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Laudato Si

Bishop Jose Santos Mendes of Brejo, Brazil, speaks to Catholics in this 2017 photo. Bishop Mendes is a leader in the "Life by a Thread" campaign, which strives to give more visibility to environmental threats and to use "Laudato Si'" and the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon as a guide. (CNS photo/Ingrid Campos, courtesy CPP)

World

Brazilian church campaign draws attention to threats against advocates

Lise Alves|Jul 29, 2020|3 Min Read

A file photo shows smoke billowing from the stacks of power plants in Neurath, Germany. The COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global crises indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for creation urgently needs to be implemented worldwide, a panel of church leaders said at a June 18, 2020, Vatican news conference. (CNS photo/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters)

Laudato Si' must inspire building better world, panelists at Vatican say

Carol Glatz|Jun 18, 2020|4 Min Read

A volunteer collects garbage on a beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2020, during an event to mark World Environment Day. The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is "Celebrate Biodiversity." (CNS photo/Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters)

World

Marking World Environment Day, pope says: Don't look the other way

Carol Glatz|Jun 5, 2020|2 Min Read

A homeless man sleeps in a doorway in Manchester, England, in mid-May, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Commemorating the fifth anniversary of his encyclical "Laudato Si'," Pope Francis called on Christians to join in prayer and acts of care for the earth and for the poor. (CNS photo/Phil Noble, Reuters)

Pope marks anniversary of 'Laudato Si'' with call to prayer, action

Junno Arocho Esteves|May 26, 2020|3 Min Read

San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy, Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul S. Coakley and Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron are seen in this composite photo. (CNS composite; photos by Ryan Blystone, courtesy University of San Diego; Paul Haring; Bob Roller)

Pandemic's turmoil an opening to boost protection of creation, bishops say

Dennis Sadowski|May 21, 2020|4 Min Read

Colorful wildflowers frame the peak of Byron Glacier near Girwood, Alaska, in this file photo. The Vatican announced May 16, 2020, that it will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment with a year-long series of initiatives dedicated to the safeguarding and care for the earth. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)

Vatican announces Laudato Si' anniversary year

Junno Arocho Esteves|May 18, 2020|2 Min Read

A cormorant is seen on the Anacostia River April 26, 2020, near Bladensburg, Md. Dioceses and other organizations around the world are planning to mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on care for creation with online events and prayers during Laudato Si' Week May 16-24, 2020. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

World

Laudato Si' at five: Dioceses embrace pope's call for care of the earth

Dennis Sadowski|Apr 27, 2020|6 Min Read

This is a rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., Jan. 30, 2020. This year's Earth Day, April 22, marks the 50th anniversary of the observance. (CNS photo/Steve Marcus, Reuters)

World

As Earth Day turns 50, 'humanity is at critical crossroad,' say activists

Catholic News Service|Apr 22, 2020|3 Min Read

Clear water is seen in the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, in mid-April because of fewer tourists, motorboats and pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earth Day, the annual United Nations event, is celebrated every April 22 as a way to call attention to protecting the earth's natural resources. (CNS photo/Manuel Silvestri, Reuters)

Creation is sacred gift deserving respect, care, pope says on Earth Day

Carol Glatz|Apr 22, 2020|4 Min Read

A ship sails on the Gulf of Thailand during sunset at Ko Samui March 3, 2020. Saying he wanted to renew his "urgent call to respond to the ecological crisis," Pope Francis asked Catholics around the globe to participate in the international observance of "Laudato Si' Week" May 16-24. (CNS photo/Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters)

Pope Francis announces Laudato si' Week to take place in May

Courtney Mares|Mar 3, 2020|3 Min Read

Grizzly bears search for migrating salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska's Katmai National Park Sept. 21, 2019. The Catholic Climate Covenant has initiated the Catholic Climate Project, designed to shape a churchwide movement to respond to the challenges posed by climate change. (CNS photo/Naomi Boak, National Park Service handout via Reuters)

Faith

'Laudato Si'' at five: Project seeks to foster prayerful climate action

Dennis Sadowski|Feb 20, 2020|4 Min Read

Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg holds up a sign as Pope Francis greets her at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. (Vatican Media/AP via Crux))

Vatican calls Greta Thunberg ‘great witness’ of Church’s environmental teaching

Elise Ann Allen|Dec 13, 2019|6 Min Read

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