The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.

The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.

The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.

In his first major statement on climate change, Pope Leo criticises those who minimise climate change.

Pontiff laments that some ‘ridicule those who speak of global warming’, days after Trump’s claims of ‘con job’