Laudato Si' Week: Rome events and talks

The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians said Laudato Si’ Week runs in Rome from May 17 to May 24, 2026, with initiatives, roundtables and educational events linked to Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical and the Solemnity of Pentecost. The congregation said the Rome-based observance is part of a wider Catholic campaign held during the same eight-day period. The 2026 theme is “From Hope to Action,” according to the congregation and the Laudato Si’ Week organizers. The campaign marks the 11th anniversary of the publication of *Laudato Si’*, the 2015 encyclical on care for creation. ### When does the Rome program run, and who is behind it? Rome is one of the cities hosting local activity during Laudato Si’ Week, which the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians said begins on May 17 and ends on May 24, 2026. The congregation’s notice described the week as a series of initiatives, roundtables and educational events intended to explore and share ecological progress within communities, families, groups and institutions. (cgfmanet.org) The Laudato Si’ Movement describes Laudato Si’ Week as an annual eight-day campaign in May commemorating the anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical. Its website says the 2026 edition invites Catholics to register actions through the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, which it calls a tool for the Church’s ecological response. ### What is the 2026 message organizers are pushing? (cgfmanet.org) “From Hope to Action” is the theme highlighted on both the Rome notice and the global campaign site. The Laudato Si’ Week website says hope “is not passive” and is lived through daily choices, community life, prayer and acts of care, while the congregation’s notice says participants are being asked to turn that hope into “concrete steps” for care of the common home. (laudatosiweek.org) Mother Chiara Cazzuola, in the congregation’s Easter Message 2026 cited in the Rome notice, urged members to be “witnesses of hope” and to bring “new light” to daily relationships. The same notice also cited Circular No. 1056 for the congregation’s General Chapter, saying ecological conversion should translate into a “culture of care” and naming care for young people, relationships, the planet and society as practical areas of focus. (cgfmanet.org) ### What kinds of events are actually being planned in Rome? The Rome notice does not list a day-by-day city schedule in the text available on the page, but it says the week will include initiatives, roundtables and educational events across the period from May 17 to May 24. It frames those gatherings as part of a local response by educating communities and Catholic institutions. (cgfmanet.org) The same page says schools, parishes, families and religious institutes are encouraged to submit plans and reflections through the Platform of Initiatives Laudato Si’. That language indicates the Rome events are meant to sit alongside a wider network of local and institutional activities rather than a single centralized conference. That is an inference from the organizers’ description of the platform and the campaign structure. (cgfmanet.org) ### How does the Rome week connect to the global campaign? The Laudato Si’ Week website says Catholics around the world are being asked to take “one concrete action” for integral ecology during the May 17-24 campaign. The site presents examples from parishes, schools, religious communities and families in different regions, and says those actions can be enrolled through the Laudato Si’ Action Platform. (cgfmanet.org) The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians said their educating communities are joining Catholics worldwide in that effort. Their Rome notice uses the same campaign language on ecological conversion, restored relationships and strengthened communities that appears on the global site. ### What is the next dated event in the program? May 23 is the next specifically dated event named on the campaign website: an online “Creation Care Ceremony: A Blessing and Sending Forth.” The Laudato Si’ Movement says the ceremony is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. (laudatosiweek.org) Quito time and 2:00 p.m. Central European Time on Saturday, May 23, during Pentecost weekend, and that participants will receive a special blessing for registered actions and submitted initiatives. (cgfmanet.org) Program information for the Rome-linked week is posted on the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians page and the Laudato Si’ Week website.