Vatican diplomat sees climate change as more than a technical challenge
October 20, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: A leading Vatican diplomat said that challenges such as climate change cannot be “separated from humanity’s cultural, moral and spiritual dimensions.”
“Too often, climate change is approached principally as a technical challenge,” said Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, during a recent UN committee meeting on sustainable development. “While technological solutions and economic instruments play an important role, they cannot address the deeper social, moral and cultural factors that contribute to the crisis.”
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