“Out of love for the people, out of love for the river – which was a source of life for the inhabitants – we could not have been in favour of a project that aimed solely and exclusively at the economic use of water”
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Laudato Si’ Week 2022 Complete Schedule
The theme for the week is “Listening and Journeying Together.” Laudato Si’ Week 2022 is sponsored by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and facilitated by Laudato Si’ Movement in collaboration with a cohort of Catholic partners.
Spain: energy self-sufficiency for St Francis of Assisi Friary and Parish in Pamplona
This project wanted to equip the Parish of St Francis of Assisi and the friary of St Francis with a photovoltaic solar plant for collective self-sufficiency, thus reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and increasing the possibility of saving on energy bills
Bolivia: reforestation in La Paz, seeds of hope
Within the Movement, the Franciscan spirit led to designing a reforestation project to be implemented in the long term in the town of Copacabana, in the department of La Paz, Bolivia.
More than 60 Catholic organizations issue statement on COP26 draft agreement
As Catholics, united for our common home, we urgently ask leaders at the United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference to follow Pope Francis’ leadership in reaching a prophetic final agreement.
The Franciscan dream and journey @cop26 (Glasgow)
As Franciscans who actively participated in COP26, dreaming, hoping, and calling that COP26 will involve faith groups in climate negotiations and encourage our church leaders to walk the talk and promote ecological lifestyles
Church organizations and popular movements publish manifesto for an economy at the service of social justice and care for the Common Home
The entities join Pope Francis’ call for an economy that curbs human rights and environmental violations by extractive industries.
United States: Young man from St. Camillus Franciscan Parish on hunger strike
Entered his 6th day of water-only hunger strike for climate justice. He and four other members of the Youth-led Sunrise Movement for social and climate justice have been doing it in Washington DC, in front of the White House. The stakes are high.
Gross National Happiness (GNH): Advocacy to Grassroots Development
On July 29, the forum of ‘Gross National Happiness (GNH): Advocacy to Grassroots Development’ was held by Inter-religious Climate and Ecology Network (ICE Network). The keynote speech was given by Lhundup Dukpa from Bhutan, and guest speech by Wallapa Van Willenswaard from Thailand and Br. Aloysio Kim from the Order of Friars Minor