Long before Pope Francis published Laudato Si’ in 2015, SD Kanisius Kenalan, a Catholic primary school in Magelang Regency, Central Java, had been developing an approach to education rooted in children’s daily lives and their natural surroundings.
As the Church observes the Season of Creation, it is fitting to remember Fr Robert Athickal SJ, a Jesuit priest who foresaw the urgent need to protect the environment decades before ecological concern became a major global and ecclesial priority.
The Care for Creation group of St. Andrew Church in Bandra, Mumbai, marked the ongoing Season of Creation with a reflection on “Living Water,” highlighting the importance of water and the Christian responsibility to care for the environment.
Catholic communities on Sibuyan Island in Romblon province, central Philippines, will hold two days of prayer and solidarity for the environment ahead of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, observed annually on September 1.
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) will host an online interfaith course bringing participants from across Asia together to explore ecological justice, spirituality and the contribution of different religious traditions to caring for the environment.
"As shepherds, the bishops come together to listen to one another and to discern the best ways to respond to the needs of our communities. Your prayers are an essential part of that journey," Msgr. Pantin said.
A one-day seminar on “Environment, Climate Change and Ecological Spirituality” was successfully organized at the Pastoral Centre, Secunderabad, on June 15 2026 under the theme “Guardians of Creation.”
Thousands of people joined a public walk through the streets of central Jakarta on May 9 to commemorate the 219th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Jakarta, highlighting interfaith solidarity and environmental responsibility in Indonesia’s capital.
The Archdiocese of Manila in the Philippines has launched a program encouraging parishes, institutions, and households to collect used cooking oil for conversion into biodiesel, as part of its push for environmental sustainability and responsible energy use.
Caritas Philippines has warned that development which excludes marginalized communities, harms the environment, and burdens future generations loses its human and moral meaning.
Beyond recovery from the recent floods, Sri Lanka must also confront its long, standing environmental and ethnic challenges, said Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai, placing the disaster within a broader national context.
On November 10, the peaceful protest campaign against environmentally and socially harmful development projects on Mannar Island in Sri Lanka organized by the local people, reached its 100th day.
The Sanskriti–North Eastern Institute of Cultural Research (NEICR), Guwahati, north east India, hosted its 17th Annual National Seminar on November 8–9, 2025.
On October 4, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. He prayed: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.” Today, this prayer also calls us to make peace with creation.
The 10th anniversary commemoration of the encyclical Laudato Si’, organized by the Bogor chapter of the Laudato Si’ Movement Indonesia and the GLSI (national working team of the Laudato Si’ Movement Indonesia), was held on 5–7 September 2025 and proceeded smoothly.
In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis frames ecological degradation not only as a scientific or political issue but as a moral and spiritual crisis demanding urgent response.
