Laudate Deum and the Urgent Call to Climate Action

Health Calls

English - October 24, 2023 03:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Pope Francis recently released his new apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, calling for a renewed sense of urgency in combatting climate change. As he cites overwhelming scientific evidence that the world is facing a climate crisis that is caused by human activity, how should Catholic health care best respond to this urgent Apostolic exhortation?

Indu Spugnardi, Director of Advocacy and Resource Development for CHA, and Fr. Daniel Horan, Professor of Philosophy, Religious Studies and Theology at St. Mary's College and Director of the Center for the Study of Spirituality, join the show to discuss the new apostolic exhortation and Fr. Daniel’s coverage of the release for the National Catholic Reporter. Fr. Daniel discusses our relationship to the world around us, the document’s inspiration from St. Francis of Assisi, and having hope for the future.

Resources

Read Laudate Deum at the Vatican's official website

Read Fr. Daniel’s column on Laudate Deum at the National Catholic Reporter

Visit CHA's Environment page for more resources