A 7 YEAR JOURNEY
guidebook towards integral ecology

Pope Francis’ 7-Year Journey Towards Integral Ecology puts his landmark encyclical, Laudato Si‘, into actionFamilies, dioceses, schools, universities, hospitals, business, religious orders, and community organizations are now challenged to do the magis–the more–to heal the Earth.

University Pathways is the guidebook for colleges and universities taking up the challenge.

THE JOURNEY

YEAR 1

A university makes a good faith commitment to the 7-Year Journey and forms a group of faculty, students, administrators, and staff who create a Laudato Si’ Plan that integrally advances each of Pope Francis’ 7 Laudato Si’ Goals.  

YEAR 2-6

A university implements, assesses, and adjusts its Laudato Si’ Plan as needed. It  annually reports progress to the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

YEAR 7

A university celebrates its  accomplishment and receives formal recognition from the Vatican as a Laudato Si’ University.

THE LAUDATO SI' GOALS

Pope Francis 7 Laudato Si’ Goals

Response to the
Cry of the Earth

Response to the
Cry of the Poor

Ecological Economics

Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles

Ecological
Education

Ecological
Spirituality

Community RESILIENCE & eMPOWERMENT

THE JOURNEY'S ADDED VALUE

Most colleges and universities around the world have already adopted sustainability measures. Why join Pope Francis’ 7-Year Journey?

Enrich Programs

The Journey enriches sustainability programs with the vision of integral ecology, where science, ethics, spirituality, and action are mutually respected and empowered.

Bolster Actions

The Journey acknowledges existing sustainability programs with additional ideas from Pope Francis’ 7 Laudato Sí Goals, promoting ever more transformative, non-violent actions.

spiritual depth

The Journey adds a dimension often absent from sustainability programs: the spiritual dimension where students explore the depth of their calling to care for our common home.

Global partnerships

The Journey assists in forming global university groups of co-learning and support, partnerships in healing the Earth and human society.

*Throughout this guidebook, ‘universities’ is used as the general term for colleges, universities, and other organizations affiliated with the work of postsecondary education.

AN INVITATION:

SHOWCASE YOUR CURRENT UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES

Comillas, towards Integral Ecology - Laudato Si' Universities
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Universidad Loyola campus sostenible
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Ateneo de Naga University - Laudato Si'
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St. Paul University Dumaguete
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Universidad Rafael Landívar - Laudato Si'
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Comillas, towards Integral Ecology - Laudato Si' Universities
Universidad Loyola campus sostenible
Ateneo de Naga University - Laudato Si'
St. Paul University Dumaguete
Universidad Rafael Landívar - Laudato Si'
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GIVE YOUR STUDENTS A GLOBAL VOICE FOR ECOLOGIAL ACTION

For information on how to submit your university videos and create student videos for display here, contact ijep@luc.edu.