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Pope affirms Catholic Church's duty to indigenous Amazonians hurt by climate change

  • Written by Vincent J. Miller, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton
Pope affirms Catholic Church's duty to indigenous Amazonians hurt by climate changePope Francis at the start of the Amazon synod, at the Vatican, Oct. 7, 2019.AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

The Catholic Church “hears the cry” of the Amazon and its peoples. That’s the message Pope Francis hopes to send at the Synod of the Amazon, a three-week meeting at the Vatican that ends Oct. 27.

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