Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home

 Information on the New Encyclical:

• To download a copy of the Encyclical in English Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home
• To download a copy of the Encyclical in Spanish click HERE
• To download a copy of the Encyclical in French click HERE
• An overview of the document and summary of each of the six chapters.
• A press guide to the new Encyclical that gives a useful guide for an initial reading of the Encyclical. 

Additional Helpful Links:

• www.usccb.org/environment  – Most of the publically available USCCB resources will be uploaded to this page.
• http://www.crs.org/pope-francis-climate/ – detail about CRS work around the world in areas suffering climate impacts.
• http://www.catholicclimatecovenant.org/ – the new Catholic Climate Covenant website.

USCCB Documents and Pages

• Renewing the Faith
  Pastoral Statement about the Environment 
• Environment/Environmental Justice Program 
• Care for Creation
• Pope Francis Themes on Ecology
• Church Teaching on Ecology
• Why Does the Church Care about Global Climate Change?
• Resources for Taking Action On Caring for God’s Creation
• Catholic Social Teaching on Care for Creation and Stewardship for the Earth
• Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response 
  Pastoral Letter on Stewardship
• To Be a Christian Steward
  A Summary of the U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Stewardship
• Discussion Guide – for use in a small group setting, delves more deeply into main themes of Laudato Si’.
• Bulletin Insert
• Catholic Climate Covenant—has resources, stories, opportunities for action, the St. Francis Pledge, and a sign-on thank you message to Pope Francis in English and Spanish.

 Related Articles and Links

• Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine on “Safeguarding the Environment” – Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

• Canticle of the Sun – Loyola Press 
• Aparecida Document
  Cardinal Jorge Bergolio, 2007, Aparecida, Brazil 
• Catholic Social Teaching and Care for Creation

Papal Encyclicals and Other Related Documents of the Holy See

• Evangelii Gaudium – Pope Francis
• Pacem in Terris – St. John XXII
• Centesimus Annus – St. John Paul II
• Sollicitudo Rei Socialis – St. John Paul II
• Caritas in Veritate – Pope Benedict XVI
• Populorum Progressio – Bl. Paul VI
• St. John Paul II World Day of Peace Message 1990
• Pope Benedict XVI World Day of Peace Message 2010