Oct 16, 2017 NewsTrump stance on Paris climate deal ‘sad’, says pope Speaking on World Food Day, Francis said climate change was a driver of hunger and migration and the Paris climate agreement was the legal basis for the solution
May 26, 2017 CommentPope’s climate essay won’t convince Trump, it didn’t even work on Catholics Pope’s encyclical on climate change appealed to liberals, but conservative Catholics were driven away by the values it invoked
Jun 9, 2018 EnergyPope Francis tells oil chiefs to keep it in the ground At a conference in the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church urged heads of Exxon Mobil, Eni and BP to make a faster shift to clean energy
May 24, 2017 NewsPope Francis gives Trump a climate change message US president promised to read the pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’, which exhorts humanity to care for the environment
Sep 1, 2016 NewsVatican urges boycott of environmental polluters From tree-planting to boycotts, people of faith should do their bit to protect creation, says spiritual leader of world’s 1.2 billion Catholics
Sep 1, 2016 NewsOver 3000 UK churches on way to ditching fossil fuels Christian groups launch new push to encourage governments to target tougher emission-cutting plans
Nov 26, 2015 NewsPope urges world leaders to seal Paris deal NEWS: UN climate summit ‘important stage’ on transition to low-carbon world, says Francis on first visit as pontiff to Africa
Feb 17, 2015 NewsTonga’s King talks climate change with Pope Francis NEWS: King of Tonga discusses environment with the Pope, as Vatican gets its first Tongan Cardinal
Feb 17, 2015 NewsCatholics across globe to hold 40-day fast for the climate NEWS: Catholics in 45 countries hope to send a climate message through their Lenten chain of fasting
Jan 14, 2015 FinancePope urged to divest from fossil fuels as he visits Philippines NEWS: Campaigners call on Pope Francis to show his support for victims of climate change by taking on vested interests
Dec 12, 2014 PoliticsPope Francis urges progress at Lima climate talks NEWS: Head of Catholic church delivers message urging unity to delegates, as UN talks enter final hours
Jul 7, 2014 NewsPope Francis laments “sin” of environmental destruction NEWS: Head of Catholic church warns destruction of rainforests and Earth’s ecosystems is humanity’s greatest challenge
May 8, 2014 FinanceUN to back Pope Francis statement on ‘human ecology’ NEWS: UN will support Pope Francis’ expected encyclical on man’s relationship with the planet, says Christiana Figueres