The 2022 Economy of Francesco Global Event kicks off – the harvest after two years. Criselle Mejillano More than a thousand young people from different
Category: Reflections
Hear the anguished plea of creation and respond with deeds: Pope Francis, 2022 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
(Photo by P Walpole) Pope Francis’ message for the 2022 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (released in July 2022), celebrated since
Five experiences in supporting community, young people, and living Laudato Si’ in action
Arnel Santander Young people take part in a Balay Laudato Si’ work experience and reflection programme, learning about indigenous tree species in the Pulangiyēn ancestral
Educating for an integral ecology
Michael Schuck How do we educate ourselves in the integral ecology so valued by Pope Francis? University educators recently gathered at the Pontifical Gregorian University
Reflections in responding to the signs of the times towards social justice and ecological commitment
Pedro Walpole SJ I feel great peace and encouragement to share my experience in Rome with the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) and its
The lost forest, Laudato Si’, Missio Dei
Gilbert Lasway SJ I recently watched The Lost Forest, a 20-minute National Geographic documentary directed by Orlando von Einsiedel in which an international team of
Peru oil spill and its prolonged impacts on lives and livelihoods
(Photo: OCHA/Marc Belanger) IPS Noticias (translation to English by Carmen de los Rios) This article (with some updates) was shared by the Conferencia de Provinciales
Voices of hope in caring for our common home
(Photo from APC: Juvelyn and Rosalie, senior high school students at the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) that operates an upland indigenous school in
To replace our unheeding hearts with a suffering heart that identifies with the planet
(photo by Patrick Federi) Juan V Fernandez de la Gala COP26 was said to be the last great hope to save the planet but instead
The closing of COP26 and the Gospel of Mark
Pedro Walpole SJ With the ending of COP26 and much to work with given the transparency of science that urges action, there are many loopholes