Catholic Movements

In 2006, to address growing ecological awareness and the need to implement Catholic social teaching on ecology within the US Church, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) helped form Catholic Climate Covenant. 

Today, Catholic Climate Covenant can help you answer the call to care for creation and the poor through the sharing of Church teaching, our resources, and our programs, including:

• Catholic Climate Ambassadors
• Creation Care Teams
• Climate Change, Our Faith Values
• A Season of Creation Webinar Series: On the Common Good & Our Common Home

Loving God's creation and God's most vulnerable is at the heart of who we are as Catholics.

Faith & the Common Good (FCG) is a national, interfaith charitable network dedicated to assisting and inspiring religious congregations and spiritual groups of all backgrounds to take collective action in creating more sustainable communities. W e harness the power of diverse faith and spiritual groups through education, capacity building, and collective action to build more resilient and sustainable communities.

Below is a list of resources created by Faith & the Common Good and Greening Sacred Spaces to help faith communities and individuals realize a healthier, greener lifestyle. 

• Green Rule poster and study guide
• Tip Sheets
• Workshops and reports
• Videos and webinars.

Click here to view current projects in Ottawa.

The Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM), born in 2015, is the fruit of a kairos – the Greek word used in the Gospel to express “an opportune moment.” The kairos of 2015 was the combination of two transformative events that would shape how the Church and humanity responded to the ecological crisis: the Laudato Si’ encyclical release and the Paris Climate Agreement.

On this site you can learn more about Laudato Si, climate change and actions you can take, including:

• Advocacy guides and templates
• Parish initiatives
• Videos to host a parish screening

Click here to learn more about the Global Catholic Climate Movement Canada.

The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home.

Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I proclaimed 1 September as a day of prayer for creation for the Orthodox in 1989. In fact, the Orthodox church year starts on that day with a commemoration of how God created the world.

The World Council of Churches was instrumental in making the special time a season, extending the celebration from 1 September until 4 October.