Atlas of Laudato Si' Maps Ecological Initiatives
The Laudato Si' Platform launched a digital atlas tracking ecological projects by Catholic institutions and dioceses a decade after the encyclical.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Catholicism
The Laudato Si' Platform launched the Atlas of Laudato Si' at the Holy See Press Office in Rome on Wednesday, presenting its fifth annual report. The report highlights 13,600 participants since 2021.
Why it matters
The atlas gives Catholic institutions and dioceses a shared map of ecological efforts inspired by the Laudato Si' encyclical, published ten years earlier. It also offers public access to data on natural disasters.
The fifth annual report counts 13,600 participants since the platform began in 2021, drawn from data supplied by the Leonum Institute and the Angelicum. The report does not break participation down by country or diocese.
The players
Laudato Si' Platform
An initiative built around the ecological teaching of Pope Francis's 2015 encyclical, which coordinates Catholic efforts on environmental care.
Leonum Institute
The Leonum Institute of the Catholic University of America, a research body that supplied data used in the atlas.
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
A pontifical university in Rome that contributed data to the atlas and serves as a center for Catholic theological study.
The details
The atlas lets users explore ecological initiatives undertaken by institutions and dioceses and provides access to data on natural disasters. Bishop emeritus of Bombay was among those presenting the report at the Rome press conference.
Timeline
2015: Pope Francis publishes the Laudato Si' encyclical.
2021: The Laudato Si' Platform begins counting participants.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026: The atlas launches at the Holy See Press Office in Rome.
Season Trajectory
Launched ten years after Pope Francis's Laudato Si' encyclical, the atlas extends its ecological call into a public, data-based tool. It positions Catholic environmental work as something documented and comparable across institutions and dioceses.
Readers can use the atlas to locate ecological projects run by Catholic institutions and dioceses in their own area. The platform's data on natural disasters is also available to the public.
The takeaway
A decade after its release, the Laudato Si' encyclical now has a public map showing how Catholic communities are putting its environmental call into practice.
Further reading
Explore more on Catholicism, where the Laudato Si' tradition of Catholic environmental teaching is covered.
