Pope Francis announced on Wednesday that he will update his ground-breaking 2015 thesis on the environment in October, only a few weeks
At his weekly audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, Pope Francis set the date for his new version as October 4 — just weeks before the next round of UN talks, at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in November and December.
“On that date I intend to publish an exhortation, a second Laudato si,” he said.
“Let us join our Christian brothers and sisters in the commitment to safeguard Creation as a gift of the Creator.
“It is necessary to stand with the victims of environmental and climate injustice, striving to bring an end to the senseless war on our common home, which is a terrible world war.”
Earlier this month, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the updated document would focus in particular on recent extreme weather events and catastrophes across the world.
In his 2015 thesis “on care for our common home”, the Argentine pope urged the world to act quickly to prevent climate change from destroying the planet.
He bemoaned the weakness of political responses and argued rich countries must bear responsibility for creating the problem, and finance a solution.
The document was hailed by climate activists and politicians including then US president Barack Obama.
The date of October 4 marks the end of the Christian Season of Creation, which begins with the World Day of Prayer for Creation on September 1.
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