Changing Spain’s future through Laudato Si’

Changing Spain’s future through Laudato Si’

Villamartín in southern Spain, by Andrés Alpresa Montaña Alpresa of southern Spain knows well the power and importance of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change and ecology, which has helped millions of people realize that caring for creation is a key...
Shaping future leaders through Laudato Si’

Shaping future leaders through Laudato Si’

Enélida Hernández, not pictured, helped her students connect with nature earlier this year before the coronavirus pandemic. Enélida Hernández of the Canary Islands in Spain noticed that her students lacked a connection with nature. They didn’t garden, and they rarely...
New chapter brings Laudato Si’ to Venezuela

New chapter brings Laudato Si’ to Venezuela

Diego López Before Diego López formally launched Global Catholic Climate Movement in his South American country, Laudato Si’ was discussed throughout Venezuela. Here and there, Catholics mentioned Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on climate change and ecology,...
Fighting for the Amazon with Laudato Si’

Fighting for the Amazon with Laudato Si’

Joce Mendes To Joce Mendes of Brazil, Laudato Si’ doesn’t just represent a guide for the future. Pope Francis’ world-changing encyclical on climate change and ecology represents a way to transform our world as we know it. “[Laudato Si’] is the hope of being able to...
‘We are not alone’

‘We are not alone’

Lettuce and oregano, what Germán Lucero and Carolina Campillay will soon bring to a Mendoza penitentiary. “He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways...
‘Laudato Si’ has inspired me’

‘Laudato Si’ has inspired me’

Mareta Tana Mareta Tana wanted to become a better advocate for creation. She learned the basics of caring for the earth as a child, such as how litter and plastics can harm creation, and how we all need to recycle as much as possible. But through personal reflection...