Tag: Laudato Si’

VATICAN CITY — Despite the disappointing outcome of the COP26 summit on climate change, Pope Francis said he knows it is not too late...

CLEVELAND — Father Michael Bausch has long been concerned about the environment and would speak at times about care for God’s creation during homilies...

Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical, Laudato Si, has generated a great buzz. I have to admit that I haven’t always taken enough interest in ecological issues,...

WASHINGTON — Launched Aug. 16, the Archdiocese of Washington’s action plan to promote “an integral ecology” includes practical ways that parishes, Catholic schools and...

I recently spent a few days visiting the hospital to take care of a loved one who had some complications from a cancer procedure....

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn cut the ceremonial ribbon June 10 for a solar-energy project launched to answer Pope Francis’ “urgent...

VATICAN CITY — When the special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year closes May 24, it will celebrate progress made over the past five years, and...

In 1891, Pope Leo XIII articulated his vision of Catholic social teaching impacting the affairs of our world. Like Jesus, who entered the world...

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 United Nations was born in 1945 out of the rubble and human devastation of World War II. Like its predecessor, the League of...