Pope urges prompt action on Paris climate change accord

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

Pope Francis has urging the international community to act soon on the agreement reached at the Paris climate change talks.

At his Angelus address on Sunday, the Pope congratulated world leaders on reaching the agreement.

Implementing the plan, he said, will require “a concerted and generous commitment on the part of each one”.

The Pope expressed his hope that the agreement will give special attention to the most vulnerable.

Pope Francis exhorted the entire international community “to promptly continue the path taken, as a sign of solidarity which becomes ever more active”.

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