Laudato Si' Week 2021

Pope Francis invites all to participate in Laudato Si” week and to respond to the ecological crisis! “Let’s take care of our Common Home, a gift of our Creator God.”  You can watch Pope Francis’s video here.

Laudato Si’ Week 2021 will be held May 16-25.  It caps the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, a celebration of the great progress the whole Church has made on its journey to ecological conversion.  It is also a time to reflect on what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us and to prepare for the future with hope.   On May 25th the Vatican will explain the Laudato Si Action Platform (LSAP), a seven-year plan for church sectors to become completely sustainable before 2030.

Below is a list of the LS Week events.  To learn more, go to:  https://laudatosiweek.org/

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Monday, May 17 at 1 PM: Dialogue on UN processes and COPs.
Highlights the political opportunities in 2021 to create change, the essential relevance and inspiration of the Encyclical letter Laudato Si’ and a Catholic voice on preparations for UN’s COP15 Biodiversity Summit as well as the COP26 Climate Summit as we continue the COVID pandemic response, stressing the 1.5C call.
 
Tuesday, May 18 at 8 AM: Dialogue on Education and Ecological Conversion.
Leaders from renowned institutions across the globe will share practical experiences about how they use Laudato Si’ to inspire students.
 
Wednesday, May 19 at 9 AM: Dialogue on Economy, Energy and Fossil Fuels.
An online dialogue to raise awareness about the role of energy and fossil fuels in the crisis of our common home, including  health impacts, while bringing attention to the  Vatican’s divestment guidelines and the largest faith and Catholic divestment  commitment to date.
 
Thursday, May 20 at 9 AM: Presentation of the Prayer Network for the Care of Creation.
Eco-spirituality brings hope to a troubled world.  Learn about the work of “Sowing Hope for the Planet” of men and women religious engaged in promoting Laudato Si’, sharing stories of ecological conversion and finding ways to integrate conscious prayer and sacred action.
 
Friday, May 21: Global Action Day for our Common Home.
A global call for individuals, communities, and institutions worldwide to organise a concrete action to care for our common home.
 
Saturday, May 22 at 1 PM: Laudato Si Festival "Songs for Creation" (World Biodiversity Day)
The cultural festival “Songs for Creation” will present biodiversity lost in the world and its consequences, focusing on the biodiversity problems in the artists’ and musicians’ regions.  
 
Sunday, May 23 at 9 AM: (Pentecost) Laudato Si’ Special Anniversary Year Prayer Gathering and Missionary Sending
 
Monday, May 24 at 5:30 PM: Roundtable about WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in Catholic health care facilities . Following the publication of  the document Aqua fons vitae and  the press release of March 21st, provided by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.  
 
Tuesday, May 25: Vatican Presentation of the Laudato Si' Action Platform and the Laudato Si' Goals 

To learn more about Laudato Si Week activities, go to:  https://laudatosiweek.org/