Wise and brave choices are needed on climate change, Pope Francis said at his weekly Sunday Angelusprayer.
Francis expressed his "closeness to the population of Mongoliahit by a weave of intense cold that is provoking serioushumanitarian consequences.
"This extreme phenomenon, too, is a sign of climate change and its effects.
"Climate change is a global problem that deeply affects the lives of many brothers and sisters, above all the most vulnerable.
"Let us pray to be able to undertake wise and brave choices for the care of Creation".
The pope also said he was concerned for conflicts in the Congo and Nigeria.
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