Laudato Si' Movement
{{short description|Global Catholic climate and justice network}}
{{lang|la|Laudato Si' Movement}} (LSM) is a global network of over 900 Catholic organizations and over 10,000 trained grassroots leaders known as Laudato Si' Animators. Inspired by the {{lang|la|Laudato si'}} encyclical of Pope Francis, LSM's stated mission is to "inspire and mobilize the Catholic community to care for our common home and achieve climate and ecological justice".Laudato Si' Movement, [https://laudatosimovement.org/who-we-are/ Who we are], accessed 10/10/2022
History
Sponsored by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the movement was founded in the Philippines in January 2015, when Pope Francis arrived in Manila. Its original name, Global Catholic Climate Movement, was changed to the Laudato Si' Movement in 2021 to better reflect its mission.{{Cite web |title=Global Catholic climate group rebrands as Laudato Si' Movement |url=https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/politics/global-catholic-climate-group-rebrands-laudato-si-movement |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.ncronline.org |language=en}}
LSM has played a key role in supporting the church to receive and implement the {{lang|la|Laudato si'}} encyclical. In partnership with the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Laudato Si' Movement convenes various global initiatives to raise awareness and spark Catholic environmental action, such as:
- the annual Laudato Si' Week celebration,{{Cite web |date=2022-05-20 |title=Laudato si' Week: Global events to highlight concept of integral ecology - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2022-05/laudato-si-week-global-events-to-highlight-concept-of-integral.html |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.vaticannews.va |language=en}} held most recently in May 2022.{{Cite web |title=Laudato Si' Week 2022: Journeying Together |url=https://laudatosiweek.org/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Laudato Si Week |language=en-US}}
- the Season of Creation ecumenical celebration, held during the period from 1 September to 4 October each year,{{efn|The Season of Creation was established by Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I in 1989. 1 September was initially declared to be an Orthodox Day of Prayer for Creation. The World Council of Churches subsequently extended the celebration to 4 October, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the environment.{{Cite web |title=Pope seeks 'ecological conversion' during Season of Creation - UCA News |url=https://www.ucanews.com/news/pope-seeks-ecological-conversion-during-season-of-creation/98126 |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=ucanews.com |language=en}}}} and
- the documentary film The Letter: A Message for our Earth, freely available online.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=The Letter: A Message For Our Earth |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjq6DwYksrzzjrNYm1cqbAazCAcUXElB7 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=YouTube |language=en}}
LSM has also spearheaded other initiatives such as the Laudato Si' Animators training,{{Cite web |title=ENROLL NOW Laudato Si' Animators |url=https://laudatosianimators.org/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Laudato Si Animators |language=en-US}} and record-breaking participation of Catholic institutions in the Fossil fuel divestment campaign.{{Cite web |date=2017-10-03 |title=Catholic church to make record divestment from fossil fuels |url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/03/catholic-church-to-make-record-divestment-from-fossil-fuels |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=35 religious institutions divest $500 million from fossil fuels {{!}} ROME REPORTS |url=https://www.romereports.com/2022/07/13/35-religious-institutions-divest-dollar500-million-from-fossil-fuels |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.romereports.com |date=13 July 2022 |language=en}}
In the Jubilee Year 2025, LSM started to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the encyclical Laudato si' and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's song Canticle of the Sun, from which the pope's encyclical draws its name. In January the Irish climate activist Lorna Gold – a founding member of LSM – was named its new executive director. The Movement then consisted of more than 900 member organizations in 192 countries, over 70 chapters and about 20,000 LS animators. Earlier she also featured in the film "The Letter", which led to a vast expansion of the network.{{cite web |last1=Roewe |first1=Brian |title=Climate activist Lorna Gold named new leader of Laudato Si' Movement |url=https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/faith/climate-activist-lorna-gold-named-new-leader-laudato-si-movement |website=EARTHBEAT |publisher=National Catholic Reporter |access-date=13 February 2025}}
Assisi
LSM has a center in Assisi, coordinating the project "Assisi: Terra Laudato Si'",{{Cite web |title=Assisi: Terra Laudato Si' |url=https://assisilaudatosi.org/en |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Assisi: Terra Laudato Si' |language=en-US}} which connects various Franciscan sites to tell the story of the Canticle of the Sun (also known as the Canticle of the Creatures) and Laudato si'. The project was announced by Bishop Domenico Sorrentino and blessed by the Vatican's Cardinal Czerny in a Pentecost ceremony in May 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-30 |title="ASSISI: TERRA LAUDATO SI'". NUOVO PROGETTO ECOLOGICO SULLE ORME DI SAN FRANCESCO |url=http://www.diocesiassisi.it/assisi-terra-laudato-si-nuovo-progetto-ecologico-sulle-orme-di-san-francesco/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Diocesi di Assisi |language=it}}
Regional and local activities
=Poland=
File:Animatorzy LSM w Lubiniu.jpg about a new programme: [https://katolicydlasrodowiska.pl/projekty/cieply-dom-cieply-kosciol/ "Warm Home – Warm Church”] ]]
The Polish branch of Laudato Si Movement (Światowy Ruch Katolików na rzecz Środowiska) was registered as a foundation in 2019. Apart from the regular Laudato Si Animators training, the foundation organizes conferences, other meetings, and has initiated various projects:{{cite web |title=O nas |url=https://katolicydlasrodowiska.pl/o-nas/ |publisher=Światowy Ruch Katolików na rzecz Środowiska |access-date=25 February 2024}}
- [https://katolicydlasrodowiska.pl/projekty/zielone-parafie/ Green Parishes],
- [https://katolicydlasrodowiska.pl/projekty/creatio-continua/ Conferences "Creatio Continua"] (international), organized in cooperation with the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków,
- [https://katolicydlasrodowiska.pl/projekt-pielgreen PielGREEN] – illustrated Green Pilgrimage Principles (available also [https://katolicydlasrodowiska.pl/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PilGREEN-principles_note.pdf in English as PilGREEN]), which promote spiritual ecotourism on foot,
- [https://katolicydlasrodowiska.pl/projekty/cieply-dom-cieply-kosciol/ Programme "Warm Home – Warm Church"].
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References
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External links
- [https://LaudatoSiMovement.org/ Laudato Si' Movement official website]
- [https://theletterfilm.org/ The Letter film]
- [https://assisilaudatosi.org/en Assisi: Terra Laudato Si']
- [https://laudatosiweek.org/ Laudato Si' Week]
- [https://seasonofcreation.org/ Season of Creation]
Category:Organizations established in 2015
Category:International associations of the faithful