Just a few days ago, Catholic bishops from Africa, Asia and Latin America launched a historic appeal ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Their message is clear: the world needs a deep, courageous and urgent ecological conversion.
Ten years after the encyclical Laudato Si’ and the Paris Agreement, the global response has failed to live up to the emergency. With global warming reaching 1.55°C in 2024, we are already experiencing the most severe impacts—and it is the poorest who suffer first.
Read the statement and start the conversation
For reflection as you read the statement, we suggest these questions:
- How can you contribute from your community or environment to taking care of our common home?
- What impacts of climate change have you seen or experienced in your region, especially on the most vulnerable people?
- Why is it important that rich nations take responsibility and pay their “ecological debt”?
- What false solutions to climate change do you know and why do you think we should reject them?
How can you encourage your circles or communities to act?
- Pray: Let us unite our intentions for climate justice and care for creation.
- Get informed: Visit and share reliable resources about COP30 and ecological conversion
- Take action: Organize or participate in local activities that promote the protection of our planet.