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| March 15 2025 |
Laudato si'
Premiere of the Missa Laudato Si' by Korean-American composer Dongryul Lee at Loyola University Chicago. The hour-long choral-orchestral work was commissioned by the EcoVoice Project and conducted by Kirsten Hedegaard, featuring the New Earth Ensemble. The composition explores themes of environmental justice, spirituality, and activism through microtonality and multilingual text settings.
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| November 2023 |
Laudato si'
Pope Francis urged governments to make the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai a turning point in the fight against the climate crisis.
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| October 4 2023 |
Laudato si'
Pope Francis published the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, a follow-up text to Laudato Si' that addresses the climate emergency and calls for urgent global environmental action.
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| 2022 |
Laudato si'
The Laudato Si' Movement expanded to include 967 member organizations, 11,539 Laudato Si' Animators, 204 Laudato Si' Circles, and 58 National Chapters worldwide.
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| 2022 |
Laudato si'
The documentary film gained over 7 million views within its first two weeks, with support from celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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| October 4 2022 |
Laudato si'
Global premiere of the documentary film 'The Letter: A Message for our Earth' in Vatican City, which tells the story of the Laudato Si' encyclical and was produced by Off The Fence Productions.
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| 2021 |
Living wage
The Low Pay Commission began studying the living wage, exploring potential variations by age category and region.
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| 2021 |
Living wage
Living wage increased to €12.90, and minimum wage rose to €10.44.
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| 2021 |
Catholic social activism in the United States
James Hanink, a former Loyola Marymount University philosophy professor, was selected as the American Solidarity Party candidate in the California gubernatorial recall election against Gavin Newsom.
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| October 4 2021 |
Laudato si'
The Vatican Dicastery for Integral Development launched the Laudato Si Action Platform in collaboration with the Laudato Si' Movement and other Catholic institutions.
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| 2020 |
Living wage
Living wage remained stable at €12.30, with minimum wage increasing to €10.20.
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| 2020 |
Living wage
Lidl and Aldi supermarket chains committed to pay all their employees the living wage.
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| 2019 |
Living wage
Living wage increased to €12.30, while minimum wage rose to €9.80.
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| 2019 |
Living wage
National Low Income Housing Coalition published a report calculating necessary full-time hourly wages for rental housing, revealing significant regional variations across the United States, from $36.82/hr in Hawaii to $9.59/hr in Puerto Rico.
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| 2019 |
Laudato si'
The journal Biological Conservation published research by Malcolm McCallum demonstrating widespread and sustained global interest in environmental issues, potentially influenced by the Laudato si' encyclical.
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| June 2019 |
Laudato si'
Pope Francis held a significant meeting at the Vatican with CEOs of major oil companies (ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and Chevron), convincing them to alter their message on climate change and pledge to address the 'climate emergency' while minimizing impacts on vulnerable communities.
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| 2018 |
Living wage
Living wage set at €11.90, which was €2.35 higher than the minimum wage of €9.55.
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| 2016 |
Catholic social activism in the United States
The party initially nominated Amir Azarvan and Mike Maturen as presidential and vice-presidential candidates. After Azarvan stepped down, Maturen ran for president with Juan Muñoz as vice president.
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| November 6 2016 |
Laudato si'
Premiere of the oratorio 'Laudato si' – a Franciscan Magnificat' composed by Peter Reulein for the Diocese of Limburg, performed in Limburg Cathedral. The oratorio is based on the Latin Magnificat and incorporates texts from Evangelii gaudium and Laudato si'.
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| 2015 |
Laudato si'
Pope Francis issued the Laudato si' encyclical, a significant document addressing environmental and social issues, which was later described by Bill McKibben as 'the most important document yet of this millennium'.
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| 2015 |
Laudato si'
The Laudato Si' Movement was founded following the publication of the Laudato Si' encyclical, bringing together Catholics committed to promoting its environmental and social message.
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| September 2014 |
Living wage
NHS Wales began paying all staff a minimum 'living wage' as recommended by the Living Wage Commission, with approximately 2,400 employees receiving salary increases up to £470.
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| 2012 |
Catholic social activism in the United States
The party's name was changed from Christian Democratic Party USA to the American Solidarity Party.
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| 2011 |
Catholic social activism in the United States
David Frost and Kirk Morrison founded the Christian Democratic Party USA, inspired by Christian Democratic parties in South America and Europe.
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