Laudato Si 'is Pope Francis' second encyclical which focuses on the theme of the environment. In fact, the Holy Father in his encyclical urges all men and women of good will, the rulers and all the powerful on earth to reflect deeply on the theme of the environment and the care of our planet. This is our common home, we must take care of it and love it - the Holy Father tells us - because its end is also ours.
In his second encyclical, "Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home", Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home.
Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ In his second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home.
7 Richard Manning, “The Oil We Eat: Following the Food Chain Back to Iraq,” Harpers (May 24, 2004), 43. 8 Royal Society, Reaping the Benefits: Science and the Sustainable Intensification of Global Agriculture (London: The Royal Society, ...
This appeal from Pope Francis to all who inhabit this planet states that humans have made "irresponsible use" of the Earth, that climate change affects most people living in poverty, and that we must unite to protect the planet.
Integral ecology proposes a path of transformation that might be surprising. It suggests that moral change comes not only from will and selfcontrol but also from attentiveness to the world around us. Francis presents responsibility as ...
This volume is a response to Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato Si’.
Fratelli Tutti: Encyclical on Fraternity and Social Friendship
Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis's Laudato Sì is an ideal commentary on the document. It does not include the full text of the encyclical.
FINDING GOD IN A LEAF: THE MYSTICISM OF LAUDATO SI'.
"Given in Rome at St. Peter's on 24 May, the Solemnity of Pentecost, in the year 2015, the third of my Pontificate"--Page 120.