The Letter: A Message for Our Earth
Sat, Oct 07
|New York
“The Letter” is a powerful documentary about how spiritual values call us to take action on the planetary crisis. It focuses on a diverse group of people, particularly youth from around the world, who have an encounter with Pope Francis that gives them hope.
Time & Location
Oct 07, 2023, 7:00 PM – Oct 08, 2023, 8:45 PM
New York, St. Stephen of Hungary Church, E 82nd St, New York, NY 10028, USA
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About the event
Pope Francis, "Laudato Si’"“The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development.” --
“The Letter” is a powerful documentary about how spiritual values call us to take action on the planetary crisis. It focuses on a diverse group of people, particularly youth from around the world, who have an encounter with Pope Francis that gives them hope. The film brings forth the beauty of the Pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’ that was added to the body of Church’s social teaching. It is an invitation to each of us to care for God’s creation – nature, the poor, and society as a whole - now more than ever.
The screening will be followed by a 30-minute reflection and talk facilitated by the Metro New York Catholic Climate Movement, part of the Laudato Si’ Movement. Popcorn and…