“The Letter” Laudato Si’ Film Screening

As part of Laudato Si’ Week, on Sunday, May 21 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, May 24 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., the Sisters will screen “The Letter,” a film documenting the journey to Rome of frontline leaders to meet with Pope Francis and discuss his Encyclical: On Care of Our Common Home. The dialogue with the Pope offers revealing insight into the personal history of Pope Francis and stories which have not been seen since he became the Bishop of Rome. The film will be shown in the St. Scholastica Room at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. Popcorn will be provided. There is no charge, but free will offerings will be accepted. To reserve your spot, email Sister Jean Marie Ballard at jballard@thedome.org.

About the documentary:

In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’ (The Letter); an encyclical letter about the environmental crisis to every single person in the world. A few years later, four voices that have gone unheard in global conversations have been invited to an unprecedented dialogue with the Pope. Hailing from Senegal, the Amazon, India, and Hawaii, they bring perspective and solutions from the poor, the indigenous, the youth, and wildlife into a conversation with Pope Francis himself. This documentary follows their journey to Rome and the extraordinary experiences that took place there, and is packed with powerfully moving personal stories alongside the latest information about the planetary crisis and the toll it’s taking on nature and people.