Sister Joan Brown Joins National IPL President in Support of Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum

“Pope Francis again calls us to engage with concerns of economic inequity, greed, food and water, fossil fuel use, and destruction of Earth that are part of a climate warming world. This past summer we all faced stark realities of increased warming and resulting suffering. In calling out the abuse of power in our world while more and more suffer, we are invited with more urgency to use our voices of faith for change as we face ‘breaking point’. Ultimately we must act out of great love for great change.” –Sister Joan Brown, executive director of Interfaith Power & Light New Mexico and El Paso

When Pope Francis released his follow-up document  to Laudato Si in early October, the national Interfaith Power & Light issued a statement in support of the pope’s new encyclical Laudate Deum.  The IPL statement quoted two faith leaders, national president Susan Hendershot and our own Sister Joan Brown.

Rev. Hendershot also published  a joint op-ed with other faith partners in the National Catholic Reporter.

The published piece has links to two other relevant articles in the NCR

Related: Editorial: Climate action requires interfaith collaboration

Related: Faith groups to G7 leaders: Peace requires a fossil fuel treaty

Catholic Climate Covenant also issued a statement in support of the encyclical offered a plan on how we can respond to the pontiff’s new exhortation.

Stay tuned for more resources related to Laudate Deum.