September 23, 2014
Msgr. Irwin Attends "Religions for the Earth" Colloquium at the United Nations
On Friday and Saturday Sept. 19-20th, Msgr. Irwin participated in the religious leaders conference on climate change in New York. Two hundred religious leaders from throughout the world met for dialogue, debate and discussion about climate change leading to a rally at the UN on Sunday sponsored by these religious leaders. All of this was in preparation for a special day entitled "UN Climate Summit" to be held a day before the opening of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday Sept. 23rd. The UN Climate Summit was organized at the personal initiative of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Members from the staff of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace represented the Vatican at these events.