Laudato Si'

The nation’s Catholics have started to reflect on their long-term responsibilities in the face of this unprecedented environmental catastrophe.

Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego spoke with America on Oct. 27, the day it ended, and shared his reflections on the main topics addressed by the synod and the proposals made in its final document.

In November we will strike again, and on Earth Day we will strike in even greater numbers than before.

Climate strikes led primarily by young people are happening around the world. How are Jesuit schools engaging with this issue?

The ecological restoration work here is locked in a race against deforestation as hard-pressed Malagasy turn to the forests to make charcoal, build homes or clear the forest for subsistence food production.

Pope Francis said that the forthcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit “is of particular importance.”