Laudato Si’: A look back on Pope Francis’s environmental legacy

By Donald Wright, Professor of Political Science, University of New Brunswick

The Vatican’s College of Cardinals will soon gather in Rome to elect a new head of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis.

As the church prepares for the papal conclave, the world is assessing Francis’s legacy and his stance on the role of women in the church, LGBTQ+ rights and the needs of migrants and refugees.

However, every assessment should include a discussion of Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home,…

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