Arnold Schwarzenegger just brought serious star power to the Vatican — and not for a movie role. The former California governor and Hollywood icon joined Pope Leo this week to call for urgent global action against fossil fuels and Climate change.
According to Reuters, Schwarzenegger told reporters that 1.4 billion Catholics around the world could become “crusaders for the environment” and help “terminate Pollution” — a nod to his iconic Terminator role. He praised the Church’s growing involvement in environmental leadership and said, “God has put us in this world to leave this world a better place than we inherited it.”
The Vatican’s three-day climate summit marks the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si’, the groundbreaking climate encyclical by the late Pope Francis. The event, hosted by Pope Leo — the first U.S.-born pope — includes leaders from over 400 faith and civil society groups. Participants include Brazil’s environment minister, the UN’s Faith for Earth coalition, and the European Climate Foundation’s CEO.
The summit also comes after Pope Leo opened an ecological training center near Rome to strengthen the Church’s role in tackling the climate crisis. His commitment reflects growing pressure on religious and political institutions alike to step up in defense of our shared planet.
For Pacific Island nations like Tuvalu, this isn’t about the future — it’s about survival. “We are already drowning,” said Tuvalu’s climate minister Maina Talia, urging global solidarity as sea levels rise.
With rising Support from religious institutions, celebrities, and governments, the movement to phase out fossil fuels and protect the Earth is gaining momentum. And it’s a mission we all have a role in — whether through voting, speaking up, or shifting to plant-based choices that are better for our health and the environment.
Let’s take inspiration from this powerful alliance and commit to choices that protect our planet and all animals. The future is in our hands.
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