Season of Creation Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/environment/season-of-creation/ England and Wales Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:08:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Season of Creation Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/environment/season-of-creation/ 32 32 174395915 Bishop Arnold: When we wage war, we turn against God and destroy the order of His creation https://www.cbcew.org.uk/war-turns-against-god-and-destroys-order-of-creation/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/war-turns-against-god-and-destroys-order-of-creation/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:56:08 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120152 Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a statement halfway through the Season of Creation highlighting how the world’s violent conflicts are impacting on our common home. Bishop Arnold also reminds us that we all have a part to play: “We must never assume that changing our own […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/war-turns-against-god-and-destroys-order-of-creation/feed/ 0 120152 Care for Creation is a theological question https://www.cbcew.org.uk/care-for-creation-is-a-theological-question/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/care-for-creation-is-a-theological-question/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:56:10 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120066 Source: vaticannews.va The document “Caring for Our Common Home” calls for a “responsible and fraternal response to the Triune God”. The ecological question is a theological question: the way we care for Creation reveals and shapes our relationship with God. The deterioration of the environment is alarming and urgent action is needed to ensure the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/care-for-creation-is-a-theological-question/feed/ 0 120066 Pope Leo’s message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2026 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leos-message-for-the-world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation-2026/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:40:36 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=120011 “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks” (Is 2:4) is the theme of Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, published in the Bulletin of the Holy See. The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will be on […]

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]]> 120011 Pope Leo XIV’s Message has been released for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xivs-message-has-been-released-for-the-2026-world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xivs-message-has-been-released-for-the-2026-world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:41:58 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120005 “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks” (Is 2:4) is the theme of Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, published in the Bulletin of the Holy See. The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will be on […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-xivs-message-has-been-released-for-the-2026-world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation/feed/ 0 120005 Bishop calls for action ‘at every level in society’ to address environmental crises https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-for-action-at-every-level-in-society-to-address-environmental-crises/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-for-action-at-every-level-in-society-to-address-environmental-crises/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:01:46 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=108909 In a statement to mark this year’s Season of Creation, the Lead Bishop for the Environment for the Bishops’ Conference, Bishop John Arnold, has called for Catholics in England and Wales to take action to address the environmental crises of our times. This action, he says, needs to take place at every level in society […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-for-action-at-every-level-in-society-to-address-environmental-crises/feed/ 0 108909 Mass for the Care of Creation – Missa pro custodia creationis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/mass-for-the-care-of-creation/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:55:19 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=108614 On the 10th anniversary of the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Leo XIV has approved for use the Decree for the Missa pro custodia creationis – ‘Mass for the Care of Creation’. This new formulary of the Roman Missal is included in the Masses pro variis necessitatibus vel ad diversa (‘for various needs […]

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]]> 108614 Pope Francis: Second Laudato si’ to be published on 4 October https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-second-laudato-si-to-be-published-on-4-october/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-second-laudato-si-to-be-published-on-4-october/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:15:48 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=78995 Pope Francis’ appeal from the Paul VI Hall on Wednesday looked ahead to the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which takes place each year on 1 September. The theme of this year’s observance is “Let Justice and Peace Flow.” The Pope recalled that this day marks the beginning of the Season […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-second-laudato-si-to-be-published-on-4-october/feed/ 0 78995 Laudato Si’ Research Institute https://www.cbcew.org.uk/environment-case-study-8/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:56:14 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=58721 The Laudato Si’ Research Institute (LSRI) was initially envisioned as being part of broader Jesuit initiatives to bring the mission of Laudato Si’ to the UK.  After a lengthy discernment process, Dr Deane-Drummond was appointed to begin establishing the institute as a work of the intellectual apostolate, arriving in Oxford in 2019.   Being located at […]

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]]> 58721 Joint appeal for the future of the planet https://www.cbcew.org.uk/joint-appeal-for-the-future-of-the-planet/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/joint-appeal-for-the-future-of-the-planet/#respond Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=58515 For the first time, the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion have jointly warned of the urgency of environmental sustainability, its impact on poverty, and the importance of global cooperation. Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Justin Welby urge everyone to play their part in ‘choosing […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/joint-appeal-for-the-future-of-the-planet/feed/ 0 58515 Pope Francis encourages participation in 2021 Season of Creation https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-encourages-participation-in-2021-season-of-creation/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-encourages-participation-in-2021-season-of-creation/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:41:31 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=58215 The ecumenical celebration of the 2021 Season of Creation—themed “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God”—runs from 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, through 4 October, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology. During this annual celebration of prayer and action […]

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