NEW YORK, United States– Pope Francis called for humanity to unify in the face of climate disaster 'before it's too late' during an address on the sidelines of the United Nations on Monday.
Pope Francis waves at the end of a private audience with Carabinieri's officers at the Vatican on September 16, 2023. Pope Francis called for humanity to unify in the face of climate disaster"before it's too late" during an address on the sidelines of the United Nations on September 18, 2023.
"It's time to work together to stop the ecological catastrophe before it's too late," said the 86-year-old during an onstage video conference with former US president Bill Clinton, in the opening of this year's Clinton Global Initiative. Pope Francis has made the climate crisis a key plank of his decade-long leadership, though it is unclear how much it has impacted politically conservative followers of the Church.
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