Missionaries of the Sacred

The Catholic Climate Covenant is an initiative which pays special attention to the themes of “covenant, creation, and poverty.” It was launched by The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change (whose participants include the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) during the Easter season in 2009.

On their website, catholicclimatecovenant.org, visitors can take the St. Francis Pledge and find information on Church teaching related to climate change, resources for ways to get involved, and links to other organizations. Check out their website and some of their resources, and consider taking the St. Francis Pledge this Earth Day.

• What You Can Do (PDF)
• How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint (PDF)
• Suggested Prayers

Take the St. Francis Pledge

Visit the Catholic Climate Covenant website to take the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor. There are five elements to the St. Francis Pledge: Pray; Learn; Assess; Act; Advocate.

You can take the pledge as an individual, but groups and organizations, parishes, religious orders, dioceses, and schools and universities can also take the pledge. More information and ideas for how individuals and groups can fulfill the pledge are available on the website.