Since 1970, the Catholic Committee of Appalachia has existed to serve Appalachia, her poor and the entire web of creation. As a membership based oganization, CCA stands in solidarity with its members on issues of concern to them. Mountaintop removal, labor, private prison development, sustainable lifestyles and communities, poverty, health, clean water, racism and climate change are among those which CCA has addressed.
The Catholic Committee of Appalachia continues to:
- Publish and distribure both of the Appalachian Bishops’ pastoral messages,
- Promote Catholic social teaching in the region
- Collaborate with Dioceses, local parishes and othe orgnizations to advance social and envornomental justice
- Offer spiritual and educational opportunities such as Pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Appalachia, the Cherokee Spirituality Retreat/Seminar, religious education materials on Climate Change and the Religious Leaders Forum on Mountaintop Removal.
Bishop Emeritus Walter Sullivan and women ministers of southwest VA at CCA's 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Hinton, WV, September 2010
