LAUDATE DEUM - Praise God
Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation released 4 October 2023, The Feast of St Francis, and titled; Laudate Deum: To all people of good will, on the climate crisis.
“Praise God” is the title of this letter. For when human beings claim to take God’s place, they become their own worst enemies. [73].
The 7000-word document, technically an “apostolic exhortation,” is styled as a follow-up to the pontiff’s 2015 encyclical letter Laudato Si’, the first papal encyclical ever dedicated entirely to ecological themes.
It covers six topics:
- The Global Climate Crisis
- A Growing Technocratic Paradigm
- The Weakness of International Politics
- Climate Conferences: Progress and Failures
- What to Expect from COP28 in Dubai?
- Spiritual Motivations
Read:
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION, LAUDATE DEUM - OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS - TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS | www.vatican.va
Pope rips climate skepticism, faults US for emissions in new eco-manifesto | (By Elise Ann Allen,) Crux (cruxnow.com)
Warning that “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point”, Pope Francis yesterday released a new document urging dramatic action to combat climate change. Source: Crux.
‘Laudate Deum’: A brief guide for busy readers | The Pillar
“Laudate Deum”: the Pope’s cry for a response to the climate crisis | Vatican news.va
Below: The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published this infographic, marking the release of Laudate Deum (CNS photo/Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development)
