The predominant global economic system is “unsustainable,” particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said Oct. 10 as part of the global TEDx Countdown on climate change.
Pope: Time is running out to fix economy, protect the Earth, help the poor
New book recounts pope’s vision for integral ecology
A new book, titled “TerraFutura (Future Earth): Conversations with Pope Francis on Integral Ecology,” features three conversations between Pope Francis and environmental activist Carlo Petrini.
Vatican listens to ‘cry of poor, cry of the Earth’ during pandemic
Pope Francis’ vision of “integral human development” and “integral ecology” involves identifying the connections between the condition of human beings and the condition of the environment.
New study resources released for ‘Minnesota, Our Common Home’
The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, recently unveiled two new resources for its educational text “Minnesota, Our Common Home” — the “Study Guide Version” and “Ecological Examen.”
Caring for common home requires deep ecological conversion, synod says
The “unprecedented” environmental and social crisis in the Amazon calls for “a deep personal, social and structural conversion” that leads to new ways of caring for “our common home,” according to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.
Elise Italiano Ureneck: The regrettable episode with Greta Thunberg
The Church is to “read the signs of the times.” Pope Francis has made it clear for six years that the promotion of an integral ecology is what is most needed now.
When it comes to politics, everything is connected
In his encyclical “Laudato si’,” Pope Francis proposes integral ecology as a new framework for reunifying the Church’s mission of public engagement.
Pope proposes care for creation as a new work of mercy
The pope reflected on the need for an integral ecology in Christian life in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1.