This short film is based on Pope Francis’ 2023 document Laudate Deum, using dramatic images and footage of the current climate crisis interspersed with excerpts from the document and expert observations offered by Caroline Brouillette, ED of Climate Action Network Canada, Dr. Hilda Koster, Prof of Theology and Ecology, U of Toronto and ORCIE Board Member, Dr. Darlene O’Leary, Co-ordinator of the Martha Justice Ministry, Antigonish, NS. It is also an effective primer on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and analyzes the effectiveness of the annual UN meetings concerning the climate crisis.
The Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology