In May 2020, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development declared a special Laudato si' anniversary year to mark the fifth anniversary of Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato si' (Care for Our Common Home). The Vatican's celebratory year for Pope Francis' encyclical on ecology is coming to a close with a final week of events and discussions.
Laudato si' week 2021 begins on May 16 and runs until May 25. The time frame coincides with the date, May 24, 2015, when Francis signed his first solo encyclical and the first-ever papal document centered on the environment. The week takes its theme from part of the Pope's appeal in the document's introduction: For we know that things can change. Events will celebrate the church's progress so far in acting on the landmark encyclical, with the goal of launching a massive multiplication of Catholic engagement around conservation, sustainability and changing the current trajectory of global warming.
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| Monday 17 May | Laudato si’ dialogue: critical opportunities in 2021 to create change, call for an integral path |
| Tuesday 18 May | Laudato si’ dialogue on education |
| Wednesday 19 May | Laudato si’ dialogue on energy and fossil fuels: global Catholic divestment drumbeat |
| Thursday 20 May | Sowing hope for the planet / creation care prayer network |
| Friday 21 May | Global action day for our common home |
| Saturday 22 May | Laudato si’ Festival “Songs for Creation” |
| Sunday 23 May | Pentecost Day: Laudato si’ closing prayer gathering / missionary sending |
| Monday 24 May | Roundtable about WASH in Catholic health care facilities |
| Tuesday 25 May | Laudato si’ week closing event; Laudato si’ action platform launch |