On June 18, Pope Francis issued a world-wide encyclical on ecology, environmental destruction, and climate change. The highly anticipated document, intended to spur reflection and action among the ...

Tragically, it is those who are most poor who suffer the effects disproportionately of environmental degradation. In the encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis calls us to attend to this dynamic—the ...

Explore Laudato Si', Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, with this complimentary guide from Jesuit Fr. Tom Reese. To access the guide, please click here.

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I admit, I have been unable to finish reading the big papal encyclical on the environment and climate change. So if the tone or argument changes radically part-way through, forgive me for getting ...