Catholic Earthcare Australia

Catholic Earthcare Australia is an agency of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and is the environmental arm of the Catholic Church in Australia. This executive agency of the Bishops' Commission for Justice and Development (BCJD) is mandated with the mission of advising, supporting and assisting the BCJD in responding to Pope John Paul II's call to "stimulate and sustain the ecological conversion" throughout the Catholic church in Australia and beyond.[1]

Mandate from the Australian Bishops

Tasks and Responsibilities[2]

Catholic Earthcare Australia will act as an advisory agency to the BCJD on ecological matters, including the safeguarding of the integrity of creation, environmental justice and ecological sustainability.

Its tasks will include

References

  1. Vision of Catholic Earthcare . accessed 18 May 2010
  2. Mandate from the Australian Bishops . accessed 25 August 2015

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