Paris agreement Archives

Pope vents frustration over lack of political will to implement ‘Laudato Si’

Dec 6, 2019

Four years after publishing his provocative encyclical ‘Laudato Si’, Pope Francis has criticized its implementation, saying in two separate messages published this week that the global resolutions the document hoped to influence are failing, largely due a lack of commitment from the parties involved.

By Elise Harris

At Madrid climate talks, Catholics work to provide ‘moral perspective’

Dec 5, 2019

Catholic campaigners at U.N. climate talks welcomed support from Pope Francis and vowed to bring a “firm moral perspective” to intergovernmental negotiations.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Pope demands action for failing fight against climate change

Dec 4, 2019

Despite growing recognition of climate change as a legitimate and looming threat, current commitments to mitigate its effects and alter human behavior fall short of those needed to resolve the crisis in time, Pope Francis said.

By Paige Hanley

African youth challenged to do more to fight climate change

Jul 20, 2019

An international conference in Nairobi on Laudato Si’ – the 2015 environmental encyclical by Pope Francis — ended on Wednesday with young people of different faiths being challenged to take concrete action against the degradation of humanity’s “common home.”

By Crux Staff

Pope to oil execs: We don’t ‘have the luxury’ to wait to fight climate change

Jun 14, 2019

Speaking to oil company executives, Pope Francis on Friday said that climate change “threatens the very future” of humanity, adding that the “doomsday predictions” can no longer be met with disdain.

By Inés San Martín

In 2018, Catholics spearheaded efforts in response to climate change

Dec 31, 2018

Catholic organizations called for greater personal responsibility in tackling climate change and stepped up their advocacy in opposing the rollback of U.S. environmental regulations during the last year.

By Dennis Sadowski