Laudato Si: Catholic Higher Ed Commits

There has been already 2 weeks since Laudato Si was published. In that 2 weeks, 100 colleges and universities from 21 nations have signed a declaration of commitment with Pope Francis on the ideals and vision of integral ecology laid out in the encyclical. The leaders of Catholic Higher Education around the world thank Pope Francis for his strong and courageous leadership in addressing the interrelated crises and ways of life threatening Earth in our times. His leadership inspires this initiative that is being signed by more and more Catholic colleges and universities from all around the world. You can see the full statement and sign on at:

• In English: 
• In French: 
• In Spanish:

It will be very interesting to see if this leads to an increase in global networking on the key issues the encyclical raises. We will update this post with relevant information following up this initiative.