The Holy See published this October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis' new Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum on the climate crisis.
The Holy Father addresses the situation of climate change in Laudate Deum ("Praise God") because "a human being who pretends to take the place of God becomes the worst danger to himself" (LD 73) after the Encyclical Letter Laudato si' promulgated on the Solemnity of Pentecost 2015.
To read the Exhortation in its entirety or for a video summary use the links below:
"Laudate Deum"
The Archdiocese of Dubuque and the Catholic Climate Covenant would like to support your launch of a Creation Care Team.
What is a Creation Care Team? (CCT) It is a group that enables committed Catholics to lead the charge to address the environmental crisis and curb the stem of climate change. Your CCT could be within your parish, school, religious community, or workplace. Within a parish, a Creation Care Team could be a sub-committee of your parish Social Justice Committee or could be a stand-alone group, either way, you'd be uniting people to make a difference.
To find out more please get in touch with Deacon Brian Zeman, Director of Life, Earth, and Social Justice Ministry, or visit catholicclimatecovenant.org/program/creation-care-teams
Please check out this trailer for "The Letter- a Message for our Earth". This powerful documentary tells the story of a journey to Rome by frontline leaders to discuss the encyclical letter Laudato Si’ with Pope Francis.