Tag: Laudato Si’
Momentum for Laudato Si’ gears up for next decade
VATICAN CITY — When the special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year closes May 24, it will celebrate progress made over the past five years, and...
Follow the example of our elders and care for the earth...
In 1891, Pope Leo XIII articulated his vision of Catholic social teaching impacting the affairs of our world. Like Jesus, who entered the world...
‘Fratelli Tutti’ Encyclical is ‘an important contribution to the church’s rich...
WASHINGTON -- In his new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," Pope Francis reminds the faithful that "God’s plan for humanity has...
The U.N. at 75: Continuing to work for world-wide peace and...
The United Nations was born in 1945 out of the rubble and human devastation of World War II. Like its predecessor, the League of...
Guardian Angels: Safeguarding minors is a mandate, not a choice
VATICAN CITY — Concern and frustration with delayed and failed responses to abuse scandals in Poland culminated in a desperate appeal to Pope Francis...
Five years after Laudato Si’ panelists at Vatican say it must...
VATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing global crises clearly indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for creation urgently needs to be...
We should step up our response to the call to action...
"In a world where I am surrounded by countless reasons to lose hope, I am fortunate to work in a place where hope lives...
The cry of the earth and the cry of the poor:...
As I write this in mid-March, the world is gripped by the pandemic caused by the coronavirus. Locally, nationally and globally, the world is...
‘Laudato Si’’ at five: Project seeks to foster prayerful climate action
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment set the path five years ago and now a new effort by the Catholic Climate Covenant...
Kentucky students learn sustainability helps protect God’s creation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sustainability is a lesson that even the leader of a green-minded school admits she is learning.
Students at St. Agnes School in...