Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement
- Pope Francis experienced the effects of climate change firsthand during a rainstorm at a 2015 Mass in Tacloban, Philippines.
- Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' accused the global economy of damaging the environment and hurting the poor most.
- Francis became an authoritative voice in the environmental movement, linking it to poverty, injustice, and protecting God's creation.
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3 ways Pope Francis helped the global climate movement
The death of Pope Francis has been announced by the Vatican. I first met the late Pope Francis at the Vatican after a conference called Saving Our Common Home and the Future of Life on Earth in July 2018. My colleagues and I sensed something momentous was happening at the heart of the church. At that time, I was helping to set up the new Laudato Si’ Research Institute at the Jesuit Hall at the University of Oxford. This institute is named after …
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