Although the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) is not scheduled to begin until November 1, 2021, Pope Francis has already set the stage for the climate change summit that will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. The Pope is calling on political leaders to accelerate their plan to address the climate crisis and to act […]

Speaking to members of the Laudato Si’ Community, Pope Francis turned up the rhetoric of climate change by warning of another biblical flood and the arrival of the “wrath of God.” This time, according to the Pope, a worldwide flood is coming because of the “increase in temperature and the melting of glaciers” if “we […]

Government leaders are taking up the challenge of promoting the great ecological conversion taught by Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si’. In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis calls for “decisive action, here and now” in order to avoid “catastrophes, desolation and dire consequences” (Laudato Si’ #161). Politicians are answering the call to focus on the […]

The state of Massachusetts is struggling to pass a new climate change bill, as Governor Charlie Baker has refused for a second time to sign a bill passed by the state legislature. The new climate policy is designed to bring the state of Massachusetts to “net zero carbon emissions by 2050.” [1] The bill would […]

On January 25, 2021, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, sent a message on behalf of Pope Francis to the 2021 Climate Action Summit, urging world leaders to take an “unprecedented collective response” to combat climate change. In his message to the heads of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin even quoted a passage from […]