""One in three people live in great vulnerability because of these climate changes," Leo said. "To them, climate change is not a distant threat, and to ignore these people is to deny our shared humanity.""
""As stewards of God's creation, we are called to act swiftly, with faith and prophecy, to protect the gift He entrusted to us," he said."
""But we must be honest: it is not the Agreement that is failing, we are failing in our response. What is failing is the political will of some.""
Pope Leo XIV delivered a video message in Belém urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take concrete actions to stop climate change. He warned that God's creation "is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat" and that one in three people live in great vulnerability because of climate changes. High-level ministers and Global South leaders reported devastating costs from extreme weather as talks moved into their second week. Nations acknowledge the world will likely exceed the 1.5°C Paris target. Scientists link warming to more frequent deadly extremes, and limited time remains to act.
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