The documentary, “The Letter: A Message For Our Earth,” is presented by YouTube Originals and was made in partnership with the Laudato Si’ Movement and the Vatican.
Vatican marks ecology saint’s feast day with film premiere, climate accords
Prayers, action urged worldwide during Season of Creation Sept. 1 to Oct. 4
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.”
Minnesota ‘Upstream’ initiative celebrates ‘loving where we live’
The Brad and Leanne Donnay family are supporters of “Upstream, Loving Where We Live,” an initiative that seeks to amplify Minnesotans’ shared connections to place with a spirit of optimism.
‘Holy oil’: Trial sheds new light on proposed Vatican investment
Vatican officials studied the investment proposal during the time Pope Francis was drafting his 2015 encyclical on the environment.
Pope invites Catholics to join Caritas campaign to care for poor, creation
Pope Francis has encouraged people to take part in the campaign to bring people together to combat poverty, restore dignity to the marginalized and protect the environment.
Change bad habits, protect the earth, help others, pope says in new book
The “Laudato Si’ Reader,” published Nov. 23, comes just over six years after the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”
Vatican launches prayer campaign for Laudato Si’ goals
The 40-day prayer campaign begins Oct. 4 — the feast of St. Francis, and concludes Nov. 14 — the World Day of Prayer for the Poor.
Leaders in religion, science unite to urge action at COP26
The new British ambassador to the Holy See spoke about the importance of religious leaders coming together in Rome for an Oct. 4 event in the run-up to the November 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.