Pope Francis And Other Christian Leaders Are Calling For Bold Climate Action
The world's most prominent Christian leaders issued a rare joint statement calling for government climate action. What that will look like in the U.S. is unclear.
by Eric McDaniel
Sep 10, 2021
3 minutes
The leaders of three prominent Christian denominations have issued an unprecedented joint statement calling on people of all faiths to take action to halt the devastating impacts of climate change.
The statement from Pope Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew â who collectively minister to more than a billion-and-a-half Christian faithful â comes as the world's political leadership prepares for a major United Nations conference on climate change, COP26, scheduled for early November in Scotland.
"September is celebrated by many Christians as the Season of Creation, an opportunity to pray and
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