FULL TEXT: APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION – LAUDATE DEUM
Given in Rome, at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, on 4 October, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, in the year 2023
Oct
2023
4
Season of Creation
Oct
2023
4
Go, repair my house
Today, on his feast day, the same Church begins its Synod on Synodality. The church is in crisis. The world our common home, also part of St. Francis’ church, is crumbling.
Oct
2023
3
Calapan bishop calls for protection of ‘biodiversity hotspot’
Defending the passage is a significant step toward healing the wounded planet and building a just and sustainable world for future generations
Sep
2023
29
Asian climate activists demand US climate finance commitment
Climate activists urged the U.S. government, which they described as “the biggest bully and blocker of climate action,” to fulfill its climate finance obligations. Various groups across Asia held synchronized protest rallies Friday near the U.S. embassies in...
Sep
2023
23
Caritas Philippines hits government ‘crackdown’ on environmental activists
"The abduction is a clear attempt to silence environmental defenders and intimidate those who speak out against destructive projects”
Recent posts
Civic space in Philippines ‘repressed,’ report warns of worsening crackdowns
Worsening conditions for human rights defenders and activists in the country amid a regional trend of crackdowns and restrictive policies
Palawan bishops urge mining moratorium
“We are calling for a 25-year moratorium or suspension on the approval of any mining applications and mining expansions,” the bishops said.
‘Peoples-centric’ foreign to some business and government leaders
To the leaders [and staff] of big businesses and industries, you are invited to take some time to actually speak with the communities
COP29: Filipino advocates urge global leaders to prioritize marine ecosystems
The advocates used the global climate summit as a platform to urge world leaders to prioritize vulnerable countries in the Global South
Experts link record November typhoon activity in Western Pacific to climate change
According to the Climate Shift Index: Ocean, these elevated temperatures were made “up to 40 times more likely by human-caused climate change.”