The celebration of
the Laudato Si’ anniversary next week will be memorable.
It will be an exciting online conference that you can join from
your computer, in which prominent leaders will dialogue in depth about Laudato
Si’ and each of its chapters.
- Vatican officials such
as Cardinal Turkson (Pontifical Council Justice & Peace), Bishop
Sanchez Sorondo (Pontifical Academy of Sciences) and Cardinal Onaiyekan
(Archbishop of Abuja)
- World-renowned experts such as Jeffrey Sachs (bestselling author
& UN Senior Advisor), Marcia McNutt (Editor-in-Chief of the Science
journals) and Veerabhadran Ramanathan (atmospheric scientist)
- Faith leaders such as
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, Rev. Kyoichi Sugino (Buddhist Dharma Teacher) and Din
Syamsuddin (Islamic scholar); and
- Notable theologians such as
Fr. Michael Perry (Minister General of Franciscan order), Mary Evelyn
Tucker (Yale University) and Fr. Sean McDonagh (Columban eco-theologian).
This online conference was developed in the interest of following the
Pope’s “urgent appeal for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of
our planet”.
Our common home is in
grave danger from climate change and the wider environmental crisis. Every
month this year has been the hottest one on record.The faith community was
VITAL in lifting up the moral call for action on climate at Paris. We cannot
let this energy die away. This is a moment for us to remind ourselves why we
are acting, to re-engage our communities, and to show our governments that we
are still here, willing to dialogue and hungry for action.
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