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During the Laudato Si’ special anniversary year (2020-2021), the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promotion of Integral Human Development launched a new program and a public commitment for various institutions to begin a seven-year journey to total sustainability in the spirit of Laudato Si’, with seven specific goals to achieve.

The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative  (CNI) believes that nonviolence is essential to reaching each of these seven goals:

  • Response to the Cry of the Earth
  • Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • Ecological economics
  • Adoption of simple lifestyles
  • Ecological education
  • Ecological spirituality
  • Emphasis on community involvement and participatory action

… within the seven sectors of society:

  • Families
  • Dioceses/parishes
  • Educational institutions
  • Hospitals/health care centres
  • Businesses/agricultural farms, etc.
  • Organisations (NGOs, movements, groups, foundations, etc.)
  • Religious orders

Two members of CNI’s executive committee, Marie Dennis, Pax Christi International senior adviser, and Ken Butigan, professor at DePaul University, have prepared “Gospel nonviolence for a Laudato Si’ future,” which explains how each piece of the Laudato Si’ Action Plan can integrate nonviolence.

PDF in English: Gospel nonviolence for a Laudato Si’ future
PDF en español: Noviolencia evangélica para un futuro inspirado en Laudato Si’
PDF en français: La non-violence évangélique pour un avenir Laudato Si’