The heads of the Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Churches are directing their congregations to pray for the upcoming UN summit, October 12-November.
For the first time in history , the three most influential Christian leaders in the world have released a joint statement. “A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation,” was signed by Pope Francis, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Together, the trio are responsible for the religious guidance of about 1.6 billion Christians.
According to Reuters, the message asked Christians of all three churches to pray for those attending the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. The Christian leaders urged world leaders to “listen to the cry of the earth,” when determining what actions to take. The appeal stated:
We are all in this together and need to work together to save our world.
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