Care for Earth's oceans highlighted by the UN and Pope Francis

Photo credit - Global Catholic Climate Movement

In the light of this week's UN Report on Earth's Oceans that a catastrophe is already unfolding around us, it is worth noting that Pope Francis' prayer intention for September is that the world's seas and oceans may be protected.

The warning comes as Church people again were involved in this Friday's climate strikes - 200,000 in Rome alone - after four million marched last week - on Friday 20th September - around the world.

Climate change is already having staggering effects on oceans and ice-filled regions that encompass 80 percent of the Earth, and future damage from rising seas and melting glaciers is now all but certain, according to the new report from the United Nations. The warming climate is killing coral reefs, supercharging monster storms, and fueling deadly marine heat waves and record losses of sea ice. And Wednesday's report on the world's oceans, glaciers, polar regions and ice sheets finds that such effects foreshadow a more catastrophic future as long as greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked.

In his prayer intention for the month of September 2019, Pope Francis has invited us to pray that "politicians, scientists and economists work together to protect the world's seas and oceans."

Links:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmLZb7_cWV4

https://catholicoutlook.org/popes-september-prayer-intention-for-protecting-the-oceans/