Dan Misleh

Dan Misleh

Dan Misleh is the founder of the Catholic Climate Covenant.

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Pope Francis stands outside of Casa Santa Marta with attendees of a Pontifical Academy of Sciences meeting on the environment and climate change, in May 2014. Dan Misleh's head appears above the woman in the blue blazer to the right of Francis. (Courtesy of Dan Misleh)

On climate, Pope Francis was hard-hitting and hopeful

When a pope had the audacity to name himself after St. Francis — a man of peace, simplicity and creation — I began to dream then of an environmental encyclical.

Wind turbines operate at sunrise in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Big Spring, Texas, Feb. 12, 2019. (CNS/Reuters/Nick Oxford)

US faith-based climate groups say Pope Francis shows the way with 'Laudate Deum'

Representatives of organizations that engage U.S. people of faith unite in support for Pope Francis' new document on the environment, Laudate Deum: "The pope is showing us the way. It's up to all of us to act."

Environmental activists march to the U.S. Capitol during a climate change protest Oct. 15 in Washington. (CNS/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

People of faith are not waiting for politicians to act on climate change

Commentary: The climate crisis is already with us. We don't have even one more year to find solutions. Which leads us to hope. Catholics in the United States and around the globe are standing together in faith to develop the tools we need.

Members of Christian Climate Action take part in a climate change protest in London Sept. 2. (CNS/Courtesy of WCC/Sean Hawkey)

Advent is a time of both waiting and action on climate change

Commentary: Five years ago, on Dec. 12, the nations of the world finally decided together to stave off the worst of the climate disruption that has threatened lives and livelihoods around the world.

Vatican sustainability summit urges action on ecological devastation

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