Watch the recording of our May webinar Didn’t get to attend our May webinar live? No worries! You can check out the recording and accompanying resources now! Co-hosted by Catholic Climate Covenant and Laudato Si’ Movement – North America this webinar commemorated the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’ and celebrated how the U.S. Catholic community has responded to Pope Francis’ call to “hear the cry of the poor and the cry of the Earth” through its participation in the Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform. Click here for more information. USCCB talks Artificial Intelligence The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Congress on Monday emphasizing that Artificial Intelligence (AI) should serve humanity, not destroy it. The letter emphasized the dignity of the human person and the environmental impact of AI. Read the full letter here. Check out our 2024 Annual Report The Covenant recently completed our 2024 Annual Report, “Rooted in Faith.” Click here to read all of our highlights from last year and to find out more about how we’re making a difference in the Church across the U.S. Executive Orders resources Many of our CCTs requested that we create a short resource/ bulletin insert analyzing President Trump’s executive orders on the environment and how they compare to Catholic Social Teaching. We’ve created this resource here, which will be updated periodically at this link as more Executive Orders are passed. UNOC3 Multi-Faith Declaration Yesterday at UNOC3, faith leaders gathered to launch the largest multi-faith ocean declaration to date. Signed and endorsed by faith leaders and communities representing tens of millions of people worldwide, Turning the Tide: A Multi-faith Declaration for the Ocean, calls for urgent action to protect the ocean in the face of unprecedented pressure from climate change, industrial fishing, and pollution. Its wide-ranging signatories include Catholic groups: Laudato Si' Movement, Missionary Society of St. Columban, Franciscans International, Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism – Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Integral Ecology Committee, Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, Sisters of Mercy, and CYNESA. Launched in June, 2025 at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) and will be a foundation for faith-based advocacy in marine conservation. READ MORE HERE Action Alert: Help our friends at Catholic Relief Services Our friends at Catholic Relief Services have been working hard all year — and against all odds — to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable among us are cared for. Please check out CRS’ action alert here and visit https://crs.org/ for more information on how you can help! Action Alert: Check out the USCCB's request for help The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) often posts action alerts calling on Catholics to mobilize. Check out this Action Alert from the USCCB asking Congress to protect God’s creation in the Inflation Reduction Act! TAKE ACTION NOW Join the journey with Pilgrims of Hope for Creation! This is a historic year, as we celebrate the Jubilee of Hope, the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures. Catholic organizations across the United States are uniting to support pilgrims like you in planning or joining a Jubilee pilgrimage during the Season of Creation, taking place from September 1-October 4, 2025. The Covenant and 18 other U.S. Catholic organizations have successfully launched Pilgrims of Hope for Creation. Subscribe to the Pilgrims of Hope for Creation mailing list to receive updates and resources, and connect with other pilgrims in your area here. Join our Encounter campaign Join our Encounter for Our Common Home campaign and advocate for climate with your fellow Catholics. We meet virtually on the last Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.- noon (EST). Join the network, receive policy updates and briefings, and make a difference! Sign up to join Encounter here. Homily Helps: Resources for sharing the rich insights of creation care at Mass Catholic Climate Covenant and the Integral Faith team of the Association of United States Catholic Priests provide resources for homilists that will help you integrate the rich insights of Laudato Si’ and Christian care for creation into Sunday Mass. These include highlights from the scriptures, readings of the day, relevant quotations from Laudato Si’, brief commentary, illustrations and anecdotes, sample applications, and sample petitions. You can subscribe to receive the Homily Helps every month here.  2025 Feast of St. Francis: An invitation to submit eco-spirituality resources! This year, the Covenant's theme for the Feast of St. Francis is Spreading Seeds of Peace and Hope for Creation which complements the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 2025 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Seeds of Peace and Hope, and the 2025 Season of Creation theme, Peace with Creation. CCC's 2025 Feast of St. Francis resource will be a compilation of eco-spirituality resources created in collaboration with all who are doing the great work of Laudato Si’ in their communities, and we invite the U.S. Catholic community to participate! See the flyer here and share it widely! Season of Creation resources The theme for this year’s Season of Creation (Sept. 1st- Oct. 4th) is “Peace with Creation.” Check out resources the Covenant has already begun compiling here. You can also receive updates from the ecumenical group organizing the Season of Creation here. LSAP-enrolled dioceses So far, 27 U.S. dioceses have enrolled and agreed to be public in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP) and committed to a seven-year sustainability journey. You can check which dioceses have enrolled here.  Nominate a Catholic who cares for creation for this blog series There’s enough bad news in the world — so help us spread good news instead! We’ve created this nomination form to help you recognize Catholics in your community who embrace caring for creation and tending to the environment around them. Nominated Catholics may be featured in a blog post on Catholic Climate Covenant’s website. Take the Laudato Si’ Reading Challenge To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home, Laudato Si’ Movement Texas has started a free program to encourage people to read Laudato Si’ over the summer. This program is open to all people in North America. There is no cost. Access the encyclical for free online. Register for the challenge here. Email Texas@LSMChapter.org for more information. Climate Action Now! A generous donor flagged for us a phone app that encourages daily actions on behalf of our common home. Actions include reaching out to policymakers or learning something new about climate and environmental issues and solutions. We encourage you to check out the Climate Action Now app by searching for it in your device’s app store | 
