Caring for Creation

The annual World Day of prayer for the Care of Creation offers an opportunity for renewal of the call to be custodians of creation.

Four webinar recordings of the Laudato Si Online conference in June 13-17 2016. Speakers from different backgrounds dialogued about the crisis affecting our common home and reflected on the Pope's Laudato Si message. These webinars covered four key sections of the encyclical document.

Encyclical Letter Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home (24 May 2015)

The Laudato Si’ Action Plan for Georgia, authored by University of Georgia professors and staff, contains a variety of options for parishes and parishioners to help reverse the threat of global climate change and environmental degradation, and create a more sustainable world in harmony with God.

Produced by Catholic Earthcare Australia for September 1, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This short video features Catholic leaders offering unique Australian perspectives on Pope Francis’ new Encyclical Laudato Si', and is a call to action for the Australian Catholic community.

A discussion guide, for use with Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, for small groups to explore and dialogue with this important document. The guide includes materials for prayer, reflection and discussion, as well as ideas for responding to the encyclical's message.

Offical Love Song To The Earth Lyric Video directed by Jerry Cope and Casey Culver produced by Jerry Cope & Toby Gad, Nature Cinematography by Louie Schwartz...

Caritas Australia's 'Our Common Home' campaign - promoting ecological sustainability to minimise the impact of climate change on the world's poor and most vulnerable communities.

A toolkit for integration of sustainability in an institution's mission.

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A contemporary video clip of the 13th century song 'The Cantilce of Creation!'

A definitive list of plant species in the world.

The Tree of Life resource invites us to come together and explore in dialogue what we can do to care for our common home. We invite you to use the reflections and activities as a catalyst to connect with your community and engage in meaningful dialogue and action around this important question and your role in caring for creation. We encourage you to deeply engage with the messages uncovered both in the Tree of Life resource and the rich dialogue Laudato Si’ stimulates.

Website for UNEP the leading global environmental authority whose mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

sharing biodiversity knowledge