Vatican office invites church on journey to ‘total sustainability’ in next decade
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
May 17, 2020
The Vatican's peace and justice office is inviting Catholic communities across the world to join a grassroots movement to gradually work toward “total sustainability” in the coming decade, a path that would include carbon neutrality, simpler lifestyles and divestment from fossil fuels.
The initiative was revealed May 16 by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development as part of a “special anniversary year” planned for Pope Francis' 2015 social encyclical, “Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home.”