On Sunday, November 10, 2024, during his Angelus in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Francis offered powerful words of gratitude and encouragement for the global Laudato Si’ Action Platform: “Three years ago, the...
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform recently hosted a series of meetings with representatives of Dioceses enrolled in the platform, bringing together Catholic leaders from the Americas, the Iberian Peninsula, Africa, and Europe....
As we carry the reflections from the Season of Creation into November, the Sisters of Notre Dame in Patna, India, reflect on action, hope, and spiritual connection to the Earth. Guided by...
The Universidad Iberoamericana Torreón response to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform “Seeds of Hope Challenge” is an inspiring example of how innovation, community, and ecological awareness can come together to foster change....
Small community actions play a vital role in fostering a connection with creation and promoting eco-spirituality. In Gresswiller, France, Christian and Marie-Cécile Friedrich have embraced this idea by organizing gatherings to pray...
In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis invites every person on the planet to care for our common home, regardless of where we live or what resources we have. This call to “ecological conversion”...
Pope Benedict XVI named Gustavo García-Siller as Archbishop of San Antonio on October 14, 2010. Installed as Archbishop on November 23, 2010 at St. Mark the Evangelist Church in San Antonio, Texas,...
As the Season of Creation unfolds, reflecting on labor from the past can ignite inspiration for the future. Today, we revisit the incredible journey of the 2022-2023 microgrant recipients from the Laudato...
About Shawna Nemesia Rebello Shawna Nemesia Rebello is a dedicated member of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform working groups, representing both educational institutions and dioceses. Based in India, Shawna brings a decade...
As we prepare to enter this year’s Season of Creation, themed “To Hope and Act with Creation,” we take a moment to celebrate the efforts of participants from around the world in...
In Sister Lilia Jorda Frondoza’s vocation as a Missionary Sister of the Immaculate Conception (MIC), the ecological crisis and her relationship with indigenous communities as principal dialogue partners has shaped her work...
The Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia, has spearheaded an environmental initiative known as “Adopt a Tree for the Sanctuary.” We spoke with Leonor Esther Ramírez Florez,...