Laudato Si’

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In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not aban­don us, he does not leave us alone, for he has unit­ed him­self defin­i­tive­ly to our earth, and his love con­stant­ly impels us to find new ways for­ward. Praise be to him! Pope Fran­cis, Lauda­to Si 

In his sec­ond encycli­cal, Lauda­to Si : On Care of Our Com­mon Home, Pope Fran­cis draws all Chris­tians into a dia­logue with every per­son on the plan­et about our com­mon home. We as human beings are unit­ed by the con­cern for our plan­et, and every liv­ing thing that dwells on it, espe­cial­ly the poor­est and most vul­ner­a­ble. Pope Fran­cis let­ter joins the body of the Church’s social and moral teach­ing, draws on the best sci­en­tif­ic research, pro­vid­ing the foun­da­tion for the eth­i­cal and spir­i­tu­al itin­er­ary that fol­lows. Lauda­to Si out­lines:

  • The cur­rent state of our com­mon home
  • The Gospel mes­sage as seen through creation
  • The human caus­es of the eco­log­i­cal crisis
  • Ecol­o­gy and the com­mon good
  • Pope Fran­cis’ call to action for each of us