Laudato-Si-Champions
Loyola is among the winners of Catholic Climate Covenant's first U.S. Laudato Si' Champions Awards
On July 27, Catholic Climate Covenant announced the winners of the organization's first U.S. Laudato Si' Champions Awards at the conclusion of the 2023 Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church Conference. Loyola University Chicago received the award in the university category. Nancy Tuchman, PhD, founding dean of the School of Environmental Sustainability, accepted the award for the University.
Laudato Si' Champions Awards winners received a hand-painted St. Francis statue.
Catholic Climate Covenant is a national nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and equipping U.S. Catholics to care for our common home and take greater climate action. The group presented awards in 10 categories, recognizing Catholic individuals, families, schools, businesses, dioceses, and other institutions across the United States who have made outstanding achievements in environmental sustainability and stewardship.
"These awardees honor the spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si', in prayer, word, and deed. Pope Francis echoes the calls of his predecessors, for all people of goodwill to care for our common home and embrace an ecological conversion," said Jose Aguto, Catholic Climate Covenant Executive Director. "The winners and all honorees demonstrate remarkable leadership and commitment to the environmental challenges we face. We are blessed to recognize their inspiring achievements. They are not only protecting and changing our world but inspiring others to follow."
Catholic Climate Covenant supporters, partners, laypeople, religious leaders, and others submitted award nominations. A volunteer committee selected the winners based on a series of criteria, including fidelity to the goals of the Laudato Si' Action Platform, faith-focused work toward sustainability, level of difficulty and scope, the level of commitment required, and the work's influence on local, religion, and national efforts.
Winners received a hand-painted St. Francis statue and gifts of fruit trees planted in their honor through Catholic Relief Services.
Loyola is among the winners of Catholic Climate Covenant's first U.S. Laudato Si' Champions Awards
On July 27, Catholic Climate Covenant announced the winners of the organization's first U.S. Laudato Si' Champions Awards at the conclusion of the 2023 Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church Conference. Loyola University Chicago received the award in the university category. Nancy Tuchman, PhD, founding dean of the School of Environmental Sustainability, accepted the award for the University.
Catholic Climate Covenant is a national nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and equipping U.S. Catholics to care for our common home and take greater climate action. The group presented awards in 10 categories, recognizing Catholic individuals, families, schools, businesses, dioceses, and other institutions across the United States who have made outstanding achievements in environmental sustainability and stewardship.
"These awardees honor the spirit of Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si', in prayer, word, and deed. Pope Francis echoes the calls of his predecessors, for all people of goodwill to care for our common home and embrace an ecological conversion," said Jose Aguto, Catholic Climate Covenant Executive Director. "The winners and all honorees demonstrate remarkable leadership and commitment to the environmental challenges we face. We are blessed to recognize their inspiring achievements. They are not only protecting and changing our world but inspiring others to follow."
Catholic Climate Covenant supporters, partners, laypeople, religious leaders, and others submitted award nominations. A volunteer committee selected the winners based on a series of criteria, including fidelity to the goals of the Laudato Si' Action Platform, faith-focused work toward sustainability, level of difficulty and scope, the level of commitment required, and the work's influence on local, religion, and national efforts.
Winners received a hand-painted St. Francis statue and gifts of fruit trees planted in their honor through Catholic Relief Services.