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Poverty, violence hinder progress for many women, girls, says nuncio
… as it is a prerequisite for their realization," he said. Pope Francis in his encyclical "Laudato Si'" points to "the abandonment and neglect … experienced by some rural populations which lack …
Hurricane Maria offers a chance for moral clarity and action
… to care of the common good and our common home. Pope Francis reminds us in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" that we should "not delay" in our transition to a fossil-free …
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
… would happen if we interpreted this parable through the lens of Pope Francis’ encyclical “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home”? Francis tells us that God’s vineyard, our sister Earth, is …
Produce fruit
… would happen if we interpreted this parable through the lens of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home "? Francis tells us that God's vineyard, our sister Earth, is …
Assisi diocese among 40 Catholic groups to divest from fossil fuels
… organizations formed a divestment working group in the wake of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Approximately 60 Catholic institutions to date have made …
Links for 09/19/17
… from fracking cripple the U.S. economy? Leaders in the extraction industry need to read Laudato Si’ and fast. Also at Politico, Joshua Zeitz contends that Mark Lilla has it wrong in his …
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… of the unity of all creation. Pope Francis expressed this for our times in his encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home.” Reflecting on human life he said: The sheer novelty involved …
New tool to use Laudato Si' to measure, rank nations' development
… The idea is to have an effective tool that measures using Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'" as the basis for the initiative. The "Laudato Si'" Observatory will be launched at …
Climate change is real: We must act
… of climate change. He sounded the alarm several years ago in his landmark encyclical , Laudato Si' . Francis has recently been visiting Columbia, South America. When departing, he was …
Care of people and the Earth is one
… , Sean McDonagh , Donal Dorr , Teilhard de Chardin ) have written so much on it. So when " Laudato Si' : On Care for our Common Home " was released by Pope Francis, it was a very welcome document. …
Pope Francis questions Trump's pro-life values over decision to end DACA
… of Florida underwater overnight Sept. 10. Francis published an encyclical letter in 2015, Laudato Si ', that embraced the scientific consensus on climate change and called for humanity to combat …
With robots on the way, human labor challenged to keep its place
… in the 'technocratic paradigm' … Pope Francis, in his 2015 encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home ," addressed technology in a chapter on integral ecology. He …
'Hear the cry of the earth,' pope and patriarch urge in ecology message
… for Creation in 1989. In 2015, shortly after publishing his encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' ," Francis established the day of prayer for Catholics as well. The object of Christian …
Addictions flourish when people are left to manage pain
… as a person. Work also must provide the means for families to prosper." Citing Pope Francis in Laudato Si' , they continue: " 'Work is a necessity, part of the meaning of life on this earth, a path to …
Campus Notebook: Green schools ranked; viewing eclipse; supporting transgender students
… substantially and received a 10th place ranking. Inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' the university lists "care for our common home" as part of its mission, operates one of the …
Religious leaders unite to fight Holy Land environmental issues
… change is something which touches our lives," he said. Referring to the papal encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," Patton noted the value of an interfaith strategy toward …
Upcoming eclipse a sign of end times? Hardly so, Wisconsin priest says
… the writing on the environment of Pope Benedict XVI and later Pope Francis in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" as calls for correcting the "dis-order." "Are we able to take …
Vatican shuts down fountains as Rome deals with drought
… "The decision is in line with the teachings of Pope Francis, who reminds us in his encyclical 'Laudato Si'' how 'the habit of wasting and discarding' has reached 'unprecedented levels' while 'fresh …
Morning Briefing
… … NCR Columns that appeared this weekend: … There goes the neighborhood … Phyllis Zagano on Laudato Si' Sr. Mary McGlone asks: … Who are we to judge? … Happiness and pain: That's the deal … …
Contra Samuel Gregg on Civilta
… the extraction industries, was one of the leaders in the effort to diminish the authority of Laudato Si' within the Catholic community so it makes sense they would link up with evangelicals who …