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Season of Creation Builds on Growing Momentum in the Church

Laudato Si’ Week has just concluded but the focus on serving the environment continues in the Church. Pope Francis has launched the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year with several initiatives, including the Season of Creation.

Msgr. Bruno-Marie Duffé, Secretary of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development, has just published a letter inviting Catholics around the world to participate in the Season of Creation. The letter warmly invites the Church to “join the ecumenical family in celebrating the Season of Creation, the annual celebration that takes place from September 1, the World Day of Prayer for Creation, to October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.”

The Season of Creation is an annual event that encourages prayer and action for our common home. In recent years, thousands of Catholics on six continents have organized local activities to celebrate the Season of Creation. In 2019, Pope Francis issued the first-ever papal statement on the season.

Praise the Lord

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