Pope Francis, Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk
Please join us for a global celebration of the life and legacy of Pope Francis.
Date: Friday, 25 April, 2025
Time: 21:00 Manila, 9:00 NYC, and 6:00 Los Angeles
Where: Join us online here
This is a profound moment of joy. We not only celebrate the gift of Pope Francis on Earth, but rejoice in the hope of life everlasting.
Faith leaders from around the world will honor this moment with us.
- Mons. Robert Vitillo, Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development
- Bp. Vincente Ferreira, Brazilian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Commission on Integral Ecology
- Sr. Maamalifar Poreku, Executive Co-Secretary of the JPIC Commission of the International Union of Superiors General, and Fr. Xavier de Bénazé, Jesuit Laudato Si’ Delegate
- Mons. Lizardo Estrada Herrera, Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America, and Fr. Francisco Hernández, Director of its Center for Programs and Networks for Pastoral Action
- Dr. Lorna Gold, Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement
- Laudato Si’ Animators from Kenya and India
- Dr. Iyad Abumoghli, who led the creation of the Al Mizan, often called the “Muslim Laudato Si’”
- Rev. Fletcher Harper, Executive Director of GreenFaith
- Tomás Insua, Laudato Si’ Research Institute fellow and founding Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement
- Yeb Saño, board chair of Laudato Si’ Movement, board member of 350.org, former Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, and former lead climate negotiator for The Philippines
In addition, climate leaders will share how Pope Francis’s vision helped shape global policy and drive new momentum on the ground.
- Bill McKibben, Co-Founder of 350.org and Third Act
- Ambassador Laurence Tubiana, who helped deliver the Paris Climate Agreement as the leader of the French negotiating team
- Dr. Johan Rockström, whose work defined “planetary boundaries” and is the Chief Scientist at Conservation International and the Co-Director of the Potsdam Institute
- Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Co-Founder (with Nelson Mandela and others) of the Elders, and Co-Founder of Project Dandelion.