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Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople arrive for the meeting, “Faith and Science: Towards COP26,” with religious leaders in the Hall of Benedictions on October 04, 2021 in Vatican City, Vatican.

A joint, seven-page appeal, signed on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, was presented to Pope Francis ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference set to begin Oct. 31 in Glasgow.