Pope Francis in a video message invites Catholic communities around the world to celebrate Laudato Si’ Week from 16 to 24 May 2020.
In his videomessage Pope Francis asks, “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who will come after us, to children who are growing up?
“Motivated by this question”, he says, “I would like to invite you to participate in Laudato Si’ Week from May 16 to 24, 2020. It is a global campaign on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the encyclical letter Laudato si’: on the care of the common home.”
In the message, the Pope renews his urgent call to respond to the ecological crisis. “The cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor cannot continue”, he says.
“Let’s take care of creation, a gift of our good Creator God. Let’s celebrate Laudato Si’ Week together.”
Getting involved
Laudato Si’ Week is being sponsored by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and it is encouraging Catholic communities to take bolder actions for creation during the week-long initiative.
Suggested guidance on highly impactful actions is available on the Laudato Si’ Week website.
As part of the week communities are being invited to click on the useful toolkit to plan and implement their actions and to use the template promotional materials to share the word about activities with their members.
2020 deadlines and targets
The fifth anniversary of Laudato si’ coincides with important events in the race to find solutions to the environmental crisis.
This year is the deadline for countries to announce their plans to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
The year 2020 will also see the UN’s conference on biodiversity, in which humanity will have the opportunity to set meaningful targets to protect the places and species that sustain all life.
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