{"id":3251,"date":"2025-05-25T15:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T15:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/?p=3251"},"modified":"2025-05-31T20:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T20:24:34","slug":"steps-for-our-common-home-commemorating-the-10th-anniversary-of-laudato-si","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/steps-for-our-common-home-commemorating-the-10th-anniversary-of-laudato-si\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSteps for Our Common Home\u201d: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ecological march in downtown Seoul, South Korea. Photos: Kyoung Ho Han<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From 24 to 31 May, 2025, the global Church celebrates a week-long celebration of the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical Laudato Si\u2019, marking the start of the \u201cLaudato Si\u2019 Week for the Care of Creation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

By Kyoung Ho Han *<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Korea, this occasion was particularly commemorated through a Mass and street march organized by the Committee for Ecology and Environment of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Korea, in collaboration with the Consolata missionaries JPIC and religious congregations and lay JPIC (Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation) groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The one-hour march through downtown Seoul streets was far more than a symbolic gesture, it was a prophetic cry in the face of an urgent ecological crisis. Slogans such as \u201cThe Earth is sick!\u201d, \u201cCarbon neutrality live it, don\u2019t just say it!\u201d, and \u201cLet\u2019s protect creation together!\u201d reflected the Church\u2019s voice in the world today. The spirit of this 10th anniversary lies in this \u201cfaith in action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mass that followed was not just a thanksgiving ceremony. It was a time of ecological repentance, a recommitment to harmony with creation. In the homily, the Pope\u2019s teachings were recalled: the root of the ecological crisis is not merely technological, but lies in human greed, indifference, and a consumerist lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything is connected\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This simple yet profound truth runs throughout Laudato Si\u2019. Humanity and nature, economics and ethics, local and global concerns, the present and the future, they are all intertwined. This march and Mass were a gesture of re-connection, a profession of faith that we are called to live as one with all of God\u2019s creatures, our brothers and sisters in the common home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Words are no longer enough. The Church and all the faithful are now called to act, by saving energy, recycling, protecting local ecosystems, and living ecological spirituality in everyday life. These small choices are tangible expressions of our love for God and our commitment to the Gospel of creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week is more than a numerical milestone. It is an invitation to inner conversion and a new beginning. \u201cWhat kind of world will we leave to our children?\u201d Before this urgent question, may the Catholic Church in Korea continue to respond with concrete hope and faithful action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Father Kyoung Ho Han, IMC, member of the National Reconciliation Commission.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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