Pope Leo urges stop to Amazon deforestation, decries ‘murders’ of tribal leaders
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 15.
PUCALLPA, Peru, Nov 15 - Pope Leo on Sunday forcefully condemned what he called the exploitation of the Amazon jungle and urged Catholics to oppose \"with perseverance\" the deforestation and pollution caused by gold and oil production in the world's largest rainforest.
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- Nov 15, 10:04 PM UTCFirst reportPope urges end to Amazon deforestation, decries murdersillawarramercury.com.au ↗
- Nov 15, 10:34 PM UTC+30 min· you’re reading thisPope Leo urges stop to Amazon deforestation, decries ‘murders’ of tribal leadersstraitstimes.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 10:34 PM UTC · +30 min
[Claude] Report 2 is another outlet's account of the same Pope Leo Amazon deforestation appeal on November 15, with no conflicting facts.
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