Catholic Climate Covenant Announces First Pope Francis Climate Justice Scholar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2026 Contact Name: Katie Zakrzewski Catholic Climate Covenant katie@catholicclimatecovenant.org | 501-618-0234 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Catholic Climate Covenant is proud to announce Alexa Santana as the first annual recipient of its Pope Francis Climate Justice Scholarship, a new initiative designed to support young leaders committed to caring for creation and […]
Meet Alexa: The Covenant’s first Pope Francis Climate Justice Scholar
The Covenant knows that youth are the future of the planet and the Church. That means supporting them through social activities and educational pursuits. For that reason, the Covenant created the Pope Francis Climate Justice Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded each year over the course of four years to support a student’s post-secondary […]
Honoring Black History: Defending Dignity, Healing Creation, and Choosing Life Together
During Black History Month, we pause to remember, grieve, celebrate, and recommit ourselves to the work of justice. This month invites us not only to recall the extraordinary contributions of Black leaders, saints, and communities, but also to confront the enduring systems of violence, exclusion, and environmental harm that continue to deny Black Americans their […]
Statement from Catholic Climate Covenant and Laudato Si’ Movement on the EPA’s Rescission of the Endangerment Finding
February 12, 2026 Catholic Climate Covenant and Laudato Si’ Movement are deeply alarmed and disappointed by today’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding. This action abandons one of the most important public health safeguards in modern environmental law. Grounded in a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the Endangerment Finding recognized […]
Embracing Laudato Si’ for a more prayerful Lent
Lent is a season of return. For forty days, we are invited to come back to God with our whole hearts — through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. But in this time of ecological crisis, Lent is also an invitation to return to a right relationship with God’s creation. In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis reminds us […]
STATEMENT: We firmly stand with and defend the human dignity of our vulnerable immigrant brothers and sisters
“I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.” January 27, 2026 We, the staff of Catholic Climate Covenant, affirm and defend the inherent dignity of every human person. This commitment lies at the heart of our Catholic faith and compels us to speak not only about the treatment of migrants, but about a broader and […]
Virginia parish builds living shoreline in “Francis Project”
Father John Grace at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, Virginia, has been a leader on climate change and creation care in the 40+ years he’s dedicated to the priesthood. For readers and followers of our work here at the Covenant, you’re probably familiar with Father John’s name. Over the years, he and his parish […]
Catholic Climate Covenant Executive Director Dan Misleh testifies to EPA against rescission of Endangerment Finding
August 22, 2025 Catholic Climate Covenant’s Executive Director Dan Misleh testified against the rescission of the Endangerment Finding before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the afternoon of August 21. The following is the transcript of the testimony that he gave. ____________ Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. As the Executive Director and […]
Guest blog: A Reflection on the Camino de Santiago and the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si’
The following guest blog is written by Greg Wathen. You can read this blog and many more on his blog, Wathen’s Photo Travels. On June 16, 2015, I walked into the Cathedral of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to complete my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. I had been on pilgrimage for 5 weeks, […]
Catholic Climate Covenant to Mark 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’ with Capitol Hill Pilgrimage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Zakrzewski, 501-618-0234 katie@catholicclimatecovenant.org June 16, 2025 Washington, D.C. — On June 25, the Encounter campaign of Catholic Climate Covenant, in collaboration with other faith-based partners, will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home with a special event on Capitol Hill titled […]