The International JPIC meeting highlighted this call to care for our common home
and in our longing for transformation we are heartened when Pope Francis says,
“May our struggles and concern for this planet never take away the joy of our hope.”
^{p. 17, Being Artisans of Hope in Our Blessed and Broken World}

 

Below are some resources on Laudato Si'. Click on the title to access the resource.

2020 Season of Creation: A Call to Hope
^{As part of the celebration of the Season of Creation, we offer this slide presentation of some concrete actions taken to
"care for our common home."}

4th Anniversary of Laudato Si'
^{We must respond with courage to “the increasingly desperate cries of the earth and its poor.” Read Cardinal Turkson's
message to the scientific community on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of Laudato Si'.}

Ecological Examen
^{Ecological Examen by: Joseph Carver, SJ} 

Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook: CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME
^{“This guide offers insights into how Catholics can bring the riches of the Catholic theological tradition to ecumenical and
interreligious discussions and actions that uphold the dignity and sanctity of our environment.” -Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera}

Laudato Si'
^{The encyclical letter of Pope Francis on care for our common home_.}

Laudato Si' Action Platform
^{The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is a unique collaboration between the Vatican, an international coalition of Catholic organizations,
and “all men and women of good will.” (LS 3)}

Laudato Si' Official Website
^{The official website for Laudato Si'} 

Laudato Si': Prayer for Our Earth
^{For World Environment Day 2021, we offer a collection of photos with the text from Laudato Si': Prayer for Our Earth.} 

“Our Common Home” – a music video from the Caritas Sisters of Jesus and Society of the Sacred Heart
^{“Our Common Home” was composed and sung by the Caritas Sisters in Japan. Yuka Arita RSCJ created the five-minute video
using photographs taken from her own collection.}

Stations of the Cross in the spirit of Laudato Si'
^{JPIC-Roma, the USG-UISG JPIC Commission, offers us this Stations of the Cross in the Spirit of Laudato Si'.}

Special Report - Global Warming of 1.5 ºC
^{An IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways,
in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty.}

Way of Beauty (14 Stations of Creation) Based on Laudato Si'
^{A Journey From Genesis to Revelation: Created by Fr. Gilbert Choondal SDB, Nitika Don Bosco, Kolkata}