Tag: Pope Francis climate

• Saturday, June 20th 2015 - 00:37 UTC

  Francis calls on swift global action to confront environmental degradation

  

  Argentine Pope Francis called on Thursday for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation and climate change, blending a biting critique of consumerism and irresponsible development with a plea for swift and unified global action.

• Saturday, June 20th 2015 - 00:24 UTC

  Obama and Democrats support Pope's climate message, but Republicans dissented

  

  The Obama administration and congressional Democrats welcomed Pope Francis' call for sweeping action against climate change Thursday, but the pontiff's message was swiftly dismissed by GOP lawmakers.