Pope Francis encouraged Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday to continue her campaign to fight climate change, during a brief meeting at the end of his weekly general audience, AP reports.
Pope encourages Swedish campaigner Greta on environment
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 18, ARTSAKHPRESS: Thunberg arrived late and took her seat in the VIP section in St. Peter’s Square, ducking down to not cause any commotion as the pope spoke. Francis later approached her and she showed off her sign, “Join the climate strike.”
“Continue, continue,” Francis told her. “Go on, go ahead.”
Thunberg told Francis: “Thank you for standing up for the climate, for speaking the truth. It means a lot.”
Thunberg’s father, Svante Thunberg, told the pope: “Thank you so much for what you are doing. It means everything. Everything."