On October 4, 2021, the Vatican will organize a “first-of-its-kind collaboration between multiple faith leaders across all major religions.” The goal for this “unprecedented” meeting is to “build momentum” in preparation for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, which is scheduled to take place from November 1 to 12. Religious […]

For the first time in history, the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion have jointly warned of the urgency of “environmental sustainability” and the need for “global cooperation.” On September 7, 2021, Reuters News published the following “unprecedented joint appeal” by the “churches” to political leaders telling […]

On August 18, 2021, the St. Francis Day Foundation announced the creation of a new organization in Rome led by Pope Francis and American philanthropist and businessman Steve Menzies. More than $50 million has been pledged and more is expected to be raised to support the implementation of Laudato Si’ “mandates” to solve the world’s […]

From July 13-15, 2021, Roman Catholics held their second conference entitled “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church.” This conference called on the Catholic Church in the United States to take a “fuller-throated response” to Pope Francis’ climate change encyclical Laudato Si’. [1] It was also announced during this event that campaigns would be launched […]