Pacific region hopes for climate-conscious pope, says church leader

Pacific region hopes for climate-conscious pope, says church leader

The heads of the Pacific Conference of Churches says there has been talk of cardinals feeling the new pope should be a "middle-of-the-road person".

Pacific region hopes for ‘climate-conscious’ pope, says PCC leader

By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor The leader of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has reacted to the election of the new pope. Pope Leo XIV was elected by his fellow cardinals in the Conclave on Thursday evening, Rome time. Leo, 69, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, is originally from Chicago, and has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru. READ MORE: Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − b…