Resources for Caring for Creation and the Poor
Below are a few of the many resources available on the science of Climate Change, Catholic theology and spirituality, and poverty. Resources are divided into two categories: articles and organizations.
Resource Articles
- Address of the Holy Father to the General Assembly of the Untied Nations, April 2008
Pope Benedict XVI
- An Ecological Spirituality
by Reverend Joseph A. Tetlow, SJ
- A Plea for Dialogue and the Common Good [English] [Spanish]
- Centesimus Annus: On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum
Pope John Paul II
- Children's Health and the Environment
- Contribution of the Holy See to the fourth World Water Forum, March 2006: Water An Essential Element for Life
- FAQs About Global Warming and Climate Change: Back to the Basics (EPA Brochure)
(1.55 MB)
- Going Green: For the Sake of God’s Kingdom
by Mary Jo Dangel
Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation- Message for the World Day of Peace, January 1990
Pope John Paul II
- Message for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace 2008
Pope Benedict XVI
- On Being Stewards of Creation
John Paul II, January 17, 2001, General Audience Address
- Stewards of Creation
by Bishop William Skylstad
- The Good Life from a Catholic Perspective: The Problem of Consumption
by Monsignor Charles Murphy
- Why Catholics Care for Creation
by Joan Brown, O.S.Fh
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Catholic Coalition for Climate Change