Catholic Bishops' Conferences of the US and England Release Statements Welcoming Pope Francis' New Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum on Climate Change - FULL TEXT
USCCB Welcomes New Exhortation on the Environment
Today, Pope Francis released Laudate Deum, the follow-up to the Holy Father’s groundbreaking encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’. The new apostolic exhortation is addressed “to all people of good will on the climate crisis.”
WASHINGTON – Today, Pope Francis released Laudate Deum, the follow-up to the Holy Father’s groundbreaking encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’. The new apostolic exhortation is addressed “to all people of good will on the climate crisis.”
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement from James L. Rogers, chief communications officer.
“USCCB President Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio has been on retreat with the Synod delegates and is participating in the opening sessions. Archbishop Broglio and his brother bishops in the United States look forward to spending time with the exhortation in prayer and identifying ways to continue their shared witness on behalf of God’s creation.”
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Bishops of England and Wales Release: Laudate Deum is Pope’s heartfelt appeal for everyone to respond to climate change, says Cardinal
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, says Pope Francis’ Exhortation Laudate Deum “is the Pope’s heartfelt appeal to all people of good will, to communities, business, governments and international bodies that each play a part in facing and responding to the challenges of climate change.”
“He asks each of us to contribute by efforts ‘to reduce pollution and waste, to consume with prudence’ and thereby help ‘to create a new culture’,” says the Cardinal.
“Faith in God as creator and giver of all good gifts is foundational. The Pope’s final words are: ‘For when human beings claim to take God’s place they become their own worst enemies’.”
Cardinal Nichols commends the Apostolic Exhortation to the faithful for “attention, study and action.”
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