In November 2021, Pope Francis launched the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, a seven-year programme for the Church to live out the call to care more deeply for God’s creation. The platform is based around achieving seven Laudato Si’ Goals across seven Church ‘institutions’ over seven years – a jubilee for the earth. The institutions include:…
Offering hope and light for the earth in the new year
Living Laudato Si At COP26 in Glasgow there were many disappointments especially in the failure of our world leaders to act with the urgency that is needed to respond to the ecological crises we face. Many people came away disappointed, frightened and in despair. However, there was another COP26 story which I witnessed and that…
Translating energy from COP26 into action
Living Laudato Si’ One thing is for sure, faith communities had a massive presence at COP26 in Glasgow. People from all faiths descended in an effort to raise their voices for our common home, and for the most vulnerable people in our world. I attended many fringe events across the city which highlighted to me…
For the sake of the earth which God has given us…
Faith communities have a vital role to play in addressing the root causes of the environmental crisis and we must raise our voices, writes Jane Mellett During the Season of Creation this year the leaders of the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion issued a joint statement warning of the urgency of…
Be Good Samaritans and answer call of ‘hurting world’
Living Laudato Si’ Earlier this month, the Archbishop of Dublin’s first pastoral letter, ‘The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor’, was launched in An Tairseach Ecology Centre, Wicklow. During his address, Archbishop Dermot Farrell noted, “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor go hand in hand. There…
Lift voice of vulnerable and sign petition
Laudato Si’ The Season of Creation continues through September up until October 4 (the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology). This year many parishes are engaging in prayer, reflection and action, growing in deeper awareness of what it means to protect our common home. I was delighted to read Archbishop…
Our Common Home
Living Laudato Si’ The recent UN report on Climate Change (IPCC) left many people feeling overwhelmed as the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, described it as a “code red for humanity”. The report was released during a week which saw wildfires continue to rage across the world and countries such as Madagascar bracing themselves for…