US Bishops Release Statement for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Bishop Chairmen Emphasize Ecological Conscience in Statement for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 

WASHINGTON - Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, released a statement on the Holy Father’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.  The bishops emphasized developing an ecological conscience, informed by faith, science, and reason that leads to prayer, sound judgment, and action. 

The full statement can be found here.

https://www.usccb.org/resources/Statement%20on%20Upcoming%20World%20Day%20of%20Prayer%20for%20the%20Care%20of%20Creation,%20September%201,%202021.pdf

Source: USCCB