The Diocese of Richmond has responded to the call to care for our common home with a project that will soon generate 1.6 million kilowatt-hours of solar electricity every year.
Laudato Si’
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Pope Francis on the ‘ecological conversion’ that led him to ‘Laudato Si’
Between 2007 and the publication of “Laudato Si’” in 2015, Pope Francis “underwent a journey of conversion, of conversion of the ecological problem. Before that I didn’t understand anything.”
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Pope Francis: The pandemic has ‘given us a chance to develop new ways of living.’
In his message for the sixth World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis also called for “the cancellation of the debt of the most vulnerable countries.”
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Contemplating creation through the lens of a wildlife camera
Bobcats, bears, foxes, hares, deer, raccoons, birds and the occasional coyote: Each day we capture wildlife on our trail camera, and my twin daughters continually become more entranced by animals.
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In a new book, the Vatican presses practical implications of ‘Laudato Si’
The text seeks “to relaunch the rich contents” of an encyclical still relevant today and even more so in the light of a world hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Podcast: How ‘Laudato Si’’ changed U.S. Catholics’ minds on climate change
On this episode of Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle speaks with two Princeton University doctoral candidates in sociology who recently released a paper studying the impact of “Laudato Si’.”
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Pope Francis: ‘We have the chance to reverse course to a better, healthier world.’
Pope Francis: “The protection of the environment and respect for the biodiversity of the planet are issues that affect us all. We cannot pretend to be healthy in a world that is sick.”
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Farms may depend on water — but they are also polluting it.
In “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis called drinkable water a human right. But as Nathan Beacom writes, our methods of farming and raising livestock are degrading our soil and polluting our waterways.
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Pope Francis announces year of reflection on “Laudato Si’” and prays for Catholics in China
Francis called for reflection on the encyclical in which he “sought to draw attention to the cry of the earth and of the poor.”
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During Laudato Si’ Week, 24 Catholic entities divest from fossil fuels
Bishops’ conferences from Brazil, Indonesia and Ireland are announcing their intent to divest from fossil fuel companies, in keeping with the spirit of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ encyclical, which was released five years ago.