Laudato Si

The Colorado River water runs through Central Arizona Project canals in Pinal County, Ariz., April 9, 2023. A Colorado river water agreement that aims to cut intake in order to prevent a devastating water crisis for people and nature alike provides the Catholic Church an opportunity to engage people with its teaching in "Laudato Si'." (OSV News photo/Rebecca Noble, Reuters)

Catholics In States Affected By Shrinking Colorado River Draw On ‘Laudato Si”

OSV News June 19, 2023

When renowned science fiction author Robert Heinlein wrote in his apocalyptic 1952 short story “The Year of the Jackpot” that “the Colorado River was at a record low and the towers in Lake Mead stood high out of the water.

Hope in Action

Kathy Coffey June 10, 2023

Reflect “All it takes is one good person to restore hope! “ (Laudato Si’ #71) A personal exercise in hope might be counting the shades of green in a forest, or the numerous life forms that thrive in the ocean, ...

People gardening | Photo by Benjamin Combs on Unsplash

Create an Organic Garden

Jim Brennan May 16, 2023

Organic gardening promotes wellness in many ways. It shows a respect for God’s earth, offers physical activity, relieves stress, restores balance to life, and puts you in touch with nature.

Pope Francis On Our Common Home

Pope Francis March 24, 2023

“The poetry of earth is never dead,” John Keats wrote. These quotes from Pope Francis illuminate that truth.

Chief Dadá Borarí from the Maró Indigenous Lands of the Brazilian Amazon; Arouna Kandé, a climate change refugee from Senegal; U.S. scientists Robin Martin and Greg Asner; and teenage climate activist Ridhima Pandey of India participated in the making of the documentary "The Letter." They are seen inside the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Aug. 26, 2021. The film tells the story of a journey to Rome of frontline leaders to discuss with Pope Francis his encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." (CNS photo/courtesy Off the Fence)

Pope enlists a willing warrior to spread the message of ‘Laudato Si’’

OSV News December 8, 2022

Pope Francis is getting more non-Catholics to do his work. The latest is Nicolas Brown, who directed "The Letter: A Message for Our Earth," a documentary on the pope's 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home."