Jul 12, 2024 | Climate Action, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Social Justice
As part of the fortieth anniversary of the signing of the “Cartagena Declaration” (1984), one of the most important legal instruments of recent decades in terms of protection and solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Embassy of Chile to the Holy See has organized a conference to give a voice to refugees and displaced people. On Tuesday the 2nd July 2024, at the Palace of San Calixto, together with several Catholic organizations, such as the Jesuit Refugee Service and Caritas International, they addressed the challenges of the migratory context and formulated recommendations for governments in the development of the Action Plan of Chile 2024-2034.
Jun 28, 2024 | Acción climática, Acción climática, Climate Action, Integral Ecology, LSRevolution, News, Peace
Ecological conversion requires a “reversal of direction” of everyone’s conscience, because Creation is intimately connected to a revolution of the spirit: this is the heart of the conference presenting the Pope’s message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, held today in the Vatican Press Office. The reference to the upcoming Jubilee and the need to involve young people in protecting the environment, also through social media, is central.
Jun 5, 2024 | Climate Action, Derechos humanos, Derechos humanos, Integral Ecology, News, Peace
On the morning of the 4 th June 2024, the main streets of the Salvadoran capital, San Salvador, the same ones where the saint and martyr Oscar Arnulfo Romero walked, were painted brown, yellow, green and white.
Apr 29, 2024 | Climate Action, Derechos humanos, Integral Ecology, News, Peace, Social Justice
The office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Franciscans Africa (JPIC-FA) based in Nairobi- Kenya have been leading people of Faith and Youth on promoting climate justice and restoring Biodiversity Loss.
Apr 27, 2024 | Climate Action, Continental Meeting, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
The Franciscan Conference of Asia and Oceania (FCAO) is the name by which the two conferences (EAC and SAAOC) that bring together the Franciscan Provinces, Custodes and Foundations of those continents are known.
Mar 22, 2024 | Acción climática, Climate Action, Ecología Integral, Integral Ecology, News
Saint Óscar Romero was “A visionary who knew how to occasionally glimpse what Pope Francis has promoted about ‘integral ecology'” (Rafael Moreno Villa, SJ):
Feb 18, 2024 | Climate Action, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, Migration, News, Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice
On the 2nd February 2024 from Nairobi airport, where I stopped for eight days of meetings with my brothers, I landed in Goma, the main city of Kivu, the large region in eastern Congo.
Nov 27, 2023 | Climate Action, Formation, Integral Ecology, LSRevolution, News
A tree planting campaign was organized by Br. Jean Eric Mutabazi, OFM the JPIC Provincial Director for the Province of St. Francis in Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius in collaboration with Laudato’si animators of the institute of Franciscan Brothers Disciples of the Glorious Cross as well as Gikondo parish in which the Franciscan Brothers Disciples of the Glorious Cross exercise their ministry.
Nov 21, 2023 | Climate Action, COP, Human Rights, LSRevolution, News
On Saturday, November 18, 2023, a webinar on Pope Francis’ the Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum was organized by the JPIC OFM General Office and drew participants from all over the world. This webinar was translated into three languages: English, Italian and Spanish. The moderator was Br. Daniel Rodríguez Blanco OFM, director of the General Office of the JPIC OFM.
Oct 30, 2023 | Climate Action, Human Rights, Integral Ecology, News, Social Justice
The meeting was held in Semarang, Central Java-Indonesia, from 16-20 October 2023, where the participants came from 60 nationalities around the globe, including a representative from JPIC Office in Rome, Br. Taucen OFM, a representative from Brazil, Br. Rodriquez Perets OFM, and a representative from Indonesia, Br. Mikael Gabra Satrio, OFM.