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    Climate change is central to both Pope Francis and California Gov. Newsom. But do Catholic voters care?

    by Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024 5 minutes
    Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on May 15, 2024.

    ROME — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's speech on climate change at the Vatican this week gives him an opportunity to align himself and his party with Pope Francis, an influential figure among American Catholics and a leader in the fight against global warming.

    But the California governor and the pope's messages about reducing emissions may not sway American Catholics voting in the 2024 election, especially a monumental presidential contest that could alter national and global climate policies for generations.

    Despite the high importance of elections to their shared climate concerns, the issue doesn't historically drive the pope's Catholic flock — or typical U.S. voters — to the polls. Catholics appear poised to back Donald Trump, a president who denies global warming and has threatened to reverse environmental protections, over a climate

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