Arnold Schwarzenegger Among 400 Leaders Participating in Pope Leo XIV's "Raising Hope" Climate Conference



Pope Leo XIV will participate in the international event “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” with over 400 religious leaders, climate experts, and representatives from civil society and institutions from around the world. 
Vatican News released that in Castel Gandolfo, at the "Centro Mariapoli" run by the Focolare Movement, an international conference entitled “Raising Hope for Climate Justice”, promoted by the Laudato si’ Movement in collaboration with various ecclesial and institutional partners, is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, 1 October 1, marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for creation.
According to a press release, the conference, scheduled to run until 3 October, will map the next steps in implementing ecological conversion in light of the Church’s teaching.
On Wednesday afternoon, Pope Leo XIV will preside at a “Celebration of Hope”.
The event will feature various testimonies, including those of Brazil’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has long been involved in initiatives for the protection of creation.
After the Pope’s speech, there will be a symbolic and spiritual moment of shared commitment, followed by a meeting between Pope Leo XIV and a group of conference participants. On the following days, working sessions, roundtables, and spiritual moments are scheduled.
Other Speaker Include:  Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J. Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Developmen,
Dr. Iyad Abu Moghli Founder of the Faith for Earth Coalition of the United Nations Environment Programme,
Prof. Luigino Bruni Vice President of the Economy of Francesco Foundation, Professor of Political Economy at LUMSA University, Editor in Chief of the International Review of Economics, and President of the School of Civil Economy 
Catherine Coleman Flowers MacArthur Fellow for Environmental Health Advocacy, Member of the Boards of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Climate Reality Project, Winner of the Harvard Law School Horizon Award, and former Vice Chair of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council 
Alistair Dutton Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis and former Humanitarian Director of Caritas Internationalis, Executive Director of SCIAF (Caritas Scotland), Senior Humanitarian Officer of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Head of the Humanitarian Programmes Unit for Africa of Christian Aid, and CEO of the Sphere Project 
Patricia Gualinga President of the Tribunal on the End of the Fossil Fuel Era for the International Rights of Nature Tribunal and former Foreign Affairs Leader of the Native Kichwa People of Sarayaku 
Dr. Martín Guzmán Economist and former Minister of Economy of Argentina (2019–2022). He is a Professor at Columbia University’s SIPA and teaches at the National University of La Plata. An expert in sovereign debt, he co-leads the Initiative for Policy Dialogue with Joseph Stiglitz. He is affiliated with the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the World Economic Forum, and ICRICT. His research covers macroeconomic imbalances, monetary economics, and development. 
Dr. Lorna Gold Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement 
Bishop Martin Hayes Bishop of Kilmore and Episcopal Coordinator of Laudato Si' for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference 
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe Climate scientist, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair at Texas Tech University. She is the author of the book “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,” has given a TED talk with over 4 million views, and hosted the PBS digital series Global Weirding. Katharine has been named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Thinkers, and the United Nations Champion of the Environment. 
Tomás Insua Chair of the Laudato Si' Center of Assisi (LSM), ecclesial affiliate at Laudato Si’ Research Institute (Campion Hall, Oxford University), co-founder and former Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement, and executive producer of the film “The Letter”
 Austen Ivereigh Author of books on and with Pope Francis Priyanka Lalla UNICEF Youth Advocate, Eastern Caribbean Chair of National Child Rights Ambassadors Steering Committee in Trinidad and Tobago, and author of the Svara’s Adventures series of ecological children’s books
 Archbishop Peter Loy Chong Archbishop of Suva, head of the Catholic Church in Fiji, and former President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania 
Margaret Karram President of the Focolare Movement and winner of the Mount Zion Award for Reconciliation and the St. Rita International Award Bill McKibben Founder of Third Act, Co-Founder of 350.org, Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and winner of the Gandhi Peace Prize and the Right Livelihood Award

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