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With blessed water as a gift and strong commitments made, Raising Hope concluded
The block of ice that accompanied the conference and was blessed by Pope Leo XIV slowly melted over the three days. As a result, participants collected blessed water to take home to their communities around the world. Around 1,000 participants from 80 countries...
Reflection in the Borgo Laudato Si’, debate and deep exchanges during the second day of Raising Hope
The Raising Hope Conference continued with panel discussions: “Before the cry of the peripheries, of the forgotten, and the groaning of the Earth, mercy is a cry for justice,” affirmed Cardinal Spengler. The Borgo Laudato Si’, recently inaugurated by Leo XIV, was the...
Pope Leo XIV opens the Raising Hope Conference: What remains to be done after Laudato Si’?
A block of glacial ice from Greenland took center stage at the opening of the Raising Hope Conference, where Pope Leo XIV urged those present to “return to the heart,” for only there can a true ecological conversion take place. “God will ask us if we have cultivated...
The Holy See presents a global conference on the climate crisis and social justice
Pope Leo XIV will open the international Raising Hope Conference in Castel Gandolfo. At today’s press conference in the Holy See Press Office, key voices including Lorna Gold, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cardinal Jaime Spengler, Minister Maina Talia, and Undersecretary...
Press release: Global Encounter Marks Pivotal Moment for the Future of the Laudato Si’ Movement
On Saturday, July 19, the Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM) will host the Global Online Encounter, a historic gathering that marks the culmination of an 18-month global listening journey. This virtual event will bring together over 1,000 participants from more than 80...


















