Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych called the attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by Russian forces "an irreversible attack on God's creation."
In an address opening the Vatican's "Saving Our Common Home" event, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that people around the world, "as members of the common household, need to come together."
Human rights advocates and experts on the region want the pope to take on Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya. But local church leaders have advised caution, for fear of reprisals.
Interviewed in Arkansas, Bishop Stephen Tjphe talks about Karenni Catholics, the church's position on the persecuted Rohingya people, and Pope Francis' upcoming visit to Myanmar.
