Cardinal Peter Turkson recently gave a speech at The Future of the Corporation: From Best in the World to Best for the World. Here are some highlights of the speech: Not only is there poverty and social exclusion in the midst of plenty; economic activity is also degrading the natural environment, even to the point… Read More Everyone Must Act Responsibly to Save Our World
Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras, a key advisor to Pope Francis and chair of his Council of Cardinals, recently spoke at Pope Francis’ Environmental Encyclical: Protecting the Planet and the Poor, an event cosponsored by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown Law Center’s Environmental Law Program and Climate Change… Read More The Climate Cardinal: Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez
Last week, Yale University released a study, The Francis Effect: How Pope Francis Changed the Conversation About Global Warming. The report aims to measure the impact of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, released in June. The media buzz surrounding this document produced more than 3,000 news stories, and parishes organized hundreds of reflection and discussion… Read More Is The ‘Francis Effect’ Overcoming American Indifference to Climate Change?
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article at Crux. He writes: While Laudato Si’ builds upon decades of Catholic social teaching, the duty to care for creation that is rooted in Biblical commands, and the strong statements of his most immediate predecessors, Pope Francis provides, via his encyclical, real urgency on the need to… Read More The Pope Wants Concrete Action on Climate Change and Protecting Creation
Here are all of Pope Francis’ tweets from yesterday on his new encyclical: I invite all to pause to think about the challenges we face regarding care for our common home. #LaudatoSi — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 18, 2015
Millennial writer Daniel DiLeo has a new article at Political Theology Today. He writes: In order to respond to Pope Francis’ ecological message, it is first important that we understand the message itself. Although there are a number of ways to present what Francis has said about ecology, I think there are at least five… Read More Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam: Catholic, Jesuit Schools and Pope Francis’ Ecological Vision
This post by Henry Longbottom, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. The word emanating from Vatican corridors is that we can expect to see the long awaited environment-themed encyclical at some point during 2015. The exact date has not been disclosed, but it could coincide with Francis’ apostolic visit to the Philippines in January,… Read More Pope Francis’ Ecology Encyclical: What Can We Expect?
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