Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa, Latin America demand climate justice

Catholic bishops from Global South call for ambitious climate action ahead of COP30

Catholic bishops representing more than 800 million people across the Global South, for the first time in history, issued a joint statement demanding an “ambitious implementation” of the Paris Agreement. “Ten years since the publication of Laudato Si’ and the signing of the Paris Agreement, the countries of the world have not responded with the […]

Catholic bishops from Global South demand climate justice

In a joint ecological appeal, they blasted the “openly denialist and apathetic stance” of “so-called elites of power” in the industrialized world who pressure their governments to back off sufficient mitigation and adaptation measures.

Cardinals from Global South deliver urgent climate appeal at Vatican

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Warning of “irreversible impacts” if the world stays on its current course, three influential cardinals from the Global South presented a document at the Vatican on Tuesday (July 1) calling for bold international action on climate change ahead of COP30, the 30th United Nations summit, scheduled for November in Brazil. “Our message today is not diplomatic — it is pastoral,” said Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, archbishop of Goa,…

Bishops call for climate justice, reject ‘false solutions’ that put profit over common good

"The climate crisis ... is not just a technical problem: it is an existential issue of justice, dignity and care for our common home."

Bishops of Asia, Africa, Latin America unite in unprecedented climate appeal

The 34-page letter sounding the alarm on climate change is the first-ever joint appeal issued by the continental conferences of Catholic bishops in Latin America, Africa and Asia, representing 821 million Catholics.

Catholic bishops from Global South demand climate justice in first-ever joint ecological appeal

Bishops from the conferences of Africa, Asia, and Latin America produced a joint document calling for climate justice ahead of the U.N. climate conference in November.