Vatican publishes digital atlas honoring Pope Francis’ ecological vision

Ten years after the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical  Laudato Si’ , the Vatican has launched a new digital atlas to advance his ecological vision.

The Laudato Si’ Platform launched the Atlas of Laudato Si’ at a press conference Wednesday at the Holy See Press Office in Rome. The organization also presented its fifth annual report at the conference, highlighting 13,600 participants since 2021 and new tools to implement integral ecology within the Church.

Presenters included Sister Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and Bishop Allwyn D’Silva, auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Bombay, India.

Care for creation is not optional Among the themes discussed at the conference was the need to continue concrete actions toward care for the environment.

In her presentation, Smerilli said Catholic commitment to caring for creation is “not optional.”

The Atlas of Laudato Si’. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Molly Burhans

“Living our vocation as guardians of Godʼs work is ‘not something optional nor a secondary aspect of Christian experience,’” Smerilli said. “Caring for creation and caring for humanity are…