Vatican City, Sept 24, 2026 (AFP) - Pope urges shift from emergency response to prevention on climate

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2026-09-24

Pope Leo XIV urged a shift on climate change "from emergency response to prevention", saying Thursday global warming was not just an environmental challenge but also one of social justice. Natural disasters and heatwaves of increasing intensity "fall most heavily upon the poor", the US pontiff said during an audience with members of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Leo said it fell "upon communities with the fewest resources to adapt......

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