Laudato si’ Garden in the General Curia of the Comboni Missionaries in Rome

Laudato si’ Garden
in the General Curia in Rome
A sensory and spiritual experience to learn from Creation and the Gospel

The Comboni community of the Curia, on the occasion of the Laudato si' Week 2020, accepted the proposal of the General Secretariat of the Mission to create an educational path on the care of the common home.

A working group was formed, involving brothers from the three communities in Via Lilio in a process of discernment on the type of path to be offered and the style of the proposal. This is how the 'Laudato sì' Garden has being created, a highly articulated interactive path that guides users through a sensory experience to facilitate a reconnection with Creation. Then there is the informative and educational dimension on the main themes and ideas dealt with by the encyclical Laudato si’, always in close contact with the reality presented in the Park and with elements of augmented reality, through a dedicated App that can be downloaded onto Smartphones [click here].

In addition, the route offers a missionary perspective and the possibility of a guided spiritual experience, as well as giving a mandate to the commitment to integral ecology through actions at both a personal and collective level.

Finally, the park also offers the possibility of an educational trail for children, through games and other activities tailored to their needs. So far, due to restrictions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, only a few sporadic visits to Laudato si' Garden have taken place. However, the community is confident that in the new pastoral year it will be able to implement a programme of visits and events to raise local awareness and provide effective missionary animation.

PHOTOGALLERY of Laudato si’ Garden