Peter Minowitz is a professor of political science at Santa Clara University and a Faculty Scholar with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. Environmental problems such as global ...

Since arriving at Our Lady of Lourdes two years ago, Gonzalez has brought Laudato Si’ to the classrooms of the parish’s ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Wednesday he will release a follow-up environmental document to the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ on Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Speaking at the end of ...

About 200 people from the Diocese of Rome participated in "Lunch with the Pope" July 11, "a day of welcome and fraternity" ...

Digging into Laudato Si': As you read the encyclical's introduction, consider how St. Francis lived his life and the inspiration Pope Francis draws from him. Enter your email address and select any of ...

Seven years ago on June 18, Pope Francis inspired the world with his sweeping encyclical, “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.” The passionate encyclical focuses on the environment and our human ...

Last week the Vatican celebrated “Laudato Si Week” to coincide with the worldwide observance of the centennial of the birth of St. John Paul the Great. This week, for the fifth anniversary of Pope ...

Children plant trees on the feast of St. Francis October 2019 in Indianapolis. Dioceses and other organizations around the world are planning to mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical ...

(RNS) — Pope Francis put the Catholic Church on the side of the environmental movement by embracing science and our responsibility for global warming. (RNS) — With all that happened in the Catholic ...

Europe's Laudato Si' Movement has called on Ireland to introduce a windfall tax on fossil fuel profits and commit to a fast, ...

I had been wanting to write this post for a long time but hadn’t done so out of fear of being controversial. However, lately I have come to the realization that the only one whom I should please, and ...

Children plant trees on the feast of St. Francis in October 2019 in Indianapolis. (Credit: CNS photo/Archdiocese of Indianapolis Creation Care Commission.) Listen CLEVELAND — The Catholic Church in ...