Laudato si' - Season of Creation

Diocese of Dedza: Children of Tsangano Parish plant trees

17/01/2023

Malawi: Parish Holy Childhood programme leads children into planting 10 000 trees.

Malawi’s Catholic Diocese of Dedza is training children to plant more trees and take care of their environment.

Bottle cap collection in Villaciambra - photo by Antonino Costa

10/01/2023

South Sudan: plastic bottle caps open up future for youth

From Villaciambra, Italy, to Juba, South Sudan, a 5,000-kilometre-long journey tells the story of the "Open Caps" project. Tons of bottle caps are collected, sold, and recycled, ...

Renovation on a farmhouse in Spinea (Venice)

27/12/2022

A “manifesto” house of integral ecology in Italy’s Veneto region

Is it possible to live in a place without polluting, without disfiguring the environment, and at the same time to live there comfortably while saving money? Giorgio Malavasi, ...

An agricultural school in Central Africa

20/12/2022

Catholic associations call for fossil fuels divestment

The Laudato Si’ Movement, together with Italian Catholic Action and other Catholic national realities, launch an appeal for “an economy of peace” as a sign of closeness to the ...

13/12/2022

Lebanon: Generators that save people and the environment

In a country suffering from a severe economic, political and social crisis, still in need of humanitarian aid, the Church continues to be a sign of hope. Inspired by Laudato si’, a ...

A tract of the Amazon jungle which burns as it is cleared by loggers and frmers near Apui

05/12/2022

World Soil Day: Where food begins

Monday, 5 December, is observed as World Soil Day, urging humanity to preserve the earth's soil as we fight to preserve the earth and the natural riches its soil gives us.

Trees shade the pavement as students walk in front of the Lake Avenue at De La Salle University, Dasmariñas (photo by LJ Abadinas)

28/11/2022

A Philippine university's journey to being the greenest in the country

Experts at home and abroad laud De La Salle University in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, Philippines, for its sustainability and environmental policies. We look at what has been hailed ...

23/11/2022

An intergenerational encounter: a big-bang of ideas and projects for our Common Home

It was a unique opportunity for discussion and exchanging ideas to find holistic strategies against climate change and to build a sustainable future: the fifth 'Laudato si' ...

, Krzysztof Burda, President of the Management Board of the Polish Chamber of Electromobility Development Association

19/11/2022

COP27: An initiative of "ten thousands" to promote ecological education

Krzysztof Burda, President of the Management Board of the Polish Chamber of Electromobility Development Association encourages making the change towards vehicles with zero carbon ...

Michal Kurtyka, former president of COP24

18/11/2022

G20: 5 Ps to guide the path to integral development

Michal Kurtyka, the first Polish minister of the environment, illustrates the 5P concept of people, planet, partnerships, prosperity and peace as central on the path toward ...

Climate activists hold a protest in Sharm el-Sheikh

16/11/2022

COP27: Laudato si' webinar to encourage Church’s action on climate crisis

The European Laudato si' Alliance hosts a webinar to explore solutions to maximize the impact of Catholics in the environmental crisis, as the COP27 climate conference continues in ...

2021.07.23 Uso esclusivo - Storia Laudato si - Revolucao dos Baldinhos - compostaggio - Brasile

15/11/2022

Bucket Revolution project: Recovering organic waste in Brazil

In Florianópolis, in the south of the country, the "small bucket" system for storing organic waste at home and turning it into compost for gardens and vegetable gardens is yielding ...

An Amazonian woman holds up her hand at a demonstration in Sharm El-Sheikh

13/11/2022

Pope encourages COP27, recalls Laudato Si’ Action Platform anniversary

Pope Francis encourages the work of the COP27 climate summit taking place in Egypt, and recalls the first anniversary of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform.

A boat on the dried-up bed of one of Iraq's receding southern marshes of Chibayish. Heatwaves and worsening drought are displacing millions of people in the Middle East.

09/11/2022

Parolin at COP 27: Hunger, conflict, climate and inequality “all interconnected"

Addressing attendees of the COP27 climate change conference, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin says that “we cannot ignore” the link between the climate crisis and lack of ...

A specimen of the Pinna Nobilis, a species at risk of extinction

08/11/2022

A time to recolonize the Pinna Nobilis

A European Union-supported project to protect the Pinna Nobilis, known as the ‘noble pen shell’ or ‘fan mussel,’ a species formed 20 million years ago and now at risk of extinction ...

Sorting technical waste that arrives in the Spino d’Adda facility.

25/10/2022

A new technique for recovering precious metals from electronic waste products

What happens to those old cell phones that we no longer use or the computers, tablets, or the electronic and other equipment from hospitals? Mostly they end up in open landfills ...

18/10/2022

For Africans, the climate change crisis is a lived reality, says Cardinal Ambongo.

Various faith-based and civil society organisations, primarily in Africa, have teamed up with Africa’s Catholic Bishops to demand climate justice for the continent ahead of Cop27. ...

2022.10.14 storia 73 Giardino Ladispoli Laudato si'

18/10/2022

A garden dedicated to integral ecology

A small but significant sign, food for thought, a message that makes people look with hope at the beauty of Creation: this is the Laudato si' Garden inaugurated in the Italian town ...

Widespread flooding in Lokoja creating havoc on roads and affecting food and fuel supplies.

15/10/2022

Death toll from widespread Nigeria floods tops 500.

Widespread flooding has killed more than 500 people in Nigeria, left around 90 000 homes under water and blocked food and fuel supplies.

A handful of mangrove fruits for a state-sponsored reforestation and biodiversity conservation project in Egypt

13/10/2022

WWF report shows massive decrease in wildlife populations

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports a devastating 69% decrease in wildlife populations over the past fifty years in its latest "Living Planet Report 2022."

2020.08.25 Vangelo del giorno bicchiere acqua

11/10/2022

The Chilean Church's promise of redemption

From the rise of atheism among young people to massive migration and the pandemic, there are many challenges facing the Church in Chile. The testimonies of the Bishop of La Serena ...

06/10/2022

Kenya: Bishops call for environmental conservation.

The recent National Prayer Day celebration in Kenya took place at the Marian Shrine in Subukia, Nakuru, under the theme: ‘God’s family journeying together in a united and ...

CHILE-SCIENCE-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE CHANGE-BOTANY

04/10/2022

Vatican presents accession to UN and Paris Climate Agreements

The Holy See deposits its instrument of accession to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention, and the Paris Agreement signed in 2015, to the United Nations Secretariat, and ...

Coral reefs are among the first ecosystems to suffer the damaging effects of climate change

04/10/2022

Vatican unveils new documentary on climate change

A new documentary “on humanity’s power to stop the ecological crisis” facing the world is presented at a press conference at the Vatican on Tuesday. The film “The Letter,” says ...

The Laudato si' Project kicks off in Brisbane

27/09/2022

Australia: Church and Indigenous Peoples join forces for the Earth

The Archdiocese of Brisbane has given life to a project called ‘Laudato sì’ to tackle the disastrous consequences of climate change. It’s a seven-year plan to reduce investment in ...

2022.09.16 Progetto Nuovo Mosè storia Laudato si'

20/09/2022

Oxygen and food for all: a missionary’s dream in the Amazon Rainforest

Some of it is already a reality, but much has yet to be done. 85-year-old Father Giovanni Mometti is not giving up and is reintroducing the "New Moses" project for growing rice and ...

A favela in Pernambuco, northeast of Brazil where 33.1 million people live in hunger

18/09/2022

Cardinal Czerny invites Christians to come together to rebuild broken world

The Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Integrity focuses on the message contained in the encyclical ‘Fratelli tutti’ and quotes from other encyclicals and Church ...

2022.09.01 Storia Laudato si' - Orti in Malawi

06/09/2022

Malawi: 60 organic gardens ensure care and dignity for AIDS patients

Sant'Egidio, Slow Food International, and several Laudato si' communities join forces to create a project to promote the cultivation and sale of organic produce, while offering ...

01/09/2022

World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation kicks off Season of Creation

The Season for Creation kicks off with a World Day of Prayer for Creation, supported by the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe who highlight the manmade devastation in ...

31/08/2022

Pope encourages commitments for Season of Creation

Pope Francis calls for concrete commitment to care for our common home. His words come ahead of the World Day of Prayer for Creation celebrated on 1 September which kicks off the ...

Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, reflects on the upcoming Season of Creation which runs from the 1 September to 4 October.

29/08/2022

Primate of All Ireland: We are all called to be caring stewards of creation

The Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, reflects in his homily on Sunday on the upcoming Season of Creation, which runs from 1 September to 4 ...

2019.09.20 pannelli solari, energia solare, ecologia, sviluppo sostenibile, salvaguardia pianeta terra, ambiente

23/08/2022

The Church in Brazil chooses to invest in renewable energy

Father Valdir Cândido de Morais describes the energy efficiency project promoted by 115 parishes in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte region as a dream come true. The parish priest of ...

2022.07.26 Progetto Riforestazione Posidonia

02/08/2022

Scuba divers work to save the Great Blue sea

From the coasts of Sicily to those of Tunisia, a project has been launched to repopulate the underwater prairies of Mediterranean Tapeweed, an endemic plant of these waters, a ...

2022.07.18 Storia LS Presentazione Circolo Laudato si' - Betlemme

19/07/2022

New seeds of peace and caring for Creation in Bethlehem

Inclusion, education, and the protection of biodiversity. In Jesus’ native land, two young people have launched a Laudato si' Circle and together with the Cremisan Salesians and ...

17/07/2022

East African Bishops pledge to respond to "the cry of the earth"

A statement released by AMECEA – the Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa – wraps up the body’s 20th Plenary Assembly underway in Tanzania from July 9-18. The statement ...

File photo of Pope Francis among young people before the pandemic

11/07/2022

Pope to young people: 'Offer the world a new face for Europe'

Pope Francis encourages young people gathered this week at the European Union Youth Conference in Prague to present to the world "a new face of Europe," one that is inclusive, ...

08/07/2022

Pope to visit Assisi and Matera in September

Pope Francis will visit the Italian town of Assisi for an Economy of Francesco event, and city of Matera for the conclusion of the 27th National Eucharistic Congress, in late ...

An image from a climate change protest in the UK

08/07/2022

Holy See: Accession to Climate Convention and Paris Agreement

The Holy See announces its accession to the Climate Convention and Paris Agreement in a statement.

2019.03.17 bosco, foresta, verde, natura, alberi, protezione e salvaguardia ambiente

05/07/2022

Planting trees for the Planet’s beating heart

Reconnecting rural areas, mountains, plains, urban space – reconstructing woodlands and forests, placing with care the right trees in the right places, creating ‘ecological ...

2022.06.20 storia Laudato Si - giovani Svizzera

21/06/2022

Swiss youth adapt Laudato si' to music and bring it to the stage

A ‘sold-out’ début theatre production with a message of solidarity is brought to the stage in Switzerland’s Canton Valais. The performance stems from the artistic talents and ...

11/06/2022

Pontifical Academy of Sciences plans for a sustainable future

Two high-level conferences held at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences focused on the need to invest in science to save the oceans and the planet in an increasingly urbanized and ...

07/06/2022

"The Oratory": From the streets of Lagos, a film on the cry of the poor

Premiering in movie theaters across Europe, a feature film produced and directed by Nigerian director Obi Emelonye tells the story of a group of Lagos youth whose survival is often ...

The Canales Sheran family at Our Lady of Suyapa Major Seminary, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

28/05/2022

Laudato si' family in Honduras: ‘We feel part of an integral Church’

The Canales Sheran family doesn’t come from a long lineage of Catholics. But the family of five has wholeheartedly embraced Pope Francis’ message in Laudato si’ and they seek in ...

27/05/2022

We changed everything in our lives and have never felt closer to God

An Ecuadorian couple experiences the sacrament and blessing of matrimony and their lives truly change. Now they’re raising their children in a way that’s connected to God’s ...

2022.05.26 lsw 26 maggio foto01 - A.G. Saño, a sinistra, lavora per la giustizia climatica dopo aver sofferto il tifone Haiyan nelle Filippine. Foto di Albert Lozada.

26/05/2022

Typhoon Haiyan survivor brings Laudato si' to life

A.G. Saño from the Philippines has seen the worst of the climate crisis. He has lost loved ones and seen his country torn apart. Yet, he still works for climate justice and draws ...

2022.05.23 Storia Settimana Laudato SI 23 maggio 2022 - P. Tim Galvin, quarto da destra, presta servizio a Riwoto dal 2014. foto01

25/05/2022

‘Laudato si’ is the blueprint in South Sudan

For years, Fr. Tim Galvin didn’t pay attention to the climate crisis. But the cries of creation and of the poor grew louder and louder. Now the Laudato si’ Animator leads his South ...

An area with high levels of radiation called the Red Forest at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

24/05/2022

Ukraine: the war is killing people and wounding the earth

As Pope Francis writes in Laudato sì “War always does grave harm to the environment and to the cultural riches of peoples.” It’s exactly what is happening in Ukraine as the war ...

Laudato Si’ Week, which takes place from the 22-29 May, celebrates the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on Care for our Common Home

24/05/2022

Laudato Si’ Movement: We need to be champions of creation

The Executive Director of the Laudato Si’ Movement, Tomás Insua, speaks to Vatican News about Laudato Si’ Week (22-29 May) which offers the global Church the opportunity to come ...

24/05/2022

Davos: Sisters say Laudato si' is impacting business world

Sr. Mary Kudiyiruppil, Vice-Executive Secretary of the UISG, tells Vatican News in Davos the importance of the Church and business world having a rapport, and the impact of Pope ...

24/05/2022

EACOP plans in Tanzania and Uganda cause Creation to mourn

The East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline would be the world’s longest heated oil pipeline. But the International Energy Agency has already called for no new fossil-fuel projects. ...

2019.09.20 ecologia, sviluppo sostenibile, pianeta terra, ambiente

24/05/2022

A planet to be cared for, a cry yet to be heard

Marking the seventh anniversary of the encyclical Laudato si', we look at what fruits it has yielded so far and at how Pope Francis' prophetic words have set processes into motion ...

World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

23/05/2022

Davos Summit: Challenging inequalities with the help of Laudato si'

As World Economic Forum opens in Davos, Switzerland, Sr. Patricia Murray, Executive Secretary of the International Union of Superiors General, speaks about how Catholic religious ...

20/05/2022

Laudato si’ Week: Global events to highlight concept of integral ecology

Laudato si’ Week, which takes place from the 22-29 May celebrates the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the care of creation, and focuses on the seven objectives ...

Luca Terrana, Laudato sì musician, entertainer

17/05/2022

Music and talent join forces to repair a damaged Creation

From Saint Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures to the modern tunes of singers and musicians, encouraging all to safeguard our Common Home, a response to the urgent cries of the ...

27/04/2022

Cardinal Czerny: Fraternity is the key for human development

The Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development speaks at an academic event about the contribution of Catholicism to global sustainable development, ...

22/04/2022

Cardinal Czerny: Earth Day demands urgent action

Reflecting on Earth Day, Cardinal Michael Czerny explains why the Church and Pope Francis care so greatly about the Earth, and laments "menacing failures" which make action to ...

A woman in a drenched raincoat walks past the Quarry road informal settlement outside Durban.

21/04/2022

South Africa’s floods: Neighbours have been helping neighbours.

South Africa’s Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Mariannhill, Neil Augustine Frank, O.M.I., has described the recent floods in South Africa as “sad and depressing.”

19/04/2022

Laudato si’ echoes through Sardinian valleys

Protection of the environment, solidarity and a vision for the future are at the heart of a project conceived among the mountains of Sardinia, in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s ...

A young boy working in one of the museum gardens growing out of the Horticultura initiative

05/04/2022

Museum gardening: reawakening eco-awareness

From the Royal Palace of Caserta to the Archeological Park of Pompei, to the Campano Amphitheater in Capua, thanks to the Horticultura project, integral ecology is making its way ...

15/03/2022

The Salesian University on the front lines for ecological conversion

The Pontifical Institute has launched an energy efficiency project aimed at reducing consumption by installing renewable energy sources across its campus. Fr. Andrea Bozzolo, the ...

01/03/2022

Expo 2020 Dubai: a university mission to save the Earth

Circular economy, environment, and sustainability are the keys to Casa Italia, the 3,500 square metre Italian pavilion at the World Expo in the United Arab Emirates, which has ...

2021.07.28 Uso esclusivo - Storia Laudato si - Conservazione - tartarughe - Amazzonia - Brasile

15/02/2022

Amazon: from poachers to volunteers saving freshwater turtles

Chelonians, like turtles and 'tracajás', are subject to poaching and exploitation that endanger the survival of the species and damage the environment. The "Pé-de-Pincha" project ...

Damage caused by recent super Typhoon Rai in the Philippines

31/01/2022

Philippine Bishops pledge concrete action against climate crisis

The Bishops of the Philippines issue a pastoral statement on ecology reaffirming their commitment “to lead by example” in promoting the use of renewable energy and other ...

2022.01.17 "LS Fattorie Sociali - Oltre il Labirinto"

18/01/2022

Caring for the earth, hope for the most vulnerable

The Treviso-based Foundation “Oltre il Labirinto” (“Beyond the Labyrinth”), created to welcome, care for, protect and promote the inclusion of young people with autism, is ...

2021.12.27 Villaggio di Francesco - Tolosa 4

04/01/2022

‘Francis Village’ offers an experience of human and ecological communion

The ‘Village of François’ (Francis Village) is a project established in southern France at a former Trappist abbey that brings together people from very diverse social backgrounds ...

2021.12.13 DIL, ONG per l'ambiente in Spagna 6

21/12/2021

Children take the lead caring for the planet

Three young schoolgirls in Spain tell us about their calling to promote care for the environment and the safeguarding of creation in their schools and communities.

Caritas Internationalis marks 70 years with a new campaign: Together We - Act today for a better tomorrow

13/12/2021

"Together We": a wake-up call for the future of humanity

“Together We – Act today for a better tomorrow” is the name of a new global campaign launched by Caritas Internationalis as it marks its 70th anniversary.

07/12/2021

Deforestation, pollution, corruption: the cry of the Solomon Islands

Climate change and the abuse and exploitation of natural resources have increasingly been destroying the Pacific archipelago, a true paradise on earth, where Bishop Luciano Capelli ...

2021.11.11 LS - Progetto Parco-Giardino Suore Rossano 2

23/11/2021

The Rossano Garden inspired by Laudato Si'

Calabria is a beautiful land, rich in history, but also affected by many forms of pollution. A group of Augustinian nuns have launched a project that aims to address these problems ...

The 5-year Laudato sí Action Programme promotes care for our common home

22/11/2021

Church in Ghana launches 5-year Laudato sí Action Programme

The Laudato sí Action Programme, an initiative of the Bishops Conference of Ghana (GCBC) will run from 2022-2026. Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle of Cape Coast stresses the ...

one of the photographs making up the "Laudato si'" exhibition

17/11/2021

Laudato sì Action Platform: God chooses the little ones to change the world

Registration is open for the online hub that coordinates initiatives related to the Pope's encyclical on creation. Father Joshtrom Kureethadam, of the Dicastery for the Promotion ...

(File) Kenya's Archbishop of Mombasa, Martin Kivuva Musonde flanked by other Bishops.

12/11/2021

Kenya: Entire regions face severe drought due to climate change.

Kenyan Bishops seeing some of their regions struggle in the face of a severe drought situation, say no Kenyan should die of famine. They have asked Kenyans to donate food.

Uso esclusivo - Storia Laudato si - architettura- poveri - Passo Fundo- Brasile

09/11/2021

'Architecture for those who need it most' shows dignity for poor

An experience of a "communitarian salvation" is how Pope Francis describes in Laudato si' what the architects of Passo Fundo in southern Brazil are doing. From fundraising to ...

Leaders urged to adopt integrated approach to combat climate crisis.

03/11/2021

COP26: Integrated approach needed to combat climate crisis

Lyndlin Moma, director of advocacy of the 'Laudato Sí Movement', calls on world leaders at the UN COP26 Climate Change Conference to embrace an integrated approach as they explore ...

An activist outside the venue in Glasgow where the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference is taking place

01/11/2021

COP26: Pope’s call for ecological conversion rooted in common good

Nicholas Fitzpatrick of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development talks about the contribution of Pope Francis and of other religious leaders at the COP26 UN Climate ...

Pope Francis: the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor call us to action

31/10/2021

The experiences of Laudato si' collected in an e-book

A special e-book features forewords by Pope Francis and UN Secretary General Guterres. Titled "Laudato si' Reader. An Alliance of Care for Our Common Home," the work presents ...

E-book cover with preface by Pope Francis

31/10/2021

Pope Francis: time to develop a new form of universal solidarity

We publish the Pope's preface to the e-book "Laudato si' Reader. An Alliance of Care for Our Common Home" published by Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV) in conjunction with COP26. ...

2021.10.18 2021.10.18 Laudato Si 47_Conference

26/10/2021

The earth’s suffering reflects the cry of the poor, everyone’s cry

Climatologist Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan says that the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor has now become everyone’s cry since the effects of global warming have ...

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19/10/2021

"Urbi et orbi" prayer and benediction

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