Groups, Initiatives and Ways to Get Involved

LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Bethany Land Institute 

Inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’, BLI employs the notion and practice of Integral Ecology to empower local students and communities to combat three major challenges in Uganda: environmental degradation, food insecurity, and poverty.

Casa Esther Catholic Worker, Omro WI

Casa Esther is a Catholic Worker House bringing “Christ to the Poor” in the Omro, Wisconsin area. 

Catholic Climate Covenant

Inspired by the USCCB’s 2001 statement on climate change, and supported by 20 national partners (which include Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Charities USA, the Catholic Health Association, congregations of religious men and women, and other national organizations), Catholic Climate Covenant helps US Catholics respond to the Church’s call to care for creation and care for the poor.

Catholic Nonviolence Initiative

The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International, the Catholic peace movement, affirms that active nonviolence is at the heart of the vision and message of Jesus, the life of the Catholic Church, and the long-term vocation of healing and reconciling both people and the planet.

Costs Of War Project

The Costs of War project conducts and publishes research to facilitate debate about the ongoing consequences of the United States post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere; the costs of the U.S. global military footprint; and the domestic effects of U.S. military spending. Created in 2010 and housed at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the Costs of War project builds on the work of over 60 scholars, experts, human rights advocates, and physicians from around the world. We aim to raise awareness and foster discussion by providing the fullest possible account of the human, economic, political, and environmental costs of U.S. militarism, laying the foundation for better informed U.S. foreign and domestic policies.

EcoCareNow

EcoCareNow advances the leadership of BIPOC women in climate action and environmental justice. For more information and to join as a BIPOC woman or ally, click here.

Laudato Si’ Movement

We are a spirit-led movement that brings Catholics together to accomplish our stated mission, in collaboration with all people of good will. The movement brings together a broad range of Catholic organizations and grassroots members from all over the world.

NETWORK Advocates for Justice, Inspired by Catholic Sisters

Founded by Catholic Sisters in 1972, in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council, NETWORK is an inclusive, national Catholic advocacy organization open to all who share our values, working to achieve equity and justice for everyone. Grounded in Gospel values and the Catholic social justice tradition, NETWORK transforms our society by shaping federal policies that achieve racial, economic and social justice; serve the common good; and honor the dignity of all.

Pax Christi USA

Grounded in the Gospel and Catholic social teaching, Pax Christi USA is a membership organization that rejects war, preparation for war, every form of violence and domination, and personal and systemic racism. As a section of Pax Christi International, we are members of the international Catholic peace and justice movement that seeks to model the peace of Christ in our witness to the mandate of the nonviolence of the Cross.

Pax Christi USA Young Adult Caucus (PCYAC)

A community within Pax Christi USA, the Young Adult Caucus provides space for peacemakers in their 20s and 30s to grow together, educate one another in dialogue, mobilize for action, and accompany the Catholic peace movement into its future as we pursue a just and sustainable world. Please email msherman@paxchristiusa.org to join this amazing group of young people. 

Tekakwitha Conference

The Tekakawitha Conference is the Voice, Presence, and identity of indigenous Catholics in North America under the protection and inspiration of Saint Kateri.