Pope Francis’ eagerly awaited encyclical on the environment is scheduled to be released on Thursday. As soon as The Tablet receives the official text from Catholic News Service (CNS), we will publish it here.
There were reports from an Italian news organization this week about an apparently leaked copy of the encyclical. CNS was honoring the embargo of the document until June 18 and not reporting on any aspect of its contents. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardo, Vatican spokesman, said on June 15 that the document referenced in the Italian news report was a draft and that the final translations of the encyclical were still being worked on.