People walk near the Hualcan Glacier in the Ancash region of Peru Nov. 29. Peru is hosting the annual U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP20) in Lima Dec. 1-12. (CNS photo/ Mariana Bazo, Reuters)
"Underlying all religious traditions are two basic principles: The first is caring for others and the second is stewardship of nature."
- Laura Vargas, former executive secretary of the Peruvian bishops' social action commission, as quoted by Catholic News Service in a story about the vigil in Peru before the U.N. climate summit Dec. 1-12, 2014.
