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Vatican Calls Ecological Harm a 'Sin Against Creation' in New Theological Document

The 30,000-word text urges cultural, spiritual and policy changes as it links biodiversity loss, pollution and war to harm against the poor.

  • On Sept. 1, Pope Leo XIV issued a message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, inviting the Church to contemplate the gift of life and cherish the earth that sustains it.
  • International Theological Commission published "Caring for Our Common Home — A Responsible and Fraternal Response to the Triune God" on Sept. 2, representing reflections carried out between 2022 and 2025.
  • Citing "very alarming data on ecological deterioration," the ITC warned that environmental crises are "tragically linked to the cry of the poor," requiring ", a change in cultural values."
  • From the relationship with God, the commission emphasized "Jubilee logic," which sets an "insurmountable limit to greed in the use of the Earth," while promoting "ecological spirituality."
  • Reaffirming that the ecological question is ultimately theological, the commission called for an "ecological turning point" inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, concluding with hope in God who makes "all things new.
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The International Theology Commission intervenes on the environmental crisis: "It is not a matter alien to the Christian faith." And a tribute to the vegetarian movement emerges.

·Rome, Italy
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International Theological Commission has published text, approved by Leo XIV, which conceptualizes ecology as a question proper to theological reflection and emphasizes that the care of the planet is moral imperative.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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