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In Dialogue With Laudato Si’: Can Free Markets Help Us Care For Our Common Home?
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In Dialogue With Laudato Si’: Can Free Markets Help Us Care For Our Common Home?

by Marc Vander Maas • November 26, 2015

In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis appeals for “a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.” (n. 14) The encyclical also calls for “broader proposals” (n. 15), “a variety of proposals” (n.60), greater engagement between religion and science (n. 62) and among the sciences (n. 201), and bringing together scientific-technological language with that of the people (n. 143).

In this spirit of dialogue and engagement, the Acton Institute is organizing a half-day conference around the question, “Can free markets help us care for our common home?” The first session will examine the theological and philosophical foundations of Laudato Si’ while the second will look at specific economic, social and environmental issues from various perspectives, such as finance, agriculture and natural resource management. The conference will attempt to carry out the encyclical’s call for open and honest discussion of these and related areas, taking into account the principles of Catholic social teaching, Christian anthropology and stewardship, and the insights of natural and social sciences.

Below, Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico offers his personal invitation to the conference, which takes place in Rome at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross on December 3, 2015.

Marc Vander Maas

Marc Vander Maas

Posted in Events, Vatican, VideoTagged acton institute, catholic church, catholic social teaching, environment, Environmental Justice, Laudato Si, Papal encyclicals, Pope Francis, robert sirico, sustainable development

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