Earth Day: An urgent call to protect God’s creation

Through his encyclical Laudato si, written ten years ago, Pope Francis has made the ecological question a spiritual and humanist issue. In Alsace, this social and responsible ecology is gradually spreading in the communities.

Published just ten years ago, Pope Francis' famous encyclical "Laudato si'" emphasized how much social justice and climate justice are linked.

Earth Day: An urgent call to protect God’s creation

Earth Day (April 22) is an excellent reminder for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’ famous environmental encyclical letter “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home”. Citing Francis of Assisi – patron saint of ecology – Pope Francis writes... The post Earth Day: An urgent call to protect God’s creation appeared first on Where Peter Is.

Earth Day: Protect the Wild

Earth Day April 22nd has been set aside every year to create awareness of the growing need to preserve and protect Earth's natural resources. Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated worldwide. Denis Hayes, a 25-year-old student at Harvard Kennedy School in 1969  dropped out after a semester to become a principal organizer of a…