Pope to politicians: Be courageous, show vision on climate

Pope Francis is urging political and economic leaders to show courage and long-range vision, hours after U.N. led-climate talks yielded a compromise on how to combat global warming

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Sunday urged political and economic leaders to show courage and long-range vision, hours after U.N. led-climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, ended in compromise on how to combat global warming.

Francis in remarks to the public in St. Peter’s Square said the “cry of the poor, united to the cry of the Earth, resounded in the last days at the United Nations COP26 summit on climate change.”

“I encourage all those who have political and economic responsibilities to act immediately with courage and farsightedness,'' he said. "At the same time, I invite all persons of good will to carry out active citizenry to care for the common house,'' Francis said, referring to planet Earth.

The pontiff didn't comment on the outcome of the two weeks of U.N. talks.