Laudato Si' Center for Integral Ecology

Objectives

Ecological conversion: To encourage and motivate a passionate concern for our common home, making care for creation a priority.

Total sustainability: To lead by example, embodying the motto “less is more” and reducing our carbon footprint to zero, in line with the urgency of the climate emergency and ecological crisis.

Advocacy: To speak up for climate and environmental justice, calling for bold policies to meet the Paris Agreement target of no more than 1.5°C; to stop the biodiversity collapse.

The Franciscan Justice Leadership Conference took place in Washington D.C. October 13-16, 2023. As part of Franciscan Leadership Conference, it brought together young people from several Franciscan colleges and universities to advocate for climate and racial justice. Siena's Franciscan Center for Justice and Advocacy had a robust, active presence in this initiative. Go Saints! Continue to advocate for comprehensive solutions to the interlocking issues around social, racial and climate justice.

Earth Day Week celebration

Watch the powerful documentary about Pope Francis and a diverse group of people from around the world responding to the climate emergency

The Letter - A Message for our Earth

The Letter tells the incredible story of heroic acts by ordinary people to address the global environmental crisis affecting all of us. Pope Francis meets with these heroes to talk about the cries of the poor and the planet, Laudato Si.