Resources

Connecting Catholics

Catholic organizations, dioceses and parishes around the country are working to address climate change issues. What’s going on in your area? Email us your stories and we’ll post as many as possible.

Share your stories, projects and insights. Send an email to info@catholicsandclimatechange.org.

National Organizations

Catholic Relief Services
CRS understands that much of their relief and development work is directly related to environmental issues. Learn about their work

Catholic Charities USA
Hurricanes like Katrina are more likely in an altered climate and the poor are most affected by these natural disasters. Read about Catholic Charities’ disaster response and work with the poor

Catholic Campaign for Human Development
CCHD supports church-based community organizing. Many of these organizations seek to reverse environmental degradation in their neighborhoods. But through CCHD funding, organizing projects are able to rebuild neighborhoods after natural disasters. Learn how CCHD is empowering low-income residents of New Orleans
Visit CCHD’s web site

Dioceses

Environmental Justice Program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Learn about EJP projects

Diocese of Joliet
Committee on the Environment sponsored a week-long workshop to raise awareness of mountain-top removal coal mining. The workshop was part of a JustFaith Ministries formation program on Catholic social teaching. University of St. Francis offered a week of environmental awareness events aimed at drawing attention to issues such as global warming and promoted activities for a "green" campus.
See also JustFaith's curriculum on climate change

Parishes and Schools

Chicago Catholic school goes 'green' and is expected to set national standard