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General
Season of Creation 2026: Living Water Theme, Dates, and How to Participate
Global communities unite through the Season of Creation to pray, learn, and take action for environmental sustainability and care for our common home.
Palm Sunday. Passion, death, and resurrection: opening the heart
Reflect on Palm Sunday through Christ’s Passion, exploring love, ecological justice, and hope in a divided world inspired by Laudato Si’.
Action and Ecological Conversion in Europe: ELSiA’s Retreat at Taizé
From March 5 to 8, a three-day retreat unfolded in deep connection — with one another, with God, and with nature. Representatives from around 30 organisations across various European countries gathered to make hope visible through concrete initiatives of integral...
Laudato Si’ Movement Opens Registration for the 2026 Laudato Si’ Animators Training
Global online program equips Catholics and people of goodwill to lead local climate and ecological action inspired by faith The program responds to the urgent call of Pope Leo XIV to deepen ecological education and inspire new paths to safeguard creation. In a recent...
Catholic leaders from the Global South and Europe call for a just transition beyond fossil fuels
Rome / Bogotá / Belém — March 16, 2026 Catholic leaders from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Oceania, and Europe gathered today for a global webinar to present the “Manifesto of the Churches of the Global South for Our Common Home: Towards Peace with...
Catholic Leaders Call for a Just Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels to Protect Our Common Home
Catholic leaders from the Global South and Europe launch a manifesto calling for a just transition beyond fossil fuels. The Laudato Si’ Movement highlights the moral and theological case for climate action and protecting vulnerable communities.
Eco-Conversion
A Global Return to the Heart: 300 Voices United for Creation During Lent
Over 300 people from around the world joined the Laudato Si’ Movement’s global Lenten Prayer Service, uniting in prayer for ecological conversion and care for our common home.
Fifth Sunday of Lent: The Resurrection of Lazarus and a Call to Care for Life
Lazarus, Come Out”: Fifth Sunday of Lent Reflection on Compassion and Care for Creation
Catholic Leaders Call for a Just Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels to Protect Our Common Home
Catholic leaders from the Global South and Europe launch a manifesto calling for a just transition beyond fossil fuels. The Laudato Si’ Movement highlights the moral and theological case for climate action and protecting vulnerable communities.
Fourth Sunday of Lent: The healing of the man born blind and the call back to community
A reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent on the Gospel of Jesus healing the man born blind, revealing how faith, transformation, and community lead us toward the light of Christ.
All Roads Lead to Castel Gandolfo: Where Laudato Si’ Is Taking Root
From Focolare to the Global Alliance for Laudato Si’, leaders gather in Castel Gandolfo to advance integral ecology and Catholic climate action.
Radical Kinship: Women of Faith Rising for Our Common Home
Women of faith unite across religions to lead global climate justice and protect our common home, highlighting the growing role of faith-based women leaders in climate action.
Prophetic Advocacy
Faith in Action: 62 Institutions Choose the Planet Over Profit
Sixty two institutions—from Catholic dioceses to Protestant banks—have announced their decision to divest from fossil fuels, sending a clear signal to world leaders: it’s time to end the fossil fuel era and embrace a future rooted in justice and care for our Common...
Laudato Si’ Movement Elevates the Voice of the Global South at COP30
From Belém to the world, the Laudato Si’ Movement raises the moral voice of the Church and the Global South, calling for faith-based climate action and justice for the poor and the planet.
When Faith Communities Listen to the Earth
Discover how faith communities worldwide are uniting for ethical climate action through the Laudato Si’ Movement’s Global Ethical Stocktake
Europe’s Bishops call to EU for a renewed global commitment ahead of COP30
Ahead of COP30 in Belém, Europe’s Bishops call on the EU to strengthen its climate action and global leadership through a just energy transition and care for creation.
Make Your Divestment Commitment during COP30
Learn the basics of fossil fuel divestment and how your organization can invest in clean energy for a sustainable future
National Shrine celebrates All Souls’ Day with a Laudato Si’ gesture
During the All Souls’ Day Mass at the National Shrine of Brazil, water blessed by Pope Leo XIV and brought from Greenland by the Laudato Si’ Movement symbolized a global call for ecological conversion and urgent care for our Common Home, in preparation for COP 30.
Lifestyles
A Global Return to the Heart: 300 Voices United for Creation During Lent
Over 300 people from around the world joined the Laudato Si’ Movement’s global Lenten Prayer Service, uniting in prayer for ecological conversion and care for our common home.
Fifth Sunday of Lent: The Resurrection of Lazarus and a Call to Care for Life
Lazarus, Come Out”: Fifth Sunday of Lent Reflection on Compassion and Care for Creation
Catholic Leaders Call for a Just Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels to Protect Our Common Home
Catholic leaders from the Global South and Europe launch a manifesto calling for a just transition beyond fossil fuels. The Laudato Si’ Movement highlights the moral and theological case for climate action and protecting vulnerable communities.
Fourth Sunday of Lent: The healing of the man born blind and the call back to community
A reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent on the Gospel of Jesus healing the man born blind, revealing how faith, transformation, and community lead us toward the light of Christ.
All Roads Lead to Castel Gandolfo: Where Laudato Si’ Is Taking Root
From Focolare to the Global Alliance for Laudato Si’, leaders gather in Castel Gandolfo to advance integral ecology and Catholic climate action.
Radical Kinship: Women of Faith Rising for Our Common Home
Women of faith unite across religions to lead global climate justice and protect our common home, highlighting the growing role of faith-based women leaders in climate action.
Africa
Interfaith Youth Forum in Nairobi: Youth Lead the Call for Peace with Creation
By: Mwenya Chitambala On 19–20 September 2025, Nairobi hosted the Annual Interfaith Youth Forum on Peace and Integral Ecology, organised by the Laudato Si’ Movement Africa in collaboration with JPIC Franciscans Africa and the Catholic University of Eastern Africa....
Season of Creation 2025: Africa’s Faith Communities Rise for Creation
By: Mwenya Chitambala The Season of Creation 2025 has marked a historic and deeply inspiring moment for the Church in Africa. From Ethiopia to Ghana, Nigeria to South Africa, Catholic communities and partners came together to celebrate, pray, and act under this...
Lighting the Way: Renewable Energy and the Dignity of Life
By: Mwenya Chitambala On 8 September, LSM Africa hosted the side event “Lighting the Way: Renewable Energy and the Dignity of Life” at the Addis Ababa International Convention Centre. The session showcased Catholic-led renewable energy initiatives across Africa, from...
Laudato Si’ Movement Africa Mark the Season of Creation with a Holy Mass
By: Mwenya Chitambala The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa was more than a political gathering; it was a moment where faith and action converged for the future of our continent. For us, as the Africa region of the Laudato Si’ Movement, it was an...
Building Faithful Voices for Energy Transition in Lubumbashi
By: Mwenya Chitambala In August, our team gathered in Lubumbashi, DRC, for an in-person Training on Energy Transition that brought together an inspiring number of participants, 130 in the room, with many more following via Radio Maria’s livestream. This training was...
Laudato Si Movement Africa Team joins the Africa Just Transition Network 2025 Annual Meeting
Author: Mwenya Chitambala, Reagan Wafula From 22–24 July, LSM-Africa joined over 15 NGOs and CSOs in Johannesburg for the Africa Just Transition Network (AJTN) Annual Meeting, held under the theme “Beyond Coal, Beyond Oil & Gas, Towards a Just Transition.” The...
Chapters
- Creation Care is Health Care
on April 13, 2026April 22 at 7 pm on Zoom. An Earth Day Webinar. Use the QR code or this link to register: […]
- Christians and Climate Change Podcast Featuring Lorna Gold
on April 9, 2026What does it mean to care for creation as an expression of our faith? Dr. Samuel Shephard speaks with Lorna Gold, of the Laudato Si’ Movement, about Pope […]
- A Tree Grows at St. Bernard de Clairvaux
on April 2, 2026A few weeks ago we shared the picture of a bare tree at St. Bernard de Clairvaux in Bridgewater. When parishioners perform acts that care for creation by […]
- Laudato Si’ Movement Opens Registration for the 2026 Laudato Si’ Animators Training
on March 30, 2026Global online program equips Catholics and people of goodwill to lead local climate and ecological action inspired by faith The program responds to the urgent […]
- A Simple Life in Harmony with Creation
on March 13, 2026We warmly invite you to attend this retreat on May 16 sponsored by the Laudato Si’ Movement New Jersey Chapter. Please click on the title above to get all […]
- Manifesto of the Churches of the Global South for Our Common Home
on March 13, 2026🌿Churches from the Global South and Europe raise a clear voice for our common home. Catholic leaders from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Europe […]