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Pope's Urgent Call for Action on Climate Change

In September, Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with President Obama and make an address to Congress. Today, he issued an encyclical on climate change — posing direct challenges to world leaders who've failed to take "urgent" action.

By Warren Olney • Jun 18, 2015 • 27m Listen

In September, Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with President Obama and make an address to Congress. Today, he issued an encyclical on climate change — posing direct challenges to world leaders who've failed to take "urgent" action. "Laudato Si, On the Care of the Common Home," is expected to be influential beyond the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Joshua McElwee
National Catholic Reporter
Pablo Canziani
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Argentina)
Stephen Moore
Heritage Foundation

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Pope's Urgent Call for Action on Climate Change

In September, Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with President Obama and make an address to Congress. Today, he issued an encyclical on climate change — posing direct challenges to world leaders who've failed to take "urgent" action.

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To the Point

Pope's Urgent Call for Action on Climate Change

In September, Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with President Obama and make an address to Congress. Today, he issued an encyclical on climate change — posing direct challenges to world leaders who've failed to take "urgent" action.

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