Below is the text of the letter drafted by six members of ELSiA and addressed to the President of the European Commission and the Head of the European Parliament Delegation to COP29 a few days before the official opening of…
The original article (in French) was sent to and published on Cathobel 26 The letter was signed by (1) Action Vivre Ensemble, Bâtir le Bien commun, BePax, Broederlijk Delen, Caritas Belgique, Cefoc, Centre Avec, Commission Justice et Paix, Conseil de…
ELSiA members share their thoughts on the outcome of COP28 As Catholic actors engaged in COP28 processes, our focus has been on facilitating, pursuing, and advocating for solutions that uphold the dignity of all human beings and the whole of…
The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChange (COP28) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December12, 2023. Despite skepticism, this is an important turning point in realizing the…
You are invited to this ELSiA event on #LaudateDeum and the EU #greentransition that will take place on December 7th in square de Meeus 19, 1050 in Brussels and online starting at 6pm. This event follows the publication of Laudate…
The Ecclesial Network Alliance for Integral Ecology (ENA) welcomes joyously the publication of Laudate Deum. On October 5, ENA has published a communiqué to welcome enthusiastically “Laudate Deum” The release of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, “Laudate Deum” has been received…
We celebrate Laudate Deum October 4, 2023 – Pope Francis has released today the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, to address the climate crisis, a call to action for all people of good will. Laudate Deum (praise God) follows the 2015…
Living Laudato Si’ is our first Europe-wide survey designed to be a discovery tool for Catholic organizations to gain an understanding of all the Laudato Si’-inspired initiatives implemented from the publication of the encyclical to date across Europe. After completing…
Brussels, 2 June 2023 PRESS RELEASE CATHOLIC CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS WELCOME THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S ADOPTION OF THE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE CARITAS EUROPA, CIDSE, COMECE, THE JESUIT EUROPEAN SOCIAL CENTRE, JUSTICE AND PEACE EUROPE AND THE LAUDATO SI’ MOVEMENT…
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 16 March 2023 In a statement released on Thursday 16 March 2023, Catholic organisations call on the European Parliament to adopt a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) marking “a true turning point in how the EU…
