Join us for this first video of our program "Guardians of the Earth." On Don Bosco's day, we invite the Don Bosco Green Alliance to talk about his legacy.

Religious leaders from different Christian denominations around the world joined together to participate in a prayer meeting to reflect on this year's theme, "Listen to the Voice of Creation."

Don't miss this! Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Brother Angel Cortez, OFM, joins the Laudato Si' Movement podcast to talk about his faith journey and why he felt called to become a Franciscan. “When I encountered [St.] Francis, as I mentioned, I started to explore more about him, his spirituality, what are the friars doing. And one thing that struck me the most is the simplicity of life, the radical expression of the Gospel. Being with the people, especially with the poor. And I think those are the things that made me excited to really respond to the call and develop my vocation.” Note: This podcast was recorded in November 2021. At the time, Brother Angel Cortez was serving as the vice director for the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Office in Rome. He is now serving as the Provincial Animator, Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office - Franciscan Province of San Pedro Bautista Philippines.

Laudato Si' Week will take place May 22-29 all over the world. We preview the incredible global celebration with Analisa Ramsahai, a member of the Laudato Si’ Movement Board of Directors. Analisa also dives into her faith journey, why she was on the path to becoming a religious sister, and her ecological conversion story.   “In my heart, I'm saying, 'Wow, I can't believe God made that. I cannot believe this is happening. It's so surreal. It's so majestic and marvelous that this is God's creation.' And this one little circle that started off as a dot, it's so much life-giving, there are so many symbols, that can relate to life itself.”   Analisa serves as the Regional Program Coordinator for the Franciscan Institute for Personal and Family Development, a ministry of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother (SSM), that serves three Caribbean islands: Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, and Saint Lucia.   More: Celebrating Season of Creation with the Franciscan Institute in the Caribbean   Laudato Si' Week   Laudato Si' Movement   Franciscan Institute for Personal and Family Development

Three incredible Laudato Si' Animators from across the world join this special Laudato Si' Dialogue and share what it means to be a Laudato Si' Animator, how Animators lead their communities, and how the free leadership development course changed their lives.  Featuring Simone Seym, USA; Sister Immaculate Tusingwire, Malawi; and Emanuela Chiang, Italy. Become a Laudato Si' Animator today by going to LaudatoSiAnimators.org.

Laudato Si' Animator and Columban Sister Kate Midgley didn't use to be so passionate about working against the climate crisis. (She's now protesting in front of the UK parliament for an end to fossil fuels.) In this Laudato Si' Movement podcast, Sister Kate shares her ecological conversion story, why she calls the climate crisis the "moral issue of our time," and how you and others can join her in taking action by becoming a Laudato Si' Animator. Learn more about Sister Kate: https://laudatosimovement.org/news/laudato-si-animators-praying-creation-cop26-en-news/ Become a Laudato Si' Animator today: LaudatoSiAnimators.org

On Saturday, 15 January 2022, Laudato Si' Movement turns seven years old. To celebrate this milestone for this movement, we're bringing you a podcast from the Philippines, where this movement has its roots. Father Tony Labiao of the Philippines joins the podcast to talk about his faith journey, how Pope Francis' Laudato Si' has motivated him and his country, and how the supertyphoons and typhoons in recent years have affected him. He also makes a plea to everyone out there, but especially those in wealthier countries, just weeks after yet another supertyphoon has tragically hit the Philippines. Last month, more than 400 people died in the Philippines from Typhoon Rai, the 15th and deadliest typhoon to strike the Southeast Asian nation in 2021. "I made a resolve in myself: we have to do something," Father Tony said after a 2009 storm devastated his country. Laudato Si' Movement: https://laudatosimovement.org/ More about Father Tony: https://philippines.licas.news/tag/father-antonio-labiao/

Merry Christmas from Laudato Si' Movement! In a special Christmas- and 2022-themed podcast, Lorna Gold, chair of Laudato Si' Movement Board, talks about the power of faiths in 2021, and we look ahead to what we can expect in 2022. Links mentioned: Pope Francis uniting faith leaders: https://laudatosimovement.org/2021/10/04/pope-francis-faith-leaders-sign-joint-appeal-before-un-climate-summit/ Faith Invest: https://www.faithinvest.org/who-we-are

What happened at COP26? Was it an incredible success or an abject failure? Laudato Si' Movement talks with four global experts on what happened and where we go from here. Guests Sister Marvie Misolas of the Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns is an NGO representative of the Maryknoll Sisters to the United Nations. She also serves on the Laudato Si’ Movement Global Membership Council. Yeb Saño is the executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia and vice chair for the Laudato Si’ Movement Board. He has been a delegate at past UN climate change conferences for the Philippines.  Sister Kate Midgley with the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban participated in COP26 and prayer vigils throughout Glasgow. Lindlyn Moma is the Advocacy Director for Laudato Si' Movement and also participated in COP26 in Glasgow. More about COP26: Catholics reflect on COP26 successes, disappointments

Bishop Martin Hayes is Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland, the coordinating bishop for Pope Francis' Laudato Si’ for the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, and a member of the Council for Justice & Peace of the Bishops’ Conference. He is attending the United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, and we spoke to him in Glasgow about his thoughts on the conference so far, what he's heard from developing countries in the various meetings he's attended, and why he feels compelled to act on Pope Francis' Laudato Si'. “I think Pope Francis always gives us a sense of what each on one of us as individuals can contribute and all of us holds out a sense of hope." More about Bishop Hayes attending COP26: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2021/10/28/39429/ More about Catholics at COP26: https://laudatosimovement.org/2021/11/07/laudato-si-movement-marches-for-climatejustice-at-cop26-in-glasgow-en-news/

Father Cornelius Ejiogu of St. Luke Roman Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., talks about how they're celebrating the Season of Creation, the annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for our common home. Father Ejiogu also talks about growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, how God called him to be a priest, and his love of rap music, including Coolio, The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. More about the Season of Creation here. More about St. Luke Roman Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.

Laudato Si' Animator Nicholas Collura of EcoPhilly in the U.S. reads his recently-published story titled, "I couldn't find any Catholic creation care efforts in my archdiocese. That gave me an idea." You can read his story at LaudatoSiMovement.org. Learn more about EcoPhilly at ecophilly.com.

Sister Judi Clemens of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur reads her moving tribute to Sister Dorothy Stang, who was murdered in 2005 while fighting for the Amazon and its people. Earlier this year, scientists discovered a new species of screech owl in the Amazon rainforest and named the new species after Sr. Dorothy Stang. Sr. Clemens wrote the tribute for Laudato Si' Movement. The story, as well as a video of Sr. Judi reading the story, can be found at https://laudatosimovement.org/. Laudato Si' Movement: https://laudatosimovement.org/ The expanded story of Sister Dorothy Stang: https://www.sndohio.org/sister-dorothy/expanded-story/ More about the new species: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/screech-owl-named-sr-dorothy-stang-tribute-symbolic-her-life

Laudato Si’ Movement and the countless other organizations leading creation care efforts around the world are part of a “renewal movement” taking place throughout the global Catholic Church, said Dr. Erin Lothes in the latest Laudato Si' Movement podcast. More about Dr. Lothes: https://www.steu.edu/academics/aas/theology More about Laudato Si' Movement: https://laudatosimovement.org/

When did Pope Francis write Laudato Si': 24 May or 18 June? We explore the two dates and why both are important to celebrate. Story: https://catholicclimatemovement.global/laudato-si-when-did-pope-francis-write-the-encyclical-en-news/

During a Laudato Si' Dialogue on divestment, energy, and fossil fuels, cardinals, Vatican priests, bishops, New York Times best-selling authors, and organizational leaders share how Catholics have a moral imperative to divest from fossil fuels, and how all of us are called to bring up divestment to Church leaders everywhere. More on Laudato Si' Week 2021: LaudatoSiWeek.org. Speakers Rev. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam, Head of the Vatican's Ecology and Creation Office Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) Bill McKibben, New York Times best-selling author and co-founder of 350.org Reabetswe Tloubatla, Denis Hurley Peace Institute/SACBC Clare Fussell, Environmental Officer at the Diocese of Bristol, England Bishop Brendan Leahy, Diocese of Limerick, Ireland

Pope Francis invites all Catholics to participate in Laudato Si' Week 2021, the crowning event of the Laudato Si' Special Anniversary Year to take place 16-25 May. Tomás Insua, co-founder and executive director of the Global Catholic Climate Movement, and Anna Wagner, GCCM's director of network engagement, join the podcast to talk about all things Laudato Si' Week 2021 and how you can bring the celebration to your community by organizing an event. For more information, go to LaudatoSiWeek.org. Laudato Si’ Week 2021 is sponsored by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and facilitated by the Global Catholic Climate Movement in collaboration with RENOVA+, Caritas Internationalis, CIDSE, International Union Superiors General, Union of Superiors General,  Society of Jesus, the General office for justice, peace and integrity of creation from the Order from the Franciscan Friars, and in partnership with dozens of Catholic partners.

Kayla Jacobs is the Director of Programs for Laudato Si' Ministries in Joliet, Illinois, USA. In 2019, the Diocese of Joliet became the first in the U.S. to establish such a ministry. Jacobs talks about how the change has amplified her work, what it took to create such a ministry, and why every diocese in the world should strive to transform their community with Laudato Si' Ministries. More from GCCM: https://catholicclimatemovement.global/updates From Diocese of Joliet: https://laudatosidoj.com/

Decades ago, Dr. Louk Andrianos didn’t picture himself serving as a consultant on the Care for Creation, Sustainability and Climate Justice for the World Council of Churches, a key Season of Creation partner. But the Season of Creation Steering Committee member has found a way to blend both his faith and the sciences to help Christians around the world care for creation. In the podcast, Dr. Andrianos talks about how he feels God is calling him to do this work, how faith and science can work well together, and why he's particularly excited about this year's ecumenical Season of Creation, the annual celebration of prayer and action for our common home. Season of Creation: seasonofcreation.org