Pope Francis said at his general
audience Wednesday ahead of the Catholic Church's month-long
Time For Creation that people around the world must heed the cry
of the Earth and avoid the destruction of the planet amid the
human-caused climate crisis.
"Tomorrow we will celebrate The World Day of Prayer for
Creation. It is the start of the Time for Creation which will
conclude on October 4, the feast day of St Francis of Assisi,"
Francis told the faithful in the Vatican.
"May this year's theme, 'Listen to the voice of creation',
favour in everyone a concrete commitment to take care of our
common home.
"In the throes of our consumer excesses," the pontiff added,
"our sister Mother Earth weeps and implores us to stop our abuse
and its destruction".
In other remarks, Francis voiced the hope that Thursday's
anniversary of the start of the Second World War would lead
people to cultivate peace, and the hope that life would be
reborn in the Italian quake-hit villages of Amatrice and
Arquata.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
