' in this fundamental human and natural environment." Much like Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical …
Our 'common home' is burning
… and other forms of life in the Amazon region. In his signature teaching on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," Francis writes extensively on the subject of an integral …
Season of Creation Daily Day 8: Finding God in all things
… to discover the action of God in the soul, but also to discover God in all things. … — Laudato Si' … Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in …
Francis suggests officials in Mozambique are corrupted by foreign aid
… is extremely concerned with the cost of corruption on the poor," LeCompte told NCR. "In Laudato Si' , Pope Francis also calls foreign debt a tool of rich countries to control poor countries," …