2022 Trees for Life Campaign
January - December
Resources
International, national and regional organizations provide a wide range of information and resources to safeguard the environment.
Upcoming Events
Vatican
- Official Laudato Si’ website
- Oct. 3, 2020 “Fratelli Tutti”: Letter from Pope Francis: Fraternity and social friendship are the ways to build a better, more just and peaceful world, with the contribution of all: people and institutions.
- May 24, 2015 Pope Francis’s landmark letter to the world on how to safeguard the environment and the world’s poor, “Laudato Si’: Care for our Common Home.”
Diocese of San Diego
- May 12, 2021 Catholic leaders and scientists call for world without nuclear arms. A joint statement with Catholic leaders issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
- April 20, 2021 Pope Francis appoints San Diego’s Bishop McElroy to board of Vatican office promoting human development, which includes care for creation.
- Feb. 6, 2020 “Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting.” Lecture at the Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture, University of San Diego.
- Sept. 21, 2019 Statement on being appointed by Pope Francis to participate in the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region.
- July 23, 2019 “An urgent summons to the American people,” address at the conference “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church,” at Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Resources and initiatives related to the protection of the environment.
- Feb. 23, 2021 “Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook: Care for Our Common Home.” This guide offers insights into how Catholics can bring the riches of the Catholic theological tradition to ecumenical and interreligious discussions and actions that uphold the dignity and sanctity of our environment.
- June 15, 2001 Global Climate Change: A plea for dialogue, prudence and the common good.
Other organizations
- SanDiego350.org An inclusive volunteer organization building a movement to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and climate injustice. Strives to create a future that supports a livable planet and just society through education and outreach, public policy advocacy, and mobilizing people to take action.
- May 7, 2019 “Religious Declaration of unprecedented human Emergency,” issued by the National Religious Coalition on Creation Care.
- Nov. 2-4, 2017 “Declaration of the Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility Climate Change,” Air Pollution and Health Workshop, issued by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Contacts
Jim DeHarpporte
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jim.deharpporte
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Robert Gilleskie
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Robert Gilleskie
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Arnold Bernardo
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Arnold Bernardo
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Margaret McCahill
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Margaret McCahill
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Patricia Grace
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Patricia Grace
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gmail.comSouth Bay Deanery
David Larom
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David Larom
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