https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-ecological-challenge-of-our-time-is-more-urgent-than-everContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-ecological-challenge-of-our-time-is-more-urgent-than-everhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-ecological-challenge-of-our-time-is-more-urgent-than-ever#u99897Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:47:48 +0000Pope Leo XIV declared on October 1, 2026, that the ecological challenge of the current era is more urgent than ever. During a meeting in the Clementine Hall with the Hera Group, an Italian multiutility conglomerate managing Vatican environmental services, the Pope criticized the uncontrolled consumption of resources and difficulties in waste disposal. He called for the establishment of a "culture of care" to replace the global "throwaway culture," stating that protecting creation is a moral responsibility for Christians. The Vatican has further described environmental destr