Climate change is at the center of the environmental challenges facing the global community. Maryknoll missioners around the world witness firsthand the devastating impacts of the changing climate, most egregiously on those who have contributed least to climate change, communities that are poor, powerless, and pushed to the margins by society.
We educate for environmental justice by first clarifying and deepening our own comprehension of these insights: that every creature has the right to be; the right to its habitat; and the right to make its own contribution to all of life. We believe that the global failure to protect our Common Home has become, in reality, a simultaneous assault on the poor and a form of environmental racism.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis’ encyclical “On Care for Our Common Home“
MARYKNOLL REFLECTIONS ON LAUDATO SI: Ecological conversion: Called to hope, spurred to action
POLICY BRIEF: Climate Change and Care for Creation
WEBINAR: Climate Change and the 2020 Elections
ARTICLE: Maryknoll Missioners Take Climate Action
SPECIAL PROGRAM: Integral Ecology Program
NEWSLETTER: Encounters Where Faith, Economy, Ecology Meet
November 1 marked the International Day of the Seabed—a moment to honor the vast, life-giving depths of one of God’s most mysterious and life-sustaining ecosystems—the deep ocean. As Catholics, we are called to protect our common home. The ocean’s depths—teeming with life and vital to Earth’s climate—are sacred gifts of God, not commodities to exploit….
A recent report by the Oakland Institute blames the slow-moving peace process between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on maneuvering to secure control over Congolese mineral wealth.
Amazon Water Summit delegates declare that water is a sacred gift and a fundamental human right, urgently calling for global action to protect it from destructive extractive practices.
Pope Leo XIV marks the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’ with a resounding call for action on climate change, urging a spiritual conversion and renewed commitment to integral ecology.
The clock is ticking on global security. This week, we hit the critical 100-day countdown until the New START Treaty expires on February 5, 2026. This is the last remaining…
Twenty-six faith organizations tell Congress to oppose the Trump administration’s executive order to fast track deep sea mining in the open ocean outside of U.S. territorial waters, destroying habitats that have taken millions of years to form, and endangering marine life and coastal communities. Read the letter as a PDF October 30, 2025 We, the…
November 1 marks the International Day of the Seabed—a moment to honor the vast, life-giving depths of one of God’s most mysterious and life-sustaining ecosystems—the deep ocean. As Catholics, we…
The COP 30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, is fast approaching, and the Catholic community is preparing to lift a powerful, prophetic voice for climate justice on the…
Join the webinar on Sept. 18 and create hope for the planet! Please join us for an inspiring conversation about the importance of COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference that…
The following is a summary of a policy brief by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy about the unhealthy control industrial agriculture has over family farming around the world.
UN plastics treaty negotiations collapsed in August 2025 after countries failed to bridge fundamental divides, particularly regarding the contentious issue of whether to include limits on plastic production and restrict harmful chemicals.
Eight U.S. Catholic organizations are working together to keep U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and power plants.
Catholic bishops from Africa, Asia and Latin America issued a joint statement to world leaders asking for transformative actions at the UN Climate Chance Conference COP30.
Now is the time to raise your voice to protect creation. Tell the EPA not to end greenhouse gas regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is trying to rescind the…
Maryknoll Sister Mary Ellen Manz reflects on God’s call to care for the earth, our common home. When I read today’s Scripture readings, at first I found them rather grim, but it didn’t take too much thinking about it for me to realize how very appropriate they are for us in our world, today. …
August 18, 2025 The Season of Creation is right around the corner, from September 1st through October 4th, and for this Jubilee year we have a special focus on pilgrimages. Pope Leo recently said that caring for creation is “a duty born of faith.” This is your chance to turn that faith into action. Watch…
Last week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a groundbreaking opinion declaring that nations are legally obligated to reduce emissions, phase out fossil fuels, and protect vulnerable communities from…
