Laudato Sì Global Alliance Launch: Global network for integral ecology

9-10 March 2026

Giardini Castel Gandolfo, Rome, Italy

From left to right:

Hanqin Tian [Boston College], Susan Pan [Boston College], Isabel Capeloa Gil [SACRU President], Caterina Bracchi [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore], Ilaria Beretta [Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore], Philip Landrigan [Boston College]

The Laudato Sì Global Alliance is an international initiative dedicated to integral ecology and global sustainability, promoted by the Laudato si’ Center for Advanced Studies and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

The inaugural event took place on March 9-10 at at Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo, the President of SACRU and representatives from Boston College, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, the Catholic University of Portugal, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and PUC Rio de Janeiro participated in the event along with representatives from over 60 universities in Europe, Asia, America, and Africa, as well as representatives from leading international organizations involved in combating the climate crisis.

The Global Alliance was created to connect universities, research centers, communities, and institutions committed to promoting sustainable practices. It seeks to strengthen collaboration between research, education, and community action in order to expand the global impact of integral ecology.

During the event, the President of SACRU, Prof. Isabel Capeloa Gil, presented the results and report of the SACRU Working Group on Integral Ecology, chaired by Prof. Lilian Ferrer of PUC Chile.

From left to right:

Gautam N. Yadama [Boston College], Isabel Capeloa Gil [SACRU President], Cardinal Fabio Baggio [General Director of the Laudato si’ Center for Higher Education], Philip Landrigan [Boston College], Hanqin Tian [Boston College], Susan Pan [Boston College]