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Pope Francis pushes US Congress on poverty and climate

Pontiff calls for global-warming leadership before a body that has been reluctant to act.

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Tollefson, J. Pope Francis pushes US Congress on poverty and climate. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.18427

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