Overview

• The Vatican’s Raising Hope for Climate Justice conference opened in Castel Gandolfo to mark the 10th anniversary of Laudato si, with roughly 400 participants from church, science and civil society.
• Schwarzenegger called for practical steps that do not wait on governments, repeating his slogan "Not talk, do" and urging messages that focus on fighting pollution.
• He praised Pope Leo XIV as an "Action Hero" and highlighted the Holy See’s push toward climate neutrality via solar power, noting a project ordered under Pope Francis that Leo spotlighted by visiting early in his pontificate.
• Arguing the Church can be a decisive force, Schwarzenegger cited its global reach of 1.4 billion Catholics alongside hundreds of thousands of priests, nuns and churches.
• Pope Leo XIV urged an ecological conversion and active public pressure ahead of COP30 in Brazil, as the gathering discussed a Catholic roadmap to advance practical climate solutions.