Eight years have passed since the release of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical, Laudato si’. The document has undeniably contributed to raising awareness of environmental issues within the Catholic community and beyond. "Laudato si’" resonated with many owing to its contemporary message, emphasizing
Greeting visitors in the Paul VI audience hall after his weekly general audience Aug. 30, the pope drew attention to the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1, the beginning of the Season of Creation, a monthlong ecumenical
Thanking a group of European lawyers for their attention to environmental protection laws, Pope Francis said he was preparing another document on the subject.
People in poverty, environment face toxic realities that demand united action, says Villanova panel
Perhaps the strongest message to emerge from Villanova University's April 18 Second Annual Anti-Poverty Symposium -- "Unitas in Action: Fighting Poverty and Living Sustainably" -- is that the intersection between poverty and environmental destruction is no coincidence. In the global chain of
As David Werning concludes his series on the Church’s most important documents of the past 150 years, he writes on Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, in which the pope makes an appeal to every person living on Earth to join the conversation
To help local parishes, schools, other groups and individuals reflect on the practical and concrete action they can take to help tackle today's environmental challenges, the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Stockholm Environment Institute have released a guidebook.
Solar panels and energy-efficient equipment have come to a school, parishes and even the Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey.
Immaculata High School in Somerville is the first in the diocese to use solar panels in an effort to align
As the pastor of Francis Xavier Church in Moundsville, West Virginia, Father That Son Nguyen has his ears tuned to hearing about the needs of the world all around.
From a pregnant mother with young children -- who is in want of a
Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to work together in taking care of creation.
After he led the recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer with visitors in St. Peter's Square May 22, the pope invited everyone to take part in "Laudato Si' Week," which runs
Days ahead of the opening of the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, a group of faith institutions joined the growing movement to divest from fossil fuels. The group includes 72 institutions -- 36 of them Catholic -- with assets