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New documentary chronicles a grassroots Catholic 'magisterium'
… it got wind of another document coming from Rome, issued by Francis in June 2015 called " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home." In Laudato Si' , Francis calls on the world to take "swift …
People's Pastoral from Appalachia is subject of new documentary
… Davies and Rausch speak about their excitement when Pope Francis issued his encyclical " Laudato Si' : On Care for Our Common Home." "It was like getting a Christmas card from God," Rauch says. …
'Tomorrow is today': Vatican COP24 delegation urges climate solidarity
… that humanity has ever faced." Twice he referenced Francis' teachings in the 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home " about the poorest and most disadvantaged across countries and …
Second Sunday of Advent
… their hopelessness and Paul prayed that the community’s love would increase “ever more.” In “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” Francis all but begs us to believe that “Humanity still has …
Guadalupe and the future of our common home
… the warning signs this report raises with respect to our planet, which Pope Francis argues in Laudato Si' has begun " to look more and more like an immense pile of filth " (21).The story of Guadalupe …
COP24 opens in Poland with science clear, ambition hazy on climate
… change in a country that's 97 percent Catholic, and educate about Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ." On the feast of St. Francis, the Polish bishops issued a …
In response to global warming, the idea of personal sacrifice resurfaces
… by CNS found themselves returning to Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." They said the encyclical offers guidelines for Catholic action …
Jewish economist says Catholic social teaching is his moral compass
… church and papal social encyclicals such as 1891's Rerum Novarum from Leo XIII and 2015's Laudato Si' from Pope Francis "puts the question of economics into a moral framework," he said. After …
Concentrate on admirable aspects of Catholic Church: Jewish relations, social justice
… XIII's 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum and has continued with Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home ." During my five decades of interreligious efforts, I have …
Catholic groups pledge to make church's voice heard at climate conference
… They added that Pope Francis had demanded "rapid and radical changes" in his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for our Common Home." They called on countries with heavy carbon emissions to "take …
NCR's Named Funds
… Lucy Slinger, Sr. Dawn Kutt, Sr. Eileen McKenzie, Sr. Karen Kappell, Sr. Sue Ernster) … The Laudato Sí Fund … Because of a deep commitment to support and amplify integral ecological education and journalism reflecting the spirit of Laudato Sí, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have established the Laudato Sí Fund …
On Election Day, let us renew our care for creation, common good
… integrity of the whole of creation. There is another way. In his prophetic 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , On Care for Our Common Home," Francis invited Catholics and all people of goodwill to a …
Bishops sign document calling for action against climate change
… said. "And things have to happen because everything is interconnected as Pope Francis says in Laudato Si' and we are responsible for the people in Europe but also the people of other continents." He …
Should Catholics celebrate Kavanaugh's elevation to Supreme Court?
… are asking to be moved to a more secure location. Pope Francis has written an encyclical , " Laudato Si' , On Care of Our Common Home," on the subject and sees it as a major priority. He clearly …
In the voting booth, weigh climate change as a pro-life issue
… to everyone, especially the most vulnerable ― a major focus of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ." In fact, the pope admonishes that harm to the environment …
Catholics urge action as UN report forecasts climate crisis in coming decades
… noting her own advocacy efforts to promote Pope Francis’ 2015 environmental encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." "I don’t want it become a 'Republican-Democratic thing,' " …
At Season of Creation's end, know this: Climate change is here
… would most likely take hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years. In his encyclical " Laudato Si, on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis identified the global economy — structured on …
Vatican must keep up its clear, inspiring leadership in climate crisis
… the clarity of Pope Francis' vision for our common home. All of us are familiar with his " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home " encyclical, which encourages us to grow in love by protecting …
Pope's upcoming trip signals support for nations on Russia's periphery
… Francis might also talk about Catholic social teaching and his 2015 environmental encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" in his meetings with the leaders of the Baltic states and …
Rollback of environmental regulations spur Catholic advocates to action
… is a moral issue and was in line with Pope Francis' vision of expressed in his encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." "We felt the Clean Power Plan was a really positive step going …