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Climate policy: Trump should talk to Pope Francis
… Trump could learn a lot by consulting with Pope Francis, who wrote the landmark encyclical, Laudato Si’, on the importance of preserving our natural environment. Francis, like Trump, is not a …
At 50, 'Populorum Progressio' takes on new life through Pope Francis
… Gospel" ( Evangelii Gaudium ) and his encyclical on the environment and human development, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," he reminds the human family of the social responsibilities to …
Francis talks feminism with global moral theologian network
… Francis' apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia , the moral teachings behind his encyclical Laudato Si' , and differing Catholic perspectives on feminism. Jesuit Fr. Jim Keenan, one of three …
Trump's immoral budget
… should be expected to explain how these cuts cohere with the Holy Father's teaching in Laudato Si' . "This isn't a budget that will make America great again. Instead, it's a budget …
How Donald Trump has helped me appreciate Pope Francis
… dismantles regulations designed to protect the environment, I can instead read “ Laudato Si’ ,” the pope’s encyclical on the environment in which he urges us to hear “both the …
Vatican investment conference explores clean energy 'for our common home'
… otherwise, to resolve the climate crisis. The tagline for the Jan. 27 conference — titled “ Laudato Si’ & Catholic Investing: Clean Energy for our Common Home” — came by way of the October 2015 …
Cardinal Cupich: Francis is giving new life to Vatican II reforms
… 25, 2015. (CNS/Paul Haring) … The pope has focused a lot on collaboration and consultation. In Laudato Si' he cited many different bishops' conferences. Amoris Laetitia was released after two Synods …
Recovery of faith in a new direction
… Christian particulars about a God who lies as a helpless infant at his feet. Pope Francis in “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home” has invited us to hear the cry of the poor and the cry of the …
Pope receives electric car, as studies for an all-renewables Vatican underway
… align its capital with the goals of Francis' encyclical on the environment and human ecology " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." Taken together, the studies hope to show that such …
Asia-Oceania Meeting of Religious inspires eco-citizens
… conference's theme, "A Call for Global Ecological Conversion," used Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home " and his papal bull, Misericordia Vultus , which introduced …
Five great achievements of Pope Francis' first four years
… global warming may be the most important moral issue of the 21st century. In his encyclical, Laudato Si ' , the pope tells us that "Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is …
'Moving is built into our genes; it's part of us'
… the Council for Justice and Peace, where he worked on human rights and the 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ." The interview has been edited for clarity and length. … NCR … …
Myanmar's Cardinal Bo calls for 'green theology of liberation'
… cry against this impending disaster," Bo said. Bo cited the pope's environmental encyclical, " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," in which Francis quoted Eastern Orthodox Patriarch …
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable ... development” of our world ( Laudato Si’ , On Care for Our Common Home #13). Jesus oriented the freshmen disciples, the course Francis …
At inaugural conference, Spanish-speaking scholars focus on globalization, exclusion
… connect ourselves, by helping each other with realities we've already tackled … That's what Laudato Si' [Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment] is about: everything is connected. We're all …
Catholics continue to press Trump on climate change
… and ideologically driven debate on climate change, citing Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," in which he affirmed the view that while natural …
In powerful speech, San Diego bishop challenges organizers to disrupt, rebuild
… point for transformative justice" and served as the backbone of Pope Francis' encyclical " Laudato Si' , on the Care for Our Common Home," McElroy added, but "has seldom been more difficult in our …
Planet Earth is next on Trump's target list
… So, it may be time for Pope Francis to re-emphasize the teachings he put forward in Laudato Si' , his landmark encyclical on the environment issued in 2015 . And it's past time for …
Catholics supporting #NoDAPL movement see call to protect creation
… and charged for doing nothing wrong." In Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home ," he asserts that many Catholics need an "ecological …
Standing Rock Sioux vow to challenge pipeline in court
… and without full consultation of the Standing Rock Sioux. She referred to Pope Francis in " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," when he said, If objective information suggests that serious …