Fletcher Harper

Fletcher Harper

The Rev. Fletcher Harper is executive director of the international multifaith climate justice organization GreenFaith.

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Wind turbines operate at sunrise in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Big Spring, Texas, Feb. 12, 2019. (CNS/Reuters/Nick Oxford)

US faith-based climate groups say Pope Francis shows the way with 'Laudate Deum'

Representatives of organizations that engage U.S. people of faith unite in support for Pope Francis' new document on the environment, Laudate Deum: "The pope is showing us the way. It's up to all of us to act."

G7 world leaders attend a working session on the final day of the G7 Summit, May 21 in Hiroshima, Japan. From left: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Council President Charles Michel, Gianluigi Benedetti, Italian ambassador to Japan, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Faith groups to G7 leaders: Peace requires a fossil fuel treaty

For religious leaders, recognizing the link between climate change and violence is more relevant than ever.

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