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Detroit, July 16, 2025 – The election and early messages and actions of Pope Leo XIV brings a sense of hope to Adrian Dominican Sister Kathleen Nolan, OP, who recently retired as long-time Director of the Congregation’s Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation. Her reflection, “The Pope, Hope, and Environmental Leadership,” is published in The Detroit Catholic.
In the reflection, Sister Kathleen notes many troubling signs of our times, including “too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, fear of difference, and an economic paradigm that exploits Earth’s resources and marginalizes the poorest.”
But she also focuses on Pope Leo’s early advocacy for the environment – a stance that many people might have believed was uniquely of the late Pope Francis. “I’m hopeful that hearing the message from a new pope, and one from the U.S., will help Americans understand that care for God’s creation is fundamental to faith and morality,” Sister Kathleen writes.
Read her entire reflection here.
Caption for above feature photo: Adrian Dominican Sisters, in an informal watch party at the Dominican Life Center lobby in Adrian, await the announcement of the new pope, Leo XIV. —Adrian Dominican Sisters File Photo