Pope to Amazon Bishops: Proclaim Gospel, Fight Injustice, Defend Nature

Pope to Amazon bishops: Proclaim Gospel, fight injustice, defend nature

The church's defense of the environment is "so that no one irresponsibly destroys the natural goods that speak of the goodness and beauty of the Creator."

Pope Leo XIV urges Amazonian Bishops to announce Christ with clarity

Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the importance of preaching Jesus Christ clearly and with immense charity among the inhabitants of the Amazonia region, in a ...

Pope to Amazon bishops: Proclaim Gospel, fight injustice, defend nature - The Record Newspaper

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Efforts to serve, defend and build up the Catholic community in the Amazon region must be centered on the proclamation of the Gospel, Pope Leo XIV said. When the Catholic Church promotes “the right and duty” to care for the natural environment, it is not encouraging people to be “a slave or worshiper of nature,” since creation is a gift meant to lead one to praise God alone, said a message se…

Pope Leo XIV to bishops of the Amazon: no to the worship of nature - ZENIT

(ZENIT News / Rome, 08.18.2025).- In Bogotá, the bishops of the Amazon region have gathered from August 17 to 20 under the banner of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon. While Pope Leo XIV did not appear in person, his presence was felt through a telegram signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, offering both encouragement and clear direction for the Church’s mission in the vast region. The papal message struck a car…

Pope to Amazon bishops: Proclaim Gospel, fight injustice, defend nature - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Efforts to serve, defend and build up the Catholic community in the Amazon region must be centered on the proclamation of the Gospel, Pope Leo XIV said. When the Catholic Church promotes “the right and duty” to care for the natural environment, it is not encouraging people to be “a slave or worshiper of nature,” since creation is a gift meant to lead one to praise God alone, said a message sent to the Amazonian bishops on th…