Laudato si (Praise be to you) are the opening words of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. (Papal encyclicals get their official titles from the first Latin words of the text, and it sticks ...

Laudato Si' could be as transformative as Rerum Novarum, which opened the fruitful chapter of Catholic social teaching. Let us walk with Pope Leo XIV in writing this next chapter, already off to a ...

Laudato Si’ Environmental activists carry a banner as they march towards a Roman Catholic Church to coincide with Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change in June 2015 in Manila, Philippines.

Still, Laudato Si’ invites all of us to connect the dots between growth, consumption, poverty and climate breakdown. One doesn’t need to be Catholic, or even religious, to read Pope Francis’s ...

“Laudato Si’, praise be you my Lord for Brother Sun,“ said Sister Nancy Linenkugel, Congregational Minister of the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, OH.

The green legacy of Pope Francis is encapsulated in his encyclical Laudato Si’. It is a beacon that upended centuries of Catholic church teaching by framing a dialogue for all of humanity. It ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. 10 years ago, his encyclical, Laudato Si’, was published. This environmental text sought to move the Catholic Church and its ...

Today’s discussion is a result of our preparation for yesterday’s session “Collective Action- “live the spirit and principles of Laudato Si,” a conversation with Bishop Gerardo Alminaza ...

Laudato Si’ Animators have written an open letter to the Prime Minister urging immediate ecological action.

The encyclical Laudato Si was signed by Pope Francis on May 24, 2015 - the Solemnity of Pentecost- during his third year as Pope.

Following goals laid out by Laudato Si, a new “Care for Creation” ministry in the Archdiocese of Seattle will aim to educate local Catholics about the environment, and inspire them to act to ...

In issuing “Laudato Si’,” nine years ago, Pope Francis made climate change a central issue in the church’s social teaching. Are we still paying attention?