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Young people's activism is sign of hope for Earth, says Cardinal Turkson
… in Africa and the fourth anniversary of Pope Francis' environmental encyclical, "Laudato Si'." Turkson noted that youth mobilization against climate challenges had gained …
Vatican City State set to end sale of single-use plastics
… said, was a change in mentality. He said, "We took to heart the Holy Father's guidelines in 'Laudato Si'.' Our common home needs safeguarding, and if it doesn't start with us ...." …
African churches work to counter pressures on Congo River basin
… the church is raising awareness using Congo's Forest Code and Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si'." Musabate said individual bishops are speaking out. Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu of …
Praising God for gift of creation leads to respect for it, pope says
… are deeply interconnected." According to its website, the international forum sponsored by the Laudato Si' Community, an association inspired by the pope's encyclical on the environment, reflected on …
Amid climate threat, Catholics pursue ecological conversion in US church
… particularly on climate change, that Pope Francis called for with his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." Dioceses and Catholic universities going carbon …
Copy Desk Daily, July 11, 2019
… way to you. Some of the ideas from the June 27-29 conference at Creighton University, titled " Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church": Dioceses and Catholic universities going carbon neutral. …
A key question about the climate crisis: how to talk about it
… in the paper, in church? I came to the right place for that: a three-day conference called " Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church," sponsored by the Catholic Climate Covenant and Creighton …
Links for 7/11/19
… , Atlanta's NPR station, Molly Samuel looks at the U.S. Catholic Church's uneven response to Laudato Si' and the climate crisis more generally. Some good things are happening, but there is a long, …
South America's Amazon: culturally diverse, globally important
… Francis is stressing the importance of the Amazon for the world, as he did in the encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," published in 2015. As one of the most biologically diverse …
A Virginia parish switched to 100% solar power — and paid nothing
… and the parish is planning its second round of study groups on Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si ', on Care of Our Common Home." While the cost savings are helpful, Grace said the parish's …
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 …