Read the 2023 Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis on the climate crisis, an update to the encyclical Laudato Sí.
“Our responses have not been adequate”
Encounter GA is a non-partisan and faith-based Catholic advocacy organization building relationships with legislators to support climate solutions for Georgia and beyond.
We are the Georgia Chapter of the Catholic Climate Covenant's Encounter for Our Common Home campaign.
Our Advocacy Priorities
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The FOREST Act
Deforestation is a significant climate change challenge. The FOREST Act is bipartisan federal legislation that would prevent imports of products derived from deforested lands to help protect important forests like the Amazon.
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Okefenokee Protection
The Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia is at risk. Proposed mining along the eastern Trail Ridge area increases the risk of environmental damage, species loss, and wildfires. Learn more about how to protect the swamp from proposed mining projects.
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Inflation Reduction Act
Learn more about how Catholics engaged in “encounter” calls with legislators to advance the IRA and promote critical federal investments to fight climate change.
The Letter: Laudato Si’ documentary
In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si’ (The Letter); an encyclical about the environmental crisis to every single person in the world. This documentary shares the story of four individuals from Senegal, the Amazon, India, and Hawaii as they bring perspective and solutions from the poor, the indigenous, the youth, and wildlife into a conversation with Pope Francis.
“Contemplation deepens the more we feel the working of God’s grace within our hearts, and the better we learn to encounter God in creatures outside ourselves” — St. Bonaventure
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