On October 4, Pope Francis released the Apostolic Exhortation Ladate Deum. Below are some reflections on this new document from Development and Peace Caritas Canada:
In 2015 Pope Francis declared September 1 as a Day of Prayer for Care of Creation. In designating this day the Pope invites Catholics all over the world to be mindful of the responsibility we have to care for our common home. In his letter establishing the day in 2015 he wrote: “ For ‘living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or secondary aspect of our Christian experience’ (Laudato Si’, 217)”
