Laudato Si’ Movement announces new director
By Joseph Tulloch
The Laudato Si’ Movement, a Catholic environmental organisation, has announced Susana Réfega as its new executive director.
Réfega is an ex-head of the Fundação Fé e Cooperação (Faith and Cooperation Foundation). She led the organization, founded in 1990 by the Portugese Bishops’ conference, for 12 years.
Appointment 'significant milestone' for LSM
As well as her work at the Fundação Fé e Cooperação, Réfega spent several years on the board of CIDSE – an umbrella organization of Catholic development agencies – and as Board President for the Portuguese National NGO platform.
She is fluent in Portuguese, English, French, Italian, and Spanish, and holds a PhD in Biology.
In a press release, the Laudato Si’ Movement described Réfega’s appointment as a “significant milestone”, bringing to an end the tenure of founding Executive Director Tomás Insua.
The network was launched eight years ago, taking its name from Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on care for our common home.
Since then, it has grown into an international network providing training programs, organising annual Laudato Si’ weeks, and promoting grassroots activism.
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