Pope Leo at COP30 Calls for a “New Human-Centered International Financial Architecture” Based on Catholic Social Doctrines

 

November 10, 2025 by Andy Roman Leave a Comment

A global plan to transform our world is unfolding, guided by Pope Leo XIV. On November 7, 2025, during the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, delivered a message on behalf of the Pope. In it, Pope Leo called upon the world’s political and financial leaders to commit to building a new international economic order—one founded on solidarity, ecological conversion, and the common good—three central doctrines of Roman Catholic social teaching. But this was not merely a spiritual appeal. It represents an ambitious political agenda aimed at restructuring global finance and governance according to the Vatican’s vision—one that claims to benefit “everyone.”

The Holy See Press Office published the following on November 7, 2025:

• “On behalf of Pope Leo XIV, I extend cordial greetings to all participants in the thirtieth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and assure you of his closeness, support and encouragement.” [1]

• “Years ago, Pope Francis signed the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’, in which he advocated for an ecological conversion that includes everyone, since climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. At the global level, it is a complex system linked to many of the essential conditions for human life.” [1]

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