In a message issued for World Food Day on October 16, 2026, Pope Leo XIV called upon the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and its member states to pursue significant changes in global agricultural and economic systems. Specifically, the Pope called for “a new global food order” grounded in human dignity, […]
Judges from Around the World Adopt Climate Declaration at the Vatican, Linking Papal Encyclicals to International Judicial Action
Laudato Si’, Fratelli Tutti, and Magnifica Humanitas are much closer to legal implementation. An international gathering of representatives from national supreme courts, international tribunals, judges, judicial officials, and legal experts took place at the Vatican on October 6–7, 2026. The gathering concluded with the signing of a declaration that defines climate actions as a matter […]
Interreligious Body Tied to the Vatican and the UN Calls for Religious Climate Dialogue to Be Transformed into Concrete Initiatives for the Common Good
On October 7, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Representatives of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, and the Bahá’í joined government officials and representatives of international organizations to adopt a document titled “The Role of Religions in […]
The UN’s Annual Climate Celebration, World Rivers Day, was held during a Roman Catholic Sunday Mass
World Rivers Day, an annual United Nations observance designed to promote the protection of rivers and clean water for future generations, was deliberately linked with a Roman Catholic Sunday Mass. The chairman of Dominica’s World Rivers Day Committee, Roman Catholic priest Franklyn Cuffy, announced that the annual observance would be held on Sunday, September 27, […]
Pope Leo XIV Unites Religious Leaders and Civil Authority for Climate Enforcement
On September 24, 2026, Pope Leo XIV addressed the Pontifical Academy of Sciences during a meeting with public officials and various religious leaders. The Pope explicitly encouraged continued cooperation among scientists, government authorities, civil society, and members of different religious traditions to address the so-called climate crisis. He explicitly seeks to unite Church and State—religious […]
630-Million-Strong World Evangelical Alliance Embraces Rome’s “Creation Sunday” to Protect Our Common Home
“And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” Revelation 14:8. The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is the world’s largest international network of evangelical Christians, with the stated mission of strengthening and uniting Evangelical Protestants […]
Record Number of Cities Impose Car-Free Sundays to Promote Sustainability and Environmental Protection
More than 70 municipalities adopted Car-Free Sunday during European Mobility Week, promoting Sunday as a day for creation care and environmental sustainability. This initiative coincides with the Season of Creation, an annual month-long environmental advocacy campaign held from September 1 to October 4, that calls on people to work toward protecting the environment. Strongly promoted […]
Pope Leo to Take His Environmental Message Directly to the UN
The Holy See gave its formal press briefing on Pope Leo XIV’s September 25–28 visit to France, and Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni specifically identified the environment as an important element of the Pope’s visit to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. Leo will deliver a formal address there on […]
ADRA and the Jesuit Order United in Mission to Save the World at COP30
Adventists, through the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), have formally joined COP30—the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place from November 10 to 21, 2025. This major global gathering has brought together heads of state, government officials, UN agencies, Vatican officials, multinational corporations, civil society groups, and religious organizations to negotiate and coordinate […]
Rome Marks the 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’ by Urging “Every Level of Society” to Embrace the Pope’s Message
On August 14, 2025, Bishop John Arnold published a lengthy statement for the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’, calling for action “at all levels of society—from the personal to the parish, in politics and business” to address the “environmental crises of our time.” He also reminded the public that both Pope Francis and Pope Leo […]
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