Climate activists take their message to the Vatican

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everal thousand demonstrators from various faiths marched through Rome to the Vatican to demand action on climate change in light of Pope Francis' recent call to action.

Climate activists take their
message to the Vatican.

The crowd was comprised of Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Muslims.

They marched behind banners reading "Many Faiths - One Planet" and "The Earth - Our Common Home - Climate Action Now" to lobby leaders to take decisive action at an upcoming United Nations summit this year to stem the effects of global warming.

Speaking to crowds gathered in St Peter's Square, the Pope acknowledged the groups and encouraged inter-religious collaboration for an "integral ecology" to protect "our common home".

Read the ABC story - “Climate change demonstrators march to the Vatican in inter-religious support of Pope Francis' stance”.