Laudato Si'

Laudato Si’ Week, the weeklong event marking the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation care, will feature a series of global celebrations and the first-ever public sneak peek of The Invitation, a new film featuring Pope Francis.

Hundreds of thousands of Catholics will unite from May 22-29 to celebrate the progress made in bringing Laudato Si’ to life and intensify their efforts through the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform. The new tool is empowering Catholic institutions, communities, and families to fully implement Laudato Si’. Click on the photo below to download the Archdiocese's guide for Laudato Si' Week.

Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si’ – On Care for our Common Home, stated “an awareness of the gravity of today’s cultural and ecological crisis must be translated into new habits…to profound interior conversion.”  

The encyclical also points the way to directions that can help make a difference, bringing hope to those in need and to our children and future generations.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (CCCB) 2017 document entitled Living Out Laudato Si’: A Commentary and Practical Resource for Canadian Catholics may be a useful resource to assist in further reflections on the significance of Laudato Si’ during this special year. The document is organized into six chapters, each based on one of the six chapters of the encyclical, and concludes with a series of reflection questions and resources for action, organized under the headings See, Learn, Pray, Act.