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The Holy Father announced that the upcoming 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in two sessions, spaced one year apart: the first from October 4 to 29, 2023, the second in October 2024

The 124-year-old St. Vincent Center in Davenport is getting an energy audit as the first step in the Diocese of Davenport’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan launched Oct. 4 on the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. It is a multifaceted, seven-year plan intended to inspire the people of the diocese to build on their relationship with God, each other and all of God’s creation.

Desiring a bright and abundant future for her grandchildren and all humanity, Jean Simpson prayed, listened to God and found guidance in “Laudato Si’” (subtitled “On Care for Our Common Home), an encyclical by Pope Francis. The Holy Father called for restoring relationships between people and God, people and each other and all of God’s creation.

The 124-year-old St. Vincent Center in Davenport is getting an energy audit as the first step in the Diocese of Davenport’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan launched Oct. 4 on the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. It is a multifaceted, seven-year plan intended to inspire the people of the diocese to build on their relationship with God, each other and all of God’s creation.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, the Holy Father speaks of relationships: between God and humanity, among the peoples of humanity, and between humanity and creation, of which humanity is a part. In his message for this year’s Season of Creation, Pope Francis again speaks of the urgency in responding to these relationships — to the cries of the earth and the poor.