2015 Laudato Si’ Articles

The Rabbi Who Became an Environment Minister and Calls the Pope His 'Rav'
By Cecilia Blasbalg
Haaretz Daily Newspaper
December 29, 2015
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/.premium-1.694366

A young Catholic from Kenya reflects on the Pope's African visit
By Allen Ottaro
The Catholic World Report
December 28, 2015
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/4466/a_young_catholic_from_kenya_reflects_on_the_popes_african_visit.aspx

The ecological justice work of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary at West Lake landfill — and beyond
By Kelly Moffitt
St. Louis Public Radio
December 22, 2015
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/ecological-justice-work-franciscan-sisters-mary-west-lake-landfill-and-beyond

Praise and plaudits from the best of COP21
By Donna Schaper
National Catholic Reporter
December 22, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/praise-and-plaudits-best-cop21

On care for our common home
By Phyllis Zagano
National Catholic Reporter
December 16, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/just-catholic/care-our-common-home

WCC leader says faith groups must follow up on climate deal
Vatican Radio
December 16, 2015
http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/12/16/wcc_leader_says_faith_groups_must_follow_up_on_climate_deal/1194830

Scientists enlist the big gun to get climate action: Faith
By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
The Daily Mail
December 6, 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3348252/Scientists-enlist-big-gun-climate-action-Faith.html

What does your faith say about how we treat the environment?
By Kelsey Dallas
Deseret News National
December 1, 2015
https://www.deseret.com/2015/12/1/20577869/what-does-your-faith-say-about-how-we-treat-the-environment

Integrating Ecology and Justice: The New Papal Encyclical
By Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
Solutions
Volume 6, Issue 4, pp. 38-43
November 28, 2015
http://thesolutionsjournal.com/node/237383

Catholics waking up to perils of climate change
By Michael Swan
The Catholic Register
November 22, 2015
http://www.catholicregister.org/home/international/item/21314-catholics-waking-up-to-perils-of-climate-change

Taking Pope Francis to the classroom
By Cathal Barry
Irish Catholic
November 19, 2015
http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/taking-pope-francis-classroom

Catholic Multicultural Center puts pope's encyclical into action
By Laura Green
Catholic Herald
November 19, 2015
http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/news/around-diocese/6015-cmc.html

Christians set out on climate 'pilgrimage' from London to Paris
By Emma Howard
The Guardian
November 13, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/13/christians-set-out-on-climate-pilgrimage-from-london-to-paris

Concern for Earth must be priority, cardinal from Ghana tells central Ohioans
By JoAnne Viviano
The Columbus Dispatch
November 3, 2015
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/11/02/Cardinal-takes-on-environmental-issues.html

The Francis Effect: How Pope Francis changed the conversation about global warming
By the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication
November 2015
http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/The_Francis_Effect.pdf

The Francis Effect
Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
November 2015
http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/article/the-francis-effect/

The Blessing of the Bikes
Yale Climate Connections
October 27, 2015
http://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2015/10/the-blessing-of-the-bikes/

World's bishops appeal to COP 21 delegates for 'just and legally binding' climate deal
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
October 26, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/worlds-bishops-appeal-cop-21-delegates-just-and-legally-binding-climate-deal

Catholic Church Leaders Issue Appeal on Climate Change
By Elisabetta Povoledo
New York Times
October 26, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/world/europe/catholic-church-leaders-issue-appeal-on-climate-change.html?_r=0

Jane Goodall at Parliament: Pope Francis gives me hope on environment
By Anne Marie Hankins
Religion News Service
October 19, 2015
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/10/19/jane-goodall-parliament-pope-francis-gives-hope-environment/

Can the pope bridge the climate divide?
By Elizabeth Shogren
High Country News
October 12, 2015
https://www.hcn.org/issues/47.17/can-the-pope-bridge-the-climate-divide

Laudato Si’ panel event encourages hope amidst ecological challenges
By Andrea Simmonds and C. Mark Batten
Wake Forest University
October 8, 2015
http://divinity.wfu.edu/2015/10/laudato-si-panel-event-encourages-hope-amidst-ecological-challenges/How Pope Francis helped awaken a deep religious tradition for care for the environment
By Mark Stoll
Huffington Post
September 25, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/09/24/how-pope-francis-helped-awaken-a-deep-religious-tradition-for-care-for-the-environment/

Faith in clean energy
By Tom Steyer and Sister Simone Campbell
The Hill
September 24, 2015
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/254683-faith-in-clean-energy

Pope Francis on Climate Change: Some Questions
By Roger S. Gottlieb
Huffington Post
September 24, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-s-gottlieb/pope-francis-on-climate-change-some-questions_b_8190112.html

Laudato Si’ Reflection Resource is here!
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ
Ecospirituality Resources
September 22, 2015
http://ecospiritualityresources.com/2015/09/22/

The Lutheran Study Guide to Pope Francis' letter on climate change is now available!
Hudson Valley Cooperative: A Food, Faith, and Community Project
September 2015
https://fore.yale.edu/files/lutheran_climate_change_study.pdf

Rabbis Honor Pope's Climate Message With Yom Kippur Service In DC
By Antonia Blumberg
Huffington Post
September 22, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rabbis-honor-popes-climate-message-with-yom-kippur-service-in-dc_56019959e4b08820d91a5e78?0g722o6r

Yom Kippur at the Lincoln Memorial
Washington Peace Center
September 21, 2015
http://washingtonpeacecenter.org/node/15813

Amid pope’s visit, Jews are incorporating his teachings into Yom Kippur traditions
By Perry Stein
Washington Post
September 18, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/09/18/amid-popes-visit-jews-are-incorporating-his-teachings-into-yom-kippur-traditions/

The Pope: Not just for Catholics anymore
By Jessica Ravitz
CNN
September 15, 2015
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/13/us/pope-francis-non-catholic-flock/

What Pope Francis Should Say In His Upcoming UN Address
Yale Environment 360
September 15, 2015
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/what_pope_francis_should_say_in_his_upcoming_un_address/2910/

A Lot of American Catholics Have Never Heard of Pope Francis' Most Important New Message
But his visit to the United States could change all that.
By James West
Mother Jones
September 1, 2015
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/08/pope-francis-climate-american-polls

Obama to seek unity with Pope Francis on many issues
The Indian Panorama
August 28, 2015
http://www.theindianpanorama.com/united-states-america/us-news/obama-to-seek-unity-with-pope-francis-on-many-issues-45917.html

Why Social Conditions Matter to the Pope
By Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Rev. Jesse Jackson
Huffington Post
August 27, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grace-jisun-kim/why-social-conditions-mat_b_8049398.html

The Islamic Climate Change Declaration Could Be More Effective Than Pope Francis's Encyclical
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
New Republic
August 19, 2015
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122575/islamic-climate-change-declaration-more-effective-encyclical

The Pope and the Planet
By Bill McKibben
New York Review of Books
August 13, 2015
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/aug/13/pope-and-planet/

Pope Francis’ Appeal for the Future
By Daniel C. Maguire
Consortium News
August 12, 2015
https://consortiumnews.com/2015/08/12/pope-francis-appeal-for-the-future/

The Peronist Roots of Pope Francis’ Politic
By Uki Goñi
New York Times
August 12, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/opinion/uki-goni-peronist-roots-of-pope-francis-politics.html

Pope Francis announces World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
Vatican Radio
August 10, 2015
http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-announces-world-day-of-prayer-for-the

Theologian Leonardo Boff compares the Earth Charter and the Pope's Encyclical
Earth Charter International
August 4, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1171/1/Theologian-Leonardo-Boff-compares-the-Earth-Charter-and-the-Popes-Encyclical/Page1.html

Among Republicans, Catholics More Likely to Believe that Global Warming is Happening and Support Policies to Reduce It
By Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Summer 2015
http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/article/republican-catholics-more-likely-to-be-concerned-about-global-warming

Integrating Ecology and Justice: The New Papal Encyclical
By Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
Solutions
July-August 2015
http://fore.yale.edu/files/Tucker_Grim_Integrating_Ecology_and_Justice.pdf

Praise Be!
By Rachel Findley and Shelley Tanenbaum
BeFriending Creation, Newsletter of Quaker Earthcare Witness
July-August 2015
http://www.quakerearthcare.org/sites/quakerearthcare.org/files/bfc/bfc2804_0.pdf

Pope Francis on Animal Liberation
By Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias
Millennium Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere
July 28, 2015
http://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/pope-francis-on-animal-liberation/

Pope is not alone as people of faith take up environmental cause
By Mary Evelyn Tucker
South China Morning Post
July 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1840918/pope-not-alone-people-faith-take-environmental-cause

The system is intolerable: the change we need is in our hands
By Pope Francis
The Ecologist
July 18, 2015
http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2949432/the_system_is_intolerable_the_change_we_need_is_in_our_hands.html

The Emerging Phenomenon Of Religious Environmentalism
By Mary Evelyn Tucker
Outlook
July 15, 2015
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-emerging-phenomenon-of-religious-environmentalism/294843

Our Common Home: Climate Change Brings Moral Change
By Mary Evelyn Tucker
YaleGlobal
July 14, 2015
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/our-common-home-climate-change-brings-moral-change

A Radical Vatican?
By Naomi Klein
The New Yorker
July 10, 2015
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-visit-to-the-vatican

An Ode To Climate Trolls (interview with Mary Evelyn Tucker)
Green Majority Radio
July 10, 2015
https://greenmajoritymedia.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/459-an-ode-to-climate-trolls/

In Bolivia, Pope Francis Apologizes for Church’s ‘Grave Sins’
By Jim Yardley and William Neuman
New York Times
July 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/world/americas/pope-francis-bolivia-catholic-church-apology.html

From Pope Francis to Green Muslims, faith groups steadfast in push for clean energy
By Kari Lydersen
Midwest Energy News
July 9, 2015
http://midwestenergynews.com/2015/07/09/from-pope-francis-to-green-muslims-faith-groups-steadfast-in-push-for-clean-energy/

Pope Francis, in Ecuador, Calls for More Protection of Rain Forest and Its People
By Jim Yardley
New York Times
July 7, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/08/world/americas/pope-francis-in-ecuador-calls-for-more-protection-of-rain-forest-and-its-people.html

Laudato Si' - A story of right relationships
By Patricia Siemen
Global Sisters Report – Capital E: Earth
July 7, 2015
http://globalsistersreport.org/column/capital-e-earth/environment/laudato-si-story-right-relationships-27731

Encyclical Climate Action Kit
Catholic Climate Covenant and Interfaith Power & Light
July 7, 2015
http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15418

Papal encyclical calls for renewed cooperation of science and ethics
By Mary Evelyn Tucker
Ecological Society of America
July 6, 2015
http://www.esa.org/esablog/guest-posts/papal-encyclical-calls-for-renewed-cooperation-of-science-and-ethics/

An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Laudato Si: A Personal Response, An Ecumenical Reflection
By John Chryssavgis
First Things
July 6, 2015
http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2015/07/pope-franciss-laudato-si

8 Ways Pope Francis Is Changing the Direction of the Catholic Church
New York Times
July 6, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/13/world/europe/francis-the-activist-pope.html?_r=0

A Revolutionary Pope Calls for Rethinking the Outdated Criteria That Rule the World
By Ellen Brown
Common Dreams
July 6, 2015
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/07/04/revolutionary-pope-calls-rethinking-outdated-criteria-rule-world

Shifting the Climate Debate Onto Sacred Ground
By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Huffington Post
July 2, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/llewellyn-vaughanlee/shifting-the-climate-deba_b_7706148.html

Pope Francis’ LAUDATO SI and the New Consciousness
By Mike Bell
Deep Time Journey
July 1, 2015
http://www.deeptimejourney.org/resource/pope-francis-laudato-si-and-the-new-consciousness/

Laudato Si’: A political reading
By Robert Manne
The Monthly
July 1, 2015
http://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/robert-manne/2015/01/2015/1435708320/laudato-si-political-reading

People and planet first: the imperative to change course
Vatican Information Service
July 1, 2015
http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2015/07/people-and-planet-first-imperative-to.html

Pope Francis’ Encyclical Climate Action Kit
By Interfaith Power & Light and Catholic Climate Covenant
July 2015
http://www.interfaithpowerandlight.org/resources/pope-francis-encyclical-preview-and-resources/

Clergy and People of Faith Arrested in Civil Disobedience Blockade at Crestwood Midstream
By Sandra Steingraber
We Are Seneca Lake
June 30, 2015
http://www.wearesenecalake.com/faith-arrests/

The Earth Charter in 2015
Address by Steven C. Rockefeller
Earth Charter+15
June 29, 2015
http://www.earthchartervrienden.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Earth-Charter-in-2015-7-6-2015-2.pdf

What ‘Laudato Si’ Means for Malawi
By Alex Muyebe, S.J., and Peter Henriot, S.J.
Irish Missionary Union
June 29, 2015
http://www.imu.ie/what-laudato-si-means-for-malawi/

ESA commends Pope Francis for encyclical on the environment
By Monica G. Turner, David W. Inouye, and Jill S. Baron
Ecological Society of America
June 29, 2015
http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-the-news/esa-commends-pope-francis-for-encyclical-on-the-environment/

Pope Francis’s environmental message brings thousands on to streets in Rome
By Rosie Scammell
The Guardian
June 28, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/28/pope-francis-environment-rome-naomi-klein-climate-change

Climate Marchers Gather to Show Rousing Support for Pope
By Elisabetta Povoledo
New York Times
June 28, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/world/europe/climate-marchers-gather-to-show-rousing-support-for-pope.html

Dalai Lama tells Glastonbury of the need to speak out on climate change
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Josh Halliday
June 28, 2015
The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/28/dalai-lama-glastonbury-verdict-isis-unthinkable

The Pope's Ecological Vow
By Paul Vallely
New York Times
June 28, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/opinion/the-popes-ecological-vow.html

Love Conquers Hate, Amazing Grace
By Dana Beach
Coastal Conservation League
June 27, 2015
http://fore.yale.edu/news/item/love-conquers-hate-amazing-grace/

Mary Evelyn Tucker: Climate Change Brings Moral Change
Earth Charter International
June 25, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1157/1/Mary-Evelyn-Tucker-Climate-Change-Brings-Moral-Change/Page1.html

Steven Rockefeller on Laudato Si' and the Earth Charter
Earth Charter International
June 25, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1161/1/Steven-Rockefeller-on-Laudato-Si-and-the-Earth-Charter/Page1.html

Elizabeth May: Why Pope Francis’s statement is important
Earth Charter International
June 24, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1152/1/Elizabeth-May-Why-Pope-Franciss-statement-is-important/Page1.html

Religions for Peace New Faiths for Earth Campaign
Religions for Peace International
June 24, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_3EuybS9Mk

Next Steps: After Pope Francis
Catholic Climate Covenant
June 25, 2015
http://fore.yale.edu/news/item/next-steps-after-pope-francis/

The Encyclical Laudato Si' and the Earth Charter
Earth Charter International
June 25, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1148/1/The-Encyclical-Laudato-Si-and-the-Earth-Charter/Page1.html

Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp comments on the Pope’s Encyclical
Earth Charter International
June 25, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1159/1/Rabbi-Awraham-Soetendorp-comments-on-the-Popes-Encyclical/Page1.html

Laudato Si’: An encyclical of re-membering
By Margaret Galiardi
Global Sisters Report – Capital E: Earth
June 24, 2015
http://globalsistersreport.org/column/capital-e-earth/environment/laudato-si%E2%80%99-encyclical-re-membering-27271

Thoughts on Pope Francis’ Laudato Si
By Herman Daly
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
June 23, 2015
http://www.steadystate.org/thoughts-on-pope-francis-laudato-si/

Don’t go back to sleep
By Joan Brown
Global Sisters Report – Capital E: Earth
June 23, 2015
http://globalsistersreport.org/column/capital-e-earth/environment/don%E2%80%99t-go-back-sleep-27196

Laudato Si’ – Becoming Painfully Aware
By Chris Crews
State of Formation
June 23, 2015
http://www.stateofformation.org/2015/06/laudato-si-becoming-painfully-aware/

Laudato Si’ — The Ecological Ethics and Systemic Thought of Pope Francis
By Fritjof Capra
FritjofCapra.net
June 22, 2015
http://www.fritjofcapra.net/laudato-si-the-ecological-ethics-and-systemic-thought-of-pope-francis/

Ruud Lubbers comment on Laudato Si’
By Ruud Lubbers
Earth Charter International
June 22, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1156/1/Ruud-Lubbers-comment-on-Laudato-Si/Page1.html

Pope Francis's important ecology lesson
By Stephen Bede Scharper
Toronto Star
June 21, 2015
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/06/21/pope-franciss-important-ecology-lesson.html

The pope’s effect on politics
By Barrie Dunsmore
Rutland Herald
June 21, 2015
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20150621/OPINION06/706219971

Tell Us How Your Church Addressed the Pope’s Encyclical
New York Times
June 21, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/world/europe/tell-us-how-your-church-addressed-the-popes-encyclical.html

For Faithful, Social Justice Goals Demand Action on Environment
By Justin Gillis
New York Times
June 20, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/science/earth/for-faithful-social-justice-goals-demand-action-on-environment.html

Francis' Momentous Encyclical: On Care for Our Common Home
By Dave Pruett
Huffington Post
June 19, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-pruett/francis-momentous-encycli_b_7620554.html

Pope Francis' Encyclical: Hearing the Cry of the Earth
By Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Huffington Post
June 19, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/llewellyn-vaughanlee/pope-francis-encyclical-hearing-the-cry-of-the-earth_b_7619794.html

Falling in Love With the Earth: Francis’ Faithful Ecology
By Jacob J. Erickson
Religion Dispatches
June 19, 2015
http://religiondispatches.org/falling-in-love-with-the-earth-francis-faithful-ecology/

Ridiculous” to tell pope to butt out of climate change debate
By Douglas Todd
The Vancouver Sun
June 19, 2015
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2015/06/19/ridiculous-to-tell-pope-to-butt-out-of-climate-change-debate/

Metropolitan John Zizioulas: Laudato Si' give Orthodox “great joy”
Vatican Radio
June 18, 2015
http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/06/18/metropolitan_john_zizioulas_laudato_si_give_orthodox_grea/1152356

Papal Encyclical Heartens Proponents of Fossil-Fuel Divestment
By John Schwartz
New York Times
June 18, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/science/earth/papal-encyclical-heartens-proponents-of-fossil-fuel-divestment.html

The Magna Carta of integral ecology: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the poor
By Leonardo Boff
Earth Charter International
June 18, 2015
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1149/1/Article-by-Leonardo-Boff-on-the-Popes-Encyclical/Page1.html

Pope Francis and Integral Ecology
By Sam Mickey
Becoming Integral
June 18, 2015
http://becomingintegral.com/2015/06/18/pope-francis-and-integral-ecology/

Laudato Si' and Water: The Vatican's Encyclical Letter and Global Water Challenges
By Peter H. Gleick, President, Pacific Institute
Huffington Post
June 18, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/laudato-si-and-water-the_b_7611994.html

Pope Francis' Encyclical: Clean Energy and the Moral Case for Climate Solutions
By Gabe Elsner, Executive Director, Energy and Policy Institute
Huffington Post
June 18, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabe-elsner/pope-francis-encyclical-c_b_7613666.html

ELCA issues statement on Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
June 18, 2015
http://elca.org/News-and-Events/7752

The Guardian view on Laudato Si’: Pope Francis calls for a cultural revolution
Editorial
The Guardian
June 18, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/18/guardian-view-on-laudato-si-pope-francis-cultural-revolution

Why Pope Francis' encyclical matters
By Thomas Reese
National Catholic Reporter
June 18, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/faith-and-justice/why-pope-francis-encyclical-matters

Pope Francis sounds the alarm on the environment and he wants everyone to listen
By Matthew Bell
PRI's The World
June 18, 2015
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-06-18/pope-francis-sounds-alarm-environment-and-he-wants-everyone-listen

Pope Francis: The Cry of the Earth
By Bill McKibben
The New York Review of Books
June 18, 2015
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/jun/18/pope-francis-encyclical-cry-of-earth/

Top Ten Takeaways from 'Laudato Si''
By James Martin, S.J.
America Magazine
June 18, 2015
http://americamagazine.org/issue/top-ten-takeaways-laudato-si

Anglican environmental network chair welcomes Papal climate encyclical
Anglican Communion News Service
June 18, 2015
http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2015/06/anglican-environmental-network-chair-welcomes-papal-climate-encyclical.aspx

Church of England Welcomes Climate Encyclical
Church of England
June 18, 2015
https://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2015/06/church-of-england-welcomes-climate-encyclical.aspx

Operation Noah welcomes 'timely' climate encyclical
Independent Catholic News
June 18, 2015
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=27727

How to Read Pope Francis on the Environment
Interviewee: Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
Interviewer: Robert McMahon
Council on Foreign Relations
June 18, 2015
http://www.cfr.org/holy-seevatican/read-pope-francis-environment/p36665

Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change
By Jim Yardley and Laurie Goodstein
New York Times
June 18, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/world/europe/pope-francis-in-sweeping-encyclical-calls-for-swift-action-on-climate-change.html?_r=1

What you need to know about Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical
By Christiana Z. Peppard
Washington Post
June 18, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/18/what-you-need-to-know-about-pope-franciss-environmental-encyclical/?postshare=1741434636005944

Pope Francis is actually bringing America’s environmentalism movement to its religious and moral roots
By Mark Stoll
Washington Post
June 17, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/17/pope-francis-is-actually-bringing-americas-environmentalism-movement-to-its-religious-and-moral-roots/

How Pope encyclical could affect more than just Catholics
By Kelsey Dallas
Desert News National
June 17, 2015
http://national.deseretnews.com/article/4871/how-pope-encyclical-could-affect-more-than-just-catholics.html

Pope Calls for Moral Campaign on Climate Crisis
By Kieran Cooke
Climate News Network
June 17, 2015
http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/pope-calls-for-moral-campaign-on-climate-crisis/

Will Pope's Much-Anticipated Encyclical Be A Clarion Call On Climate Change?
By Sylvia Poggioli
NPR
June 16, 2015
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/06/16/414666357/popes-missive-on-environment-poverty-could-affect-habits-of-millions

Pope Francis warns of destruction of world's ecosystem in leaked encyclical
By Stephanie Kirchgaessner and John Hooper in Rome
The Guardian
June 15, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/15/pope-francis-destruction-ecosystem-leaked-encyclical

Protecting the Whole of Creation”
A service that the Bishop of Rome is called to carry out
La Civiltà Cattolica 2015 II 537-551 | 3960
http://www.laciviltacattolica.it/articoli_download/extra/Editorial-ENG.pdf

Pope Francis' encyclical: PIK-scientists to speak in the Vatican and in Berlin
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
June 12, 2015
https://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/in-short/pope-francis-encyclical-pik-scientists-to-speak-in-the-vatican-and-in-berlin?set_language=en

Torah, Pope Francis, & Crisis Inspire 300+ Rabbis to Call for Climate Action
Religion News Service
June 10, 2015
https://theshalomcenter.org/torah-pope-crisis-inspire-300-rabbis-call-vigorous-climate-action

Climate encyclical expected to send strong moral message to the world
By Barbara Fraser
National Catholic Reporter
June 8, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/climate-encyclical-expected-send-strong-moral-message-world

5 Reasons Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment Matters
By Reynard Loki
AlterNet
June 7, 2015
http://www.alternet.org/environment/5-reasons-pope-franciss-encyclical-environment-matters

About Pope Francis’ Encyclical, “Laudato sii”
By Terri MacKenzie
Ecospirituality Resources
June 5, 2015
http://ecospiritualityresources.com/2015/06/05/popes-encyclical-laudato-sii/

All children deserve a healthy climate
By Mitchell C. Hescox
National Catholic Reporter
June 3, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/all-children-deserve-healthy-climate

Cultivating and Caring for Creation,” 12 new on-line videos and study guides in anticipation of Pope Francis’ coming encyclical, “Praised Be,” on the environment
Green Spirit Television
June 2, 2015
http://fore.yale.edu/files/Cultivating_and_Caring_for_Creation.pdf

World View of Global Warming: The Photographic Documentation of Climate Change
By Gary Braasch
World View of Global Warming
June 2015
http://worldviewofglobalwarming.org/

The COEJL Guide to Jewish-Catholic Dialogue and the Environment
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)
Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)
June 2015
http://multi.jewishpublicaffairs.org/coejl/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/Enyclical-Guide-6.22.2015.pdf

Theology, Ecology, and the Word: Notes from Halki Summit
By George Handley
Home Waters
June 2015
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/homewaters/2015/06/theology-ecology-and-the-word-notes-from-halki-summit-i.html
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/homewaters/2015/06/theology-ecology-and-the-word-notes-from-halki-summit-part-ii.html
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/homewaters/2015/06/theology-ecology-and-the-world-notes-from-halki-summit-part-iii.html

Pope Francis’ climate change encyclical expected to make global impact
By Ed Stannard
New Haven Register
May 30, 2015
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150530/pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical-expected-to-make-global-impact

Pope Francis' Integral Ecology
By Dave Pruett
Huffington Post
May 28, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-pruett/pope-francis-integral-eco_b_7460058.html

Awaiting ecology encyclical, Catholic groups prepare for pope’s message
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
May 27, 2015
http://cnstopstories.com/2015/05/27/awaiting-ecology-encyclical-catholic-groups-prepare-for-popes-message/

Encyclical on environment sparks hope among academics, activists
By Thomas Reese
National Catholic Reporter
May 26, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/encyclical-environment-sparks-hope-among-academics-activists

Catholics organize to promote pope's climate change message
USA Today
May 25, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/24/catholics-sierra-club-pope-francis-climate-change/27896225/

Catholics prepare for pope's climate stance
By Rachel Zoll, Associated Press
The Columbian
May 23, 2015
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/may/23/catholics-prepare-for-popes-climate-stance/

The Catholic Case for Tackling Climate Change
By Stephen Seufert
The Huffington Post
May 21, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-seufert/the-catholic-case-for-tackling-climate-change-_b_7363650.html

Nuclear weapons: the greatest threat to the environment
By Thomas C. Fox
National Catholic Reporter
May 20, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/nuclear-weapons-greatest-threat-environment

Pope Francis endorses climate action petition
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
May 15, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/pope-francis-endorses-climate-action-petition

How will the world react to Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change?
By Neil Thorns
The Guardian
May 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/14/how-will-the-world-react-to-pope-franciss-encyclical-on-climate-change

Key advisor blasts US criticism to pope’s environmental stance
By Inés San Martín, Vatican correspondent
Crux
May 12, 2015
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/05/12/key-advisor-blasts-us-blowback-to-popes-environmental-stance/

Pope says environmental sinners will face God's judgment for world hunger
AFP in Vatican City
The Guardian
May 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/12/pope-environmental-sinners-will-face-god-judgment

A papal statement on climate change could lead to greener Britain
By Soli Salgado
National Catholic Reporter
May 8, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/papal-statement-climate-change-could-lead-greener-britain

Pope Francis: ‘If We Destroy Creation, Creation Will Destroy Us’
By Kieran Cooke
EcoWatch
May 6, 2015
https://ecowatch.com/2015/05/06/pope-francis-moral-dimensions-climate-change/

Blessed Are the Climate Advocates
By Michael Shank
May 1, 2015
Slate
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2015/05/pope_francis_ban_ki_moon_climate_change_talks_renewed_faith_from_vatican.html

Pope Francis Unlikely to Sway Catholic Republicans on Climate Change
By Katherine Bagley
InsideClimate News
May 1, 2015
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/01052015/pope-francis-unlikely-sway-catholic-republicans-climate-change

Pope Francis has given the climate movement just what it needed — faith
By Chris Mooney
Washington Post
April 30, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/04/30/pope-francis-has-given-the-climate-movement-just-what-it-needed-faith/

Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Global Warming
By Henry Auer
Global Warming Blog
April 30, 2015
http://warmgloblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/pope-francis-encyclical-on-global.html

Climate Change and the Common Good: A Statement of the Problem and the Demand for Transformative Solutions
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
April 29, 2015
http://www.casinapioiv.va/content/dam/accademia/pdf/protect/climate_change_common_good.pdf

Declaration of Religious Leaders, Political Leaders, Business Leaders, Scientists and Development Practitioners
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
April 28, 2015
http://www.casinapioiv.va/content/dam/accademia/pdf/protect/declaration.pdf

Vatican presses politicians on climate change
By Roger Harrabin, BBC environment analyst
BBC
April 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32487874

Pope Francis Steps Up Campaign on Climate Change, to Conservatives’ Alarm
By Coral Davenport and Laurie Goodstein
New York Times
April 27, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/europe/pope-francis-steps-up-campaign-on-climate-change-to-conservatives-alarm.html?emc=eta1&_r=1

Pope Francis poised to weigh in on climate change with major document
By Michelle Boorstein
Washington Post
April 27, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pope-francis-poised-to-weigh-in-on-climate-change-with-major-document/2015/04/27/d5c268b2-df81-11e4-a500-1c5bb1d8ff6a_story.html

Panel contemplates why the papal encyclical on the environment will matter
By Jamie Manson
April 15, 2015
National Catholic Reporter
http://ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/panel-contemplates-why-papal-encyclical-environment-will-matter

Pope Francis throws the weight of his office behind tackling climate change
By David Gibson
Religion News Service
April 15, 2015
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/15/pope-francis-throws-weight-office-behind-tackling-climate-change/

Catholics prep for Pope Francis to tackle climate in upcoming encyclical
By Marianne Lavelle
The Daily Climate
April 2, 2015
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/03/pope-encyclical-climate-change-green-religion

The Greening of Pope Francis
By Charles J. Reid, Jr.
The Huffington Post
March 31, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-j-reid-jr/the-greening-of-pope-fran_b_6971366.html

Papal ecology: Protecting all God's creatures, respecting God's plan
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
March 26, 2015
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1501313.htm

Pope: Future of humanity depends on protecting, sharing water
By Carol Glatz
National Catholic Reporter
March 23, 2015

Pope puts climate heat on GOP
By Tom Krattenmaker
USA Today
March 23, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/03/22/pope-climate-change-gop-column/25192839/

Cardinal hints at main themes in Pope’s climate change encyclical
By Ed King
Climate Home News
March 12, 2015

Pope Francis and the Environment: Yale Examines Historic Climate Encyclical
By Kevin Dennehy
Yale School Forestry & Environmental Studies
March 11, 2015
https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/pope-francis-and-the-environment-why-his-new-climate-encyclical-matters

Hispanics Lead U.S. Catholics on Climate Change
By Katie Rose Quandt
Commonweal
March 11, 2015
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/hispanics-lead-us-catholics-climate-change

Turkson talks papal encyclical, 'integral ecology' at Irish lecture
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
March 10, 2015

The Environment’s Pope
By John L. Allen Jr.
Time
March 7, 2015
http://time.com/3729925/francis-environment/

Papal envoy to UN: Climate change 'an issue of justice for everyone'
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter
March 6, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/papal-envoy-un-climate-change-issue-justice-everyone

Cardinal Turkson sheds light on Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical
By Bob Gronski
Catholic Rural Life
March 6, 2015
https://catholicrurallife.org/cardinal-turkson-sheds-light-on-pope-franciss-environmental-encylical/

The Sacrament of Creation: What Can We Expect from Pope Francis's Ecological Encyclical?
By Clive Hamilton
ABC Religion and Ethics
March 3, 2015

Religious leaders urge action to combat climate change
By Mark Pattison
National Catholic Reporter
February 23, 2015

Catholics Fast for Lent in Support of Pope Francis’ Call for Climate Action
By Cole Mellino
EcoWatch
February 18, 2015
http://ecowatch.com/2015/02/18/catholics-fast-lent-support-pope-francis-climate-action/

Will the Vatican Become a New Leader Against Climate Change?
By Kevin Mathews
Care2
February 17, 2015

Tonga’s King talks climate change with Pope Francis
By Sophie Yeo
Climate Home News
February 17, 2015

Catholic group launches global climate-focused Lenten fast
By Brian Roewe
Eco Catholic
National Catholic Reporter
February 17, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/catholic-group-launches-global-climate-focused-lenten-fast

Historic Catholic Climate Lenten Fast To Be Held in 45 Countries
Global Catholic Climate Movement
February 16, 2015
http://www.scny.org/historic-catholic-climate-lenten-fast-to-be-held-in-45-countries/

Anticipation building for papal encyclical on environment
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
February 12, 2015
http://catholicphilly.com/2015/02/news/national-news/anticipation-building-for-papal-encyclical-on-environment/

Rediscovering the moral dimension of climate change
By Jonathon Porritt
The Ecologist
February 9, 2015
http://www.theecologist.org/ecologist_partners/2739744/rediscovering_the_moral_dimension_of_climate_change.html

Pope Francis: It's Christian to protect the environment
By David Gibson, Religion News Service
USA Today
February 9, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/09/pope-francis-environment-creation-christian/23132703/

Pope Mass: Protecting Creation a Christian responsibility
Vatican Radio
February 9, 2015

Pope Francis: cultivate and preserve Mother Earth
Vatican Radio
February 2, 2015

Pope Francis and Climate Change: A Catholic Tradition
By Carolyn Woo
Huffington Post
February 2, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catholic-relief-services/pope-francis-and-climate_b_6595036.html

EPA chief at Vatican: Obama ‘aligned’ with Francis on climate change
By Joshua J. McElwee
National Catholic Reporter
January 30, 2015
http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/epa-chief-vatican-obama-aligned-francis-climate-change

A New Paradigm for Catholic Energy Ethics
By Erin Lothes Biviano
Catholic Moral Theology
January 28, 2015
http://catholicmoraltheology.com/a-new-paradigm-for-catholic-energy-ethics/

US to Enlist Pope Francis’ Help on Climate Change
Reuters
January 28, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-us-enlist-pope-francis-help-climate-change/2617824.html

Pope Francis will visit New York City, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia during September visit to U.S.
By Sasha Goldstein
New York Daily News
January 19, 2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pope-francis-visit-nyc-3-city-u-s-swing-report-article-1.2083682

Details of the proposal for Pope Francis’ US visit revealed
By Alan Holdren and Elise Harris
Catholic News Agency
January 18, 2015
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/exclusive-details-of-the-proposal-for-pope-francis-us-visit-revealed-13383/

Church Authority and Assent: Clarifications Ahead of Pope Francis’s Encyclical
By Daniel DiLeo
Political Theology Today
January 16, 2015
http://www.politicaltheology.com/blog/church-authority-and-assent-clarifications-ahead-of-pope-franciss-encyclical/

Storm Warnings for Pope’s Climate Stop in the Philippines
By Andrew C. Revkin
Dot Earth
New York Times
January 16, 2015
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/storm-warnings-for-popes-planned-climate-stop-in-the-philippines/

Pope Francis Hopes World Leaders Will Make the Environment a Priority
By Ashley Curtin
Nation of Change – Bullhorn
January 16, 2015

Pope to make moral case for action on climate change
By Andy Coghlan
New Scientist
January 14, 2015 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530044.500-pope-to-make-moral-case-for-action-on-climate-change.html#.VLia8nvNdWx

Faith, reason, and the future Pope Francis: An interview with Dr. Pablo Canziani
By Bill Patenaude
Catholic Ecology
January 9, 2015
http://catholicecology.net/blog/faith-reason-and-future-pope-francis-interview-dr-pablo-canziani

Pope Francis, the climate activist
By Pia Ranada
Passig City Rappler
January 8, 2015
http://www.rappler.com/specials/pope-francis-ph/79824-pope-francis-climate-change-encyclical

'Rock-star pope' intends to amplify his climate message
By Scott Detrow
ClimateWire
January 7, 2015
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060011220

Pope Francis plants a flag in the ground on climate change
By John Abraham
The Guardian
January 6, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/jan/06/pope-francis-plants-flag-in-ground-on-climate-change

Pope Francis climate change call to action makes waves in faith communities
CBC/Radio–Canada
January 5, 2015
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2015/01/05/pope-francis-climate-change-religion/

Why Pope Francis is going green in 2015
By Stephen Scharper
The Star
January 5, 2015
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/01/05/why_pope_francis_is_going_green_in_2015_scharper.html

2015 could be the year we save the earth
By NCR Editorial Staff
National Catholic Reporter
January 2, 2015