Pray
Give yourself
Give yourself
With strong commitments made, Raising Hope concluded
Around 1,000 participants from 80 countries gathered at this unprecedented conference in Castel Gandolfo, Rome, to mark the tenth anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si’ and to address some of the most pressing issues surrounding the climate crisis.
Abandon ourselves to the Father’s embrace
Abandon ourselves to the Father’s embrace
Chiara Lubich at Genfest 1990
“What would Jesus say? What would Jesus do at this moment?” And it is precisely this question that Chiara Lubich started from in this excerpt taken from Genfest 1990.
Be committed to caring for the planet
Be committed to caring for the planet
Build joyful relationships
Build joyful relationships
Pope Leo XIV opens the Raising Hope Conference: What remains to be done after Laudato Si’?
A block of glacial ice from Greenland took center stage at the opening of the Raising Hope Conference, where Pope Leo XIV urged those present to “return to the heart,” for only there can a true ecological conversion take place.
‘My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.’ (Ps 121 [120]:2)
Word of Life – October 2025
Increase hope
Increase hope




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