“Laudate Deum” by Pope Francis is now published

“Praise God for all his creatures”. This was the message that Saint Francis of Assisi proclaimed by his life, his canticles and all his actions. In this way, he accepted the invitation of the biblical Psalms and reflected the sensitivity of Jesus before the creatures of his Father: “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these” (Mt 6:28-29). “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight” (Lk 12:6). How can we not admire this tenderness of Jesus for all the beings that accompany us along the way!

This is the begining paragraph of the encyclical of Pope Francis which is a continution of the 2015 Encyclical ‘Laudato Si”. Much broader in scope, the new enclycal consists of six chapters and 73 paragraphs.

Here is the lanching clip and the link to the document. Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum of the Holy Father Francis which released on the day of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. – October 4.