Religious Orders
Religious orders, provinces, and communities have been very committed to Laudato Si’, integrating work and building networks before the Platform was even launched. Learn more and be inspired by their work!
Congregations of women religious are working globally together. Go to Sowing Hope for the Planet to find resources and action ideas for women religious and the religious order sector. This project is a collaborative effort of the JPIC Commission in the name of UISG and the Laudato Si’ Movement.
Resources
Get Involved
God’s Plan(et) brings together a broad range of Catholic members from all over the world. These members walk together in synodality and communion with the universal Church on a journey of ecological conversion. Here are a few ways you can get involved.
Be Part of the Journey to Protect God's Creation
Stories
Washington Retreat House in nation’s capital goes green for guests
For more than 90 years, the Washington Retreat House has offered citizens of the capital a respite from the city’s clanging political culture, a few quiet acres set aside for “refreshment for the soul and rest of the body,” in the words of its founder, Mother Lurana White.
Four religious congregations join newly launched ‘Laudato Si´Action Platform’ in Louisville, KY
Earlier this year, Pope Francis called all Catholics to join a new global grassroots movement committed to caring for creation and creating a more sustainable world.
Statement of Commitment to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform
On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, October 4, 2021, the Wheaton Franciscans have taken action to meet the urgent challenge of Pope Francis to the universal Church to protect our common home and to address the effects of climate change, global warming, and concern for the poor.