Groups and individuals who have accepted Pope Francis' invitation to step up their commitment to caring for creation are encouraged to prepare for their journey with a new prayer campaign. Special ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Wednesday he will release a follow-up environmental document to the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ on Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Speaking at the end of ...

A new pastoral guidebook offers up some practical steps for Catholics to work with other Christians and communities of faith to better protect the environment and bring Laudato Si' to life. The ...

As our global Laudato Si' family arrives at Christmas after this Advent pilgrimage, we pause at the manger-not as strangers, ...

Christians across the globe are observing the Season of Creation from September to early October with the theme “Restoring Our Common Home.” The season has an ecumenical flavor as the world’s 2.2 ...

The document addresses issues such as climate change, care for the environment, and the defense of human life and dignity. Pope Francis presides over a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on July 23, ...

Pope Francis takes the title of his encyclical “Laudato Si’” from a hymn of praise written by Francis of Assisi. He speaks in rhapsodic terms of the God of creation and ends with a mystical prayer.

When I first started working at America in July 2015, I dove into our website analytics as part of my work on digital strategy. An article headlined “Top Ten Takeaways from ‘Laudato Si’’” was ...

Laudato Si' Movement has named Susana Réfega as the new leader of the global network of 900-plus Catholic organizations working to elevate ecological spirituality and action on climate change ...

Prayer card with the Vatican’s prayer for the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical Laudato Si, published in June 2015. (Credit: Courtesy of the Vatican Dicastery for Integral ...

Mattawoman Creek is seen at Smallwood State Park in Marbury, Md., May 23, 2021. Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” is lauded for its scope on the moral and ...