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Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28): Address of His Holiness

Monday, December 4, 2023

Pope Francis

I offer my cordial greetings and I am grateful to each of you for having accepted the invitation of Cardinal Aveline to participate in these meetings.

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Friday, September 1, 2023

Pope Francis

“Let Justice and Peace Flow” is the theme of this year’s ecumenical Season of Creation, inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: “Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream” (5:24).

World Humanitarian Day 2021: How can Catholics help solve the climate crisis?

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Jermaine Bagnall

The focus for this year's World Humanitarian Day is the ongoing climate crisis and the human cost associated with it. What can Catholics do to help?

Striking for Climate and World Environment Day: VIDEO

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Allyson Kenny

Today is World Environment Day. Allyson Kenny writes about taking part in the Toronto "School Strike for Climate" march and shares a video of the event.

A Prayer for Our Environment from Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Salt + Light Media

On World Environmental Day, Join Salt+Light as we pray for the protection of our environment with this special excerpt taken from Pope Francis' Encyclical Laudato Si'.

The Francis Impact in El Salvador

Friday, March 23, 2018

Peter Turek

A reflection on The Francis Impact's experience visiting El Salvador, and their successful ban on metal mining that helped to put a stop to an environmental disaster.

Oscar Romero and the legacy of Hope

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Sebastian Gomes

(S+L Photo: TFI Director Sebastian Gomes and Cinematographer Peter Turek film in Aguilares, El Salvador on Feb 27, 2018) The crew of “The Francis Impact” traveled to El Salvador from February 20 to March 2 to film a story about the country’s 2017 metal mining ban. It was a major environmental victory which the Church […]

The Francis Impact: A People’s Architecture; Notes from El Salvador

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Jay Turchansky

Read Jay Turchansky's reflection on his experiances in El Salvador while filming the upcoming documentary 'The Francis Impact.'

Small family farmers are at the heart of ecological justice

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Sebastian Gomes

“I echo the desire of many in expressing my hope that the objectives outlined by the Paris Agreement do not remain simply as good words, but rather that they are transformed into courageous decisions!“ Pope Francis, Message for World Food Day, Oct. 14, 2016 Small family farmers are at the heart of ecological justice.  That’s the message Development […]

Caring for Creation: Pope Francis builds bridges with the secular world

Friday, September 9, 2016

Sebastian Gomes

The summer is coming to a close and the Vatican is getting back into its typical routine.   Pope Francis, unlike his predecessors, never takes much of a break during the summer, despite frequent prompts coming from his inner circles: those concerned his busy schedule will negatively affect his overall health…and theirs.  But, as Austen Ivereigh […]

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