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At Borgo Laudato si’, lunch with Pope Leo XIV: a day of fraternity with people experiencing social vulnerability
Around 200 people experiencing social vulnerability from the Diocese of Rome will take part on Saturday, 11 July, in the event “Lunch with the Pope”, a day of welcome and fraternity at Borgo Laudato si’, within the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo.
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New Appointments to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
The Laudato Si’ for Higher Education welcomes with profound joy the decision of Pope Leo XIV to appoint Sister Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, as Prefect, and Cardinal Fabio Baggio, C.S., as Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development with a special assignment of Laudato si’ Center fo Higher Education.
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Global leaders issue a joint call from the Borgo Dialogues
Following an audience with Pope Leo XIV, a community of international leaders commits
to building systems that protect future generations and place human dignity at the center
of economic, technological, and social transformation
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Launch of the Borgo Dialogues
A new international forum for dialogue on our common home From June 17 to 19, 2026, Borgo Laudato Si’, located within the Papal Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, will host the inaugural edition of the Borgo Laudato Si’ Dialogues, in collaboration with the Laudato Si’ Higher Education Center, the University of Notre Dame, Deloitte Switzerland and Handshake Strategies.
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The Global Alliance has launched at Borgo Laudato Si’: An international platform for research and action on integral ecology
Two days of dialogue among researchers from more than 60 universities and 30 countries marked the launch of the Global Alliance, an international platform for academic and scientific collaboration aimed at developing a global agenda on awareness, research, education, and action on integral ecology, inspired by the principles of the encyclical Laudato Si’.
The initiative, led by the Laudato Si’ Higher Education Center and the University of Notre Dame, brought together scholars from a wide range of disciplines with the goal of strengthening cooperation among universities worldwide, and directing scientific research toward concrete processes of environmental, social, and economic transformation; in line with the vision of the care for our common home advanced in the teachings of Pope Francis and promoted by Pope Leo XIV.
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The Global Alliance is launched at Borgo Laudato si’
On March 9–10, in the evocative setting of the papal gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the Global Alliance will officially launch. This international initiative is dedicated to integral ecology and global sustainability, promoted by the Laudato si’ Higher Education Center and the University of Notre Dame.
The inaugural event will bring together representatives from over sixty universities across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa, as well as members of leading international organizations engaged in combating the climate crisis. Two days of dialogue, reflection, and experience-sharing will focus on building an integrated approach to sustainability, grounded in the principles of the Laudato si’ Encyclical and the Social Doctrine of the Church.
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