Church Document
Laudato Si'
Encyclical of Pope Francis (2015)
Pope Francis's encyclical on care for our common home. Diagnoses the ecological and human crisis of our time, presents the Catholic doctrine of creation, and calls for an 'integral ecology' that joins concern for the environment to concern for the poor and for the dignity of every human person.
Key themes
What is happening to our common home
The Gospel of creation
The human roots of the ecological crisis
Integral ecology
Lines of approach and action
Ecological education and spirituality
Document type
Encyclical
Issuing authority
Pope Francis
Issued date
24 May 2015