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Kerry meets Pope Francis privately, says he’s in great form and spirits

Kerry meets Pope Francis privately, says he’s in great form and spirits

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met Pope Francis, the first official to have a private audience with him since his discharge from hospital, and told Reuters that he found the pontiff "in great spirits and in great form". Francis, 86, left Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday, nine days after surgery to repair an abdominal hernia. "He was in great spirits and great form ... I was really amazed. He embraced a lot of our conversation. It was a nice meeting," said Kerry, who was the first person on the pope's public schedule. "I found the pope to be very much the pope…
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U.S. envoy wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate

U.S. envoy wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate

POPE Francis has the moral authority to sway public opinion over global warming and might attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland, U.S. President Joe Biden's climate envoy John Kerry said on Saturday. COP26 is being held in Glasgow in November and could accelerate measures by the world's biggest polluters to tackle climate change, a challenge that activists, scientists and world leaders say could ultimately endanger the planet. "I think that his voice will be a very important voice leading up to and through the Glasgow conference, which I believe he intends to attend," Kerry told the…
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