"Leo presided over the 10th anniversary celebration of Francis' landmark ecological encyclical, Laudato Si (Praised Be) at a global gathering south of Rome. The encyclical cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern and launched a global grassroots movement to advocate for caring for God's creation and the peoples most harmed by its exploitation."
"Leo told the estimated 1,000 representatives from environmental and indigenous groups that they needed to pressure national governments to develop tougher standards to mitigate the damage already done. He said he hoped the upcoming U.N. climate conference "will listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." He didn't name names, but history's first American pope spoke just days after U.S. President Donald Trump complained, with false statements, to the U.N. General Assembly about the "con job" of global warming."
Pope Leo XIV strongly endorsed the Laudato Si legacy while presiding over its 10th anniversary at a global gathering south of Rome. The encyclical framed care for the planet as an urgent moral concern and spurred a grassroots movement to protect creation and vulnerable peoples. Leo urged roughly 1,000 environmental and indigenous representatives to pressure national governments for tougher standards to mitigate existing damage and expressed hope that the upcoming U.N. climate conference "will listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." He cited a 2023 follow-up encyclical condemning leaders who deride climate change and blame the poor.
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