CNA Staff, 01 September, 2024 / 1:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September is for the cry of the Earth.
“Let us pray for the cry of the Earth,” Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released Aug. 30.
“If we took the planet’s temperature, it would tell us that the Earth has a fever. And it is sick, just like anyone who’s sick,” he said.
The Holy Father asked individuals to consider two questions: “Are we listening to this pain? Do we hear the pain of the millions of victims of environmental catastrophes?”