Immaculate Conception Monastery in Jamaica Estates was the scene of a special day camp this summer. The day camp, called Care for Creation, taught children how to live out the principles outlined in Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato si, in which the late pontiff urged humanity to respect the earth.
Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.
Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn vow to continue the legacy the late Pope Francis presented in his famous Laudato si encyclical in which he called on the faithful to respect the earth and care for the underprivileged.
Since the publication of his first book in 1982, Jorge Mario Bergoglio wrote prolifically about brotherly love, human dignity, social justice, environmentalism, and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in turbulent times.
Curbside composting is another step toward “care for our common home,” according to this proponent of Laudato Sí.
Church activists in the Amazon are worried about the Brazilian government’s plan to exploit oil in a marine area close to the mouth of the Amazon River.
Pope Francis confirmed plans to publish a “second Laudato Si’,” which is expected to update and expand on his 2015 encyclical on the environment.
A group of recent graduates of St. John’s University in Queens learned about environmental activism from the ground up over the past two years.
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 pollution and profit, poor communities are almost always adversely and disproportionately impacted.
According to a Pew Research Center survey, highly religious respondents — those who regularly attend services and consider faith to be a central part of their daily lives — are far less likely to be worried about climate change than people who are not as religious.
