Climate Encyclica

The 5 Most Important Points of Pope Francis’s Climate Change Encyclical

• Christopher J. Hale @chrisjollyhale
 

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Franco Origlia—Getty ImagesPope Francis on June 13, 2015 in Vatican City.

Christopher Hale is executive director at Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good and the co-founder of Millennial.

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