![]() ![]() ![]() Laudato Si' reminds us of this: Christ has united to his Person a part of the material universe, as the germ of a total transformation of the Cosmos. There he delivered a speech calling for concrete and urgent action stemming from an “effort to form ecological consciousness and develop research to protect the common home.” On October 7, Pope Francis was at the Lateran University, supported by Bartholomew of Constantinople and UNESCO director Audrey Azoulay, to inaugurate the new cycle of studies in ecology and environment. The Holy See is particularly committed, with its ecumenical partners, to ensure that this world meeting works as well as possible and to do its part so that ecological commitment is perceived as a true spiritual duty, according to the prescriptions of the encyclical Laudato Si’. The goal will be to establish measures to reduce the increase in global temperature by 2030, an increase seen as the result of human activity, with radical changes in plans and energy consumption. It is a United Nations initiative, where 190 world leaders will meet tens of thousands of negotiators - the official website says - to draw up a plan against climate change. ![]() In particular, the Vatican, which works closely with the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Anglican Communion, has recently been focused on the preparation of the Cop26 meeting in Glasgow, from October 31 to November 12. Today, however, the Pontiff seems completely absorbed by another theme dear to him, that of ecology.įor those who follow Vatican media, it is impossible not to notice the omnipresence of ecology as a theme. For several years, Pope Francis's preaching and activity has focused almost exclusively on migration. ![]()
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