{"id":9179,"date":"2025-09-30T14:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austrianworldsummit.com\/sci-news\/arnold-schwarzenegger-at-vatican-press-conference-on-climate-justice\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:14:48","slug":"arnold-schwarzenegger-at-vatican-press-conference-on-climate-justice","status":"publish","type":"sci-news","link":"https:\/\/www.austrianworldsummit.com\/de\/sci-news\/arnold-schwarzenegger-at-vatican-press-conference-on-climate-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger at Vatican Press Conference on Climate Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rome, 30 September 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger, founder of the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, participated today in a Vatican press conference presenting the upcoming international conference <em>\u201cRaising Hope for Climate Justice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The press conference, held at the Holy See Press Office, gathered Church leaders and international policymakers to outline the objectives of the event, which will take place from <strong>1\u20133 October 2025<\/strong> at Castel Gandolfo. The conference marks the <strong>10th anniversary of Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical <em>Laudato si\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and will bring together hundreds of <strong>participants<\/strong> from across the globe, including scientists, indigenous leaders, youth representatives, and civil society organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Schwarzenegger<\/strong> at the press conference: \u201cI\u2019m so excited that the Church is actively engaging in climate action \u2013 because we truly need them. Nobody can do this alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All participants from the press conference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>His Eminence Cardinal Jaime Spengler, O.F.M.<\/strong>, archbishop of Porto Alegre, president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and C.E.L.A.M.;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Lorna Gold<\/strong>, executive director of the Laudato si\u2019 Movement;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Sr. Alessandra Smerilli F.M.A.<\/strong>, secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong>, former Governor of California and president of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>The Honorable Dr. Maina Talia<\/strong>, Minister for Internal Affairs, Climate Change and Environment 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