ecology

Pope Francis confirmed plans to publish a “second Laudato Si’,” which is expected to update and expand on his 2015 encyclical on the environment.

“The Letter: A Message for our Earth” will be broadcast on PBS on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

With scientists warning that the loss of nature is accelerating at dangerous speeds, Catholic activists are urging nations at the U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Montreal to act to protect life on earth at all levels.

In 2015, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to welcome the season, the same year he wrote his encyclical on faith and the environment, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”

A senior U.N. official has urged faith-based groups to help reach a global agreement to curb plastic pollution, amid experts warning that single-use or disposable plastics were choking the planet.

The Season of Creation runs to Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.

Here are seven ways to carry out what the encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” teaches.

Presidential executive orders related to environmental protection and climate change have gained the support of Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.