From left, the president of the Cop26 conference, Alok Sharma, Pope Francis and Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attend a conference at the Vatican on Monday. AP
From left, the president of the Cop26 conference, Alok Sharma, Pope Francis and Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attend a conference at the Vatican on Monday. AP

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Pope Francis will miss Cop26 climate change summit

Pope Francis, who has had recent colon surgery, had hinted he hoped to attend the summit

Simon Rushton
Simon Rushton

October 08, 2021