Why Pope Francis’ encyclical matters

June 18, 2015
By Thomas Reese   
National Catholic Reporter

Some of the most frequently asked questions I have gotten from journalists this week: Why does the encyclical matter? What impact will it have? Why is it getting all this attention?

Let’s start with the last question: Why is it getting all this attention?

The encyclical, “Laudato Si’, On Care for our Common Home [1],” is getting lots of attention for two reasons.