Last month, the United Nations released a detailed report from scientists around the world on the state of the Earth’s climate. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said the report is a "code red for humanity." In a new analysis for Our Sunday Visitor,
People should change the way they eat, travel and use natural resources, energy and products so they minimize their harm to the earth, Pope Francis said.
"Let us pray that we all will make courageous choices, the choices necessary for a simple and
Launched Aug. 16, the Archdiocese of Washington's action plan to promote "an integral ecology" includes practical ways that parishes, Catholic schools and institutions, and individuals and families can care for creation, drawing on environmental science and inspired by Catholic social teaching.
After Pope
When it comes to safeguarding creation, there is no time to waste -- humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path of self-destruction, Pope Francis said, commemorating Earth Day with a video message.
The pope appealed to world
Everyone is responsible for caring for the world's oceans, which are fundamental to supporting life on the planet, said a panel of speakers at a Vatican conference.
The ocean covers 70% of the world's surface, is home to 80% of all life --
Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050, and he urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture of care for others and the planet.
"The time has come for a change
As part of its long-running efforts to respect the environment and reduce its use of resources, the Vatican said it was gradually trying to replace all its service vehicles with an all-electric fleet.
"Soon we will start collaborating with automobile manufacturers who are
The predominant global economic system is "unsustainable," particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said.
"We are faced with the moral imperative -- and the practical urgency -- to rethink many things" about the economy: "how we produce, how we consume,
In a new book featuring his conversations with Pope Francis, Italian environmental activist Carlo Petrini said he hopes the published discussions will contribute to the groundwork laid out by "Laudato Si'."
The book, titled "TerraFutura (Future Earth): Conversations with Pope Francis on Integral
A lack of respect for human life from conception to natural death and a lack of respect for the environment are both signs of a person claiming power over something that is not theirs to control, Pope Francis said.
"They are the same