Pope Francis in new encyclical addresses the need for humans to be good stewards of God’s creation

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

Pope Francis is shown praying at an Austro-Hungarian cemetery for fallen soldiers of World War I in Fogliano di Redipuglia, northern Italy, on 13 September 2014. In his encyclical Laudato Si' on Care for Our Common Home, released on 18 June, the Pope said all Creation is singing God's praise but people are silencing it. PHOTO: Paul Haring

Pope Francis is shown praying at an Austro-Hungarian cemetery for fallen soldiers of World War I in Fogliano di Redipuglia, northern Italy, on 13 September 2014. In his encyclical Laudato Si’ on Care for Our Common Home, released on 18 June, the Pope said all Creation is singing God’s praise but people are silencing it. PHOTO: Paul Haring