title: Questions & Answers for Catholics: Challenging Contemporary Vatican II (Best in Rcia Resources)
author:  James B. Songy 
description: the contemporary catholic  church and its effect on the daily lives of catholic believers
zlib_text: PRAISE BE TO YOU  
  
  
  Laudato Si’
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ENCYCLICAL LETTER
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## PRAISE BE TO YOU
  
  
  Laudato Si’
  
  
  On Care for Our Common Home
  
  
  OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF  
  FRANCIS  
  TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS  
  MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS THE LAY FAITHFUL
  
  
  LIBRERIA EDITRICE VATICANA  
  IGNATIUS PRESS SAN FRANCISCO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Front cover art: Papal Coat of Arms of Pope Francis  
  © AgnusImages.com
  
  
  Back cover photograph of Pope Francis  
  © Stefano Spaziani
  
  
  Jacket design by Roxanne Mei Lum / John Herreid
  
  
  Published in 2015 by Ignatius Press, San Francisco  
  Copyright © 2015 Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City  
  All rights reserved  
  ISBN 978-1-62164-081-3 (HB)  
  ISBN 978-1-68149-667-2 (E)  
  Library of Congress Control Number 2015944415  
  Printed in the United States of America
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### CONTENTS
  
  
  [LAUDATO SI’, MI’ SIGNORE [1-2]](index_split_005.html#filepos9305)
  
  
  Nothing in this world is indifferent to us [3-6]
  
  
  United by the same concern [7-9] Saint Francis of Assisi [10-12]
  
  
  