In his first major statement on climate change, Pope Leo XIV has hit out at those who minimise the "increasingly evident" impact of rising temperatures.
Re-iterating the words of his predecessor Pope Francis, the new Pontiff lambasted critics who "ridicule those who speak of global warming."
The Pope's remarks, at a speech in Castel Gondolfo near Rome, will be seen as an implied criticism of US President Donald Trump, who last month called climate change a "con".
Pope Leo also called for greater action from citizens the world over on climate change, saying there was no room for indifference or resignation.
The Pope was speaking at a conference to mark 10 years since the publication of Laudato Si'.
