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.
This change was made to strengthen the capacity of Catholic Earthcare Australia, particularly in advocating and educating about the principles of Holy Father's 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si', and to achieve synergies with Caritas Australia's extensive education and advocacy work around Australia, including parishes, schools and the wider Catholic community on environmental issues such as climate change.
[2] After the Laudato Si' Action Platform was created and the Plenary Council decreed that all schools, parishes, eparchy's, organisations and diocese were to have a Laudato Si' action plan by 2030, Catholic Earthcare Australia was tasked by the Australian Catholic Bishops to support in the rolling out of this initiative.
As well as documents to support self-assessment, reflection and planning processes to align with the Laudato Si' action platform.
Catholic Earthcare also coordinates a number of state and community networks for the purpose of resource sharing, providing advice and strengthening the Australian Catholic Church's response to care for our common home.