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In pastoral statement, California bishops outline Laudato Si' action plan
… one of the most wide-ranging engagements to date by the U.S. episcopacy in taking up " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," Francis' encyclical on the environment and human …
Mitigate global warming, spare further injustice to poor, pope tells oil execs
… predictions can no longer be met with irony or disdain,'" he said, citing his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." It would be grossly unfair for future generations to inherit …
Nothing like a hedgerow
… speaks of his love of ecological density and his appreciation of mixtures in his encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for our Common Home," he speaks with awe at the number of different species that …
Fracking becomes personal suffering
… Timothy Kelly … Pope Francis exhorts all people of goodwill in the opening chapter of " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" to "dare to turn what is happening to the world into …
'Startling' inaction on climate change must end, pope says
… drastic measures to change course." "It is time to organize an intervention. As stated in Laudato si', 'the effects of the present imbalance can only be reduced by our decisive action, here and …
Laudato Si' Generation rallies Catholic youth for climate strikes
… will include a growing number of young Catholics through a new youth-centered group called Laudato Si' Generation . It is one of numerous groups organizing the strikes, which happen to align with …
Copy Desk Daily, May 24, 2019
… and the church's social teachings, is doing its part to assure a strong Catholic presence: … Laudato Si' Generation rallies Catholic youth for climate strikes … . Part 3 of the … Enemy Within … …
Faith-based environmentalists see hope in Green New Deal goals
… emissions, for instance, she said it aligned with what Pope Francis said in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," that "the use of highly polluting fossil fuels ... needs to …
Fifth Sunday of Easter
… because God will soon destroy it anyway. Pope Francis offers a very different view in “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home”: “In the Christian understanding of the world, the …
Q & A with Sr. Sheila Kinsey, advocating for Earth through Sowing Hope for the Planet
… both personally and in their communities, to implement the message of the pope's encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ." Leading the effort has been Sr. Sheila Kinsey, a member of …
Eucharistic intimacy calls us to transform a destructive food system
… thriving of planet Earth and all of its biodiversity. Pope Francis concludes his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" with a prayer for the Union of Creation. The prayer ends: "The …
Dioceses in major maritime areas pledge fossil fuel divestment
… also belongs to those who will follow us,' " Francis said, quoting from his encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home." The Global Catholic Climate Movement, which organized the …
Book explores the theology of the holy yet sinful church
… becomes irreversible, surely the contemporary church's near silence on both questions — Laudato Si' notwithstanding — is an ecclesial sin demanding more attention than Flanagan gives it. But …
UISG leaders call for broader environmental action, clear stance on church abuse at triennial meeting
… adopted for decades and efforts of women religious who are putting Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' into practice. "As international congregations, we need to look at the ways we have been …
Respect rights of indigenous people, culture, pope tells mining industry
… Mere corporate social responsibility is not sufficient," he said. Citing his encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis urged conference participants to "move away from …
No loans, no aid: Just Palestinian refugees in an international business
… The same month, SEP Jordan became one of 15 enterprises chosen by the Washington-based Laudato Si' Challenge organization, inspired by Pope Francis, "to effectively and sustainably …
Two generations, one prophetic call for climate justice
… global climate strikes that were started by Greta. It also happens to be the anniversary of " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," Francis' encyclical on climate change. All people — and …
Do no harm: Catholic hospitals confront their own carbon footprints
… mind but became more pronounced with the June 2015 publication of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Beam said the document has had "a tremendous impact on …
Pope Francis meets with climate-strike teen Greta Thunberg
… take place on the fourth anniversary of the publication date of Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," which embraced the scientific consensus on climate change …
Blase Bonpane, 89, peace and human rights activist, dies in Los Angeles
… books, his most recent in 2015: Blase Bonpane Comments on the 2nd Encyclical of Pope Francis: Laudato Si (Praise Be to You) On the Care of Our Common Home . Bonpane's obituary in the Los Angeles …