Don Bosco International and the Youth Ministry Sector of the Salesian congregation support the launch of the Living Laudato Si’ survey, the first initiative designed by ELSiA to gain an understanding of Pope Francis’ encyclical-inspired initiatives implemented across Europe.
After completing the pilot phase in Ireland, the survey was launched at the beginning of September in Portugal, France, Scotland, England and Wales, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Croatia, the Netherlands and Austria, until October 31st.
The results of the survey are meant to highlight the contributions of the Catholics Church to the Care for Creation. The European Laudato Si’ Alliance is planning to share the findings in a conference next year celebrating our 6th Laudato Si’ Reflection Day in Rome. All members of ELSiA are supporting this initiative as well as the Laudato Si’ Action Platform.
A consortium of Catholic universities (St Mary’s University, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Universitat Ramon Llull, Hrvatsko Katoličko Sveučilište and EMD Ecole de Management Marseilles) will be collecting the data and analysing the results. The consortium is coordinated by Dr Mark Charlesworth.
The survey is currently available in English, Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, French, Dutch and German. If your language is not yet present, but you are familiar with one of those available and you are located in Europe, we welcome your participation.
All national Conference of Bishops of Europe, Archdiocese or Diocese, religious congregation, Catholic NGOs and networks, Catholic movements, church organizations, Catholic schools and universities, are invited to take part and fill the survey online.
A presentation by ELSIA introducing the survey is available at this link.
If you have any questions or need clarification (which are not listed yet in the survey FAQ), do not hesitate to contact the ELSiA coordinator.
The European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSi’A) is a network of Catholic organisations with the aim to adapt the comprehensive approach of the encyclical letter Laudato Si’ and related Church teachings to a European context with a special focus on the institutions of the European Union. Members of the alliance are: Caritas Europa, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), CIDSE, Don Bosco International, Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC), Justice and Peace Europe and the Laudato Si’ Movement
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