pontifical_council_for_justice_and_peace_logo

The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has prepared a Message for the celebration of the second World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, 1 September 2016. It is entitled Show Mercy to our Common Home. From its very title,the Message situates our living-out of Laudato Si’ squarely within the Jubilee Year of Mercy.

By way of preparation for the Pope’s message, two important earlier Messages are  recommended reading.:

You may also wish to re-read Laudato Si’, especially chapter 6, “Ecological education and spirituality” and look at the Holy Father’s own brief presentation, the beautiful YouTube Care for Creation, https://youtu.be/19v0A19DDXs For useful resources on Laudato si’, please visit http://www.laudatosi.va

The Message will be presented on Thursday morning 1 September in the Vatican Press Hall. The press conference can be watched via live streaming (audio-video) at http://www.radiovaticana.va/ where it will subsequently remain available on demand.