Pope Francis proposes adding climate action to core Catholic duties

Pontiff says caring for the environment should be added to Catholics’ seven works of mercyPope Francis has urged Christians to make caring for the environment a core part of their faith as he called for concerted action against ecological degradation and climate change. “God gave us a bountiful garden, but we have turned it into a polluted wasteland of debris, desolation and filth,” Francis said in a document released to coincide with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Cre