Catholic Institutions Practicing Sustainability

Catholic Institutions:
Practicing Sustainability

St. Francis Pledge
to Care for Creation
and the Poor

Catholic religious communities of women and men have historically created new patterns of leading a moral and sustainable life.

Even today, many religious communities are developing sustainable ways of living and forming innovative relationships with Creation.

National Catholic Rural Life Conference
identifies some of these communities
in our searchable database:

Religious Communities
on the Land

We are now expanding this database to include other Catholic institutions:

Catholic colleges & universities	Catholic parishes & schools
Catholic health care facilities	Catholic diocesan pastoral centers

These Catholic institutions are educating themselves and others about the impact of climate change on poor andvulnerable people. In some cases, they are helping to mitigate climate change by practicing energy-saving andefficient operation of their facilities.

Questions? Please contact NCRLC Science & Environmental Education Specialist Tim Kautza tim@ncrlc.com or call 515-270-2634, ext. 12.

[We are able to expand our database through the cooperation
and support of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change]