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.
St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School in the Churachandpur district of Manipur, in collaboration with the Churachandpur Forest Division, organized an Essay Writing and Painting Competition to mark Wildlife Week 2025.
The spiritual legacy of Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ continues to take root and flourish across Indonesia. The call to care for the earth as our common home is being embraced by Catholic grassroots communities, including St. Helena Parish in Curug, Tangerang Regency, Banten Province.
Some plant trees, others take recycling seriously, while many embrace simpler lifestyles in solidarity with the earth. For Malaysian artist Christine Das, the response took an unexpected path; her brush became her voice, and her canvas a witness.
During the Season of Creation, celebrated in the Church from September 1 to October 4, we are encouraged not only to pray for creation but also to pray with creation.
The theme for the Season of Creation 2025 is “Peace with Creation.” It invites reflection on the ecological challenges facing the planet and calls for renewed commitment to justice, sustainability, and spiritual renewal.
Caritas Chattogram Region commemorated the Season of Creation with a meaningful and prayerful gathering at its regional conference hall, underscoring the urgent need to protect the environment and foster peace with nature on September 14.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) has warned that mass production, excessive consumption, and reckless disposal are destroying humanity’s relationship with creation.
In a four-page pastoral letter dated August 15, 2025, the bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan expressed strong opposition to large-scale commercial dredging in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
Caritas Indonesia brought together bishops, operators, and international partners for their biennial meeting focused on renewing their commitment to environmental justice and inclusive development across the country.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV addressed the Network of Universities for the Care of Our Common Home with a videomessage, encouraging their synodal discernment ahead of COP30.
“Farm has become a place for mission and vision, a place where anyone who visits can encounter God, nature, and others,“ said Fr. Samuel Naceno-Agcaracar
“That's why I am suggesting that we intensify education in its new comprehensive form to address the worsening climate crisis," said Sr. Maria Vida Cordero.
Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, issued the Indian edition of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation "Laudate Deum" ("Praise Be To You") at the South Asian Bishops' training program in Kathmandu, Nepal.
