Climate security

In imitation of Christ: Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change

Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi, all of us, as Christians, are called to watch over and protect the fragile world in which we live, and all its peoples.

This sentence from Pope Francis’ November 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) provides important clues about the pope’s self-identity and the likely message of his upcoming encyclical.