"The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, his boundless affection for us. Soil, water, mountains – everything is, as it were, a caress of God."

"The earth is what we all have in common."

"Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of all respect."

"Climate change knows no borders."

"All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation."

"Land really is the best art."

"Look after the land and the land will look after you."

"Cherish the natural world, because you’re a part of it and you depend on it."

"I urgently appeal for a new dialogue about how we are shaping our planet."

"Biodiversity should be one of the primary goals of human life."

"We are placed in this Garden of Eden (Earth) to share in God's own wonder and delight at his creation."

"We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we are the last generation that can do something about it."

"We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment."

"As stewards of God's creation, we are called to act swiftly, with faith and prophecy, to protect the gift he entrusted to us,"