2017 Laudato Si’ Articles

The future of faith and science
By Ed Langlois
Catholic Sentinel
December 11, 2017
http://www.catholicsentinel.org/Content/Social/Social/Article/The-future-of-faith-and-science/-2/-2/34700

Earth Charter and Laudato Si' book launch at Integral Ecology Symposium
By Alicia Jimenez
Earth Charter
December 7, 2017
http://earthcharter.org/news-post/earth-charter-laudato-si-book-launched-symposium-ecology/

Voices of the Earth Charter Initiative Responding to Encyclical Laudato Si’
Edited by Alicia Jiménez and Mirian Vilela
National Technical University of Costa Rica Press, 2017
http://fore.yale.edu/files/Laudato_Si_Earth_Charter.pdf

Pope sends videomessage to symposium on “Laudato si”
Vatican Radio
November 30, 2017
http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/11/30/pope_sends_videomessage_to_symposium_on_laudato_si/1352052

International Symposium on Laudato sì Ecology: “Care for Our Common Home, a Necessary Conversion to Human Ecology”
San José, Costa Rica
November 29 – December 1, 2017
http://fore.yale.edu/calendar/item/care-for-our-common-home-a-necessary-conversion-to-human-ecology/

Thank God for Pope Francis: Historic Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons Free World
By Jonathan Granoff
Huffington Post
November 25, 2017
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thank-god-for-pope-francis-historic-leadership-for_us_5a18e208e4b068a3ca6df7f5

US Catholics join pope in press for more ambitious climate action at COP23
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
November 16, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/news/environment/us-catholics-join-pope-press-more-ambitious-climate-action-cop23

Global cooperation needed in response to climate change, pope says
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
November 13, 2017
http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/global-cooperation-needed-in-response-to-climate-change-pope-says.cfm

Pope denounces 'shortsighted' human activity for climate change
By Nicole Winfield
CTV News
November 11, 2017
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/pope-denounces-shortsighted-human-activity-for-climate-change-1.3673562

From better bulbs to more trees, Italy's Assisi takes on climate change
By Alex Whiting
Reuters
November 5, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-climatechange/from-better-bulbs-to-more-trees-italys-assisi-takes-on-climate-change-idUSKBN1D60GK

Vatican’s top diplomat: Water must be available to all, especially the poor
By Claire Giangravè
Cruz
October 24, 2017
https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/10/24/vaticans-top-diplomat-water-must-available-especially-poor/

'Civilize the market' for common good, care of creation, pope says
By Cindy Wooden
Crux
October 20, 2017
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2017/10/20/civilize-market-common-good-care-creation-pope-says/

Pope addresses “Religions for Peace”‎ delegation
Vatican Radio
October 18, 2017
http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/10/18/pope_religions_for_peace/1343712

For Abandoning Climate Accord, Pope Swipes Trump on World Food Day
By Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams
October 16, 2017
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/16/abandoning-climate-accord-pope-swipes-trump-world-food-day

Notching a 'Victory' for our common home”
By Brian Fraga
Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly
October 4, 2017
https://www.osv.com/OSVNewsweekly/National/Article/TabId/717/ArtMID/13622/ArticleID/23299/Notching-a-Victory-for-our-common-home.aspx

Catholic church to make record divestment from fossil fuels
By Arthur Neslen
The Guardian
October 3, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/03/catholic-church-to-make-record-divestment-from-fossil-fuels

Assisi diocese among 40 Catholic groups to divest from fossil fuels
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
October 3, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/news/environment/assisi-diocese-among-40-catholic-groups-divest-fossil-fuels

Defend life, care for creation and give freely, pope says
Catholic News Service
The Catholic Spirit
October 2, 2017
http://thecatholicspirit.com/news/nation-and-world/defend-life-care-creation-give-freely-pope-says/

Pope Francis’ Integral Ecology and Environmentalism for the Poor
By Cajetan Iheka
Environmental Ethics
Fall 2017

New tool to use Laudato Si' to measure, rank nations' development
By George Rodriguez, Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter
September 14, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/news/environment/new-tool-use-laudato-si-measure-rank-nations-development-4

Hurricane Irma: Pope Francis condemns climate change sceptics
BBC
September 11, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41231288

Pope and Orthodox Christian leader issue unprecedented appeal for the environment
By Christopher Lamb
Religion News Service
September 1, 2017
http://religionnews.com/2017/09/01/pope-and-orthodox-christian-leader-issue-unprecedented-appeal-for-the-environment/

Pope and Patriarch: A common declaration for a shared world
By Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis
Crux
September 1, 2017
https://cruxnow.com/commentary/2017/09/01/pope-patriarch-common-declaration-shared-world/

Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew to issue joint environmental statement
Crux
August 30, 2017
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2017/08/30/pope-francis-patriarch-bartholomew-issue-joint-environmental-statement/

Pope asks world leaders to listen to ‘cry of the Earth’
By Associated Press
Washington Post
August 30, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/pope-asks-world-leaders-to-listen-to-cry-of-the-earth/2017/08/30/34c12034-8d62-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953_story.html

Iowa's Catholic churches go solar to heed pope's call on climate change
By Kevin Hardy
Des Moines Register
August 21, 2017
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/08/21/iowa-churches-increasingly-see-green-energy-moral-issue/536874001/

Vatican shuts down fountains as Rome deals with drought
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
July 25, 2017
http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/vatican-shuts-down-fountains-as-rome-deals-with-drought.cfm

There goes the neighborhood
By Phyllis Zagano
National Catholic Reporter
July 22, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/just-catholic/there-goes-neighborhood

Laudato Si’’ two years later: Parishes throughout diocese continue to answer pope’s call to environmental stewardship
By Lisa Dahm
The Catholic Sun
June 18, 2017
http://www.catholicsun.org/2017/06/18/laudato-si-two-years-later/

'Laudato Si' ' Pledge seeks mass Catholic climate mobilization ahead of encyclical anniversary
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
June 17, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/laudato-si-pledge-seeks-mass-catholic-climate-mobilization-ahead-encyclical

Growing Concern Over Climate Change Is Creating Interfaith Dialogue
By Justin Catanoso
Pacific Standard
June 13, 2017
https://psmag.com/social-justice/growing-concern-over-climate-change-is-creating-interfaith-dialogue

Theologians blast Paris Agreement withdrawal, call for creation care
By Heidi Schlumpf
National Catholic Reporter
June 13, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/news/theology/theologians-blast-paris-agreement-withdrawal-call-creation-care

Pope Francis Gave President Trump a Copy of His Encyclical on Climate Change
By Katie Reilly
Time
May 24, 2017
http://time.com/4792296/pope-francis-donald-trump-climate-change-encyclical/

Italian archdiocese, five religious orders to divest from fossil fuels
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
May 10, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/italian-archdiocese-five-religious-orders-divest-fossil-fuels

Catholics bring Pope Francis' call to protect creation to climate march
By Dennis Sadowski
National Catholic Reporter
May 1, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/catholics-bring-pope-francis-call-protect-creation-climate-march

Detail University Seeks to Turn Pope Francis' Encyclical Message into a Climate Action Plan
By Liz Harman
University of San Diego News Center
April 18, 2017
http://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=59289

Easter and the environment
Catholic Church Head Archbishop Peter Loy Chong
The Fiji Times
April 14, 2017
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=396701

St. Francis Alliance proclaims protection of all God's creatures
By Sharon Abercrombie
National Catholic Reporter
April 4, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/st-francis-alliance-proclaims-protection-all-gods-creatures

Father James Martin: Why is climate change a moral issue?
By James Martin, S.J.
America Magazine: The Jesuit Review
March 29, 2017
http://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/03/29/father-james-martin-why-climate-change-moral-issue

Holy See calls for 'intergenerational solidarity' to deal with climate change
Independent Catholic News
March 25, 2017
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=32207

Vatican investment conference explores clean energy 'for our common home'
By Marie Venner
National Catholic Reporter
March 14, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/vatican-investment-conference-explores-clean-energy-our-common-home

Pope receives electric car, as studies for an all-renewables Vatican underway
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
March 10, 2017
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/pope-receives-electric-car-studies-explore-all-renewables-vatican-underway

Pope goes electric, sets example for world leaders
By Julia Travers
NationofChange
March 3, 2017
http://www.nationofchange.org/2017/03/03/pope-goes-electric-sets-example-world-leaders/

Great world war for water’ may be looming, Pope Francis says
RT
February 25, 2017
https://www.rt.com/news/378581-pope-francis-water-war/

Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land
By David Hill
The Guardian
February 20, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2017/feb/20/pope-indigenous-people-final-say-land

Pope Francis to activists: Stand with migrants, do not deny climate science, there is no such thing as ‘Islamic terrorism’
By Michael J. O'Loughlin
America: The Jesuit Review
February 17, 2017
http://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/02/17/pope-francis-activists-stand-migrants-do-not-deny-climate-science-there

The Lasting Effects of Pope Francis’ Climate Change Edict
By Tom Jacobs
Pacific Standard
February 2, 2017
https://psmag.com/the-lasting-effects-of-pope-francis-climate-change-edict-89e5c111159b#.80zshva3i

American sisters tackling climate care resolve to stay the course
By Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
Global Sisters Report
January 19, 2017
http://globalsistersreport.org/news/environment/american-sisters-tackling-climate-care-resolve-stay-course-44466

Face to face with Pope Francis: A reminder of why we must fight inequality and injustice everywhere
By Fred Krupp
Environmental Defense Fund
January 10, 2017
https://www.edf.org/blog/2017/01/10/face-face-pope-francis-reminder-why-we-must-fight-inequality-and-injustice