Laudato Si’ at 10: Raising hope, demanding justice
May 24-31 2025
“Let us sing as we go. May our struggles and our concern for this planet never take away the joy of our hope.”
KAIROS marks the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si’ – the late Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on care for our common home – with a week-long digital campaign rooted in the theme Raising Hope.
Laudato Si’ calls for urgent action to address the interconnected crises of environmental degradation, climate change, and global inequality.
The 10-year anniversary happens to land on a Jubilee Year, proclaimed by the late Pope Francis. The timing couldn’t be more fitting! This is a time for renewal, justice, and hope!
Through reflections from guest contributors, we will lift the urgent call for ecological justice by spotlighting the concept of ecological debt: the accumulated debt that the Global North owes our Indigenous communities and the Global South for environmental damage caused by resource exploitation, pollution, and habitat degradation.
As part of the global Jubilee 2025: Turn Debt into Hope campaign, this anniversary becomes a moment to reflect, act, and advocate for debt justice and reparations. This week-long initiative aims to deepen understanding and inspire action in solidarity with communities confronting environmental harm every day.
Join us in raising hope—and turning debt into justice.
Read/view the reflections below!
