RESPONDING TO THE CRY OF THE EARTH AND THE CRY OF THE POOR

Matuku-hūrepo (the Australasian bittern) now endangered since populations have declined dramatically due to degradation of their swampland habitat. Photo by Pete Langlands at Lake Ellesmere, Waitaha.

Laudato Si’ Action Group Waitaha

The Christchurch Diocese Laudato Si’ action Waitaha was established in 2022 in response to this call from Pope Francis:

The Cry of the Earth and The Cry of the Poor – Te Karanga Call us to Care for our Common Home, to Holiness, to Mission, to Ecological Conversion, Integral Ecology, Co-Responsibility, & to Awakening, Deepening, Expanding, Integration & Connectedness.

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Whakarongo

Ecological Conversion

Connectedness & Integration

Wakening, Deepening, Expanding

synodality, eco groups

Laudato Si’ formation

reflection, action

Responding to the cry of the earth

“Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another.”(LS #42)