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Marmots in Ile-Alatau National Park in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 22, 2020. All life is "a gift from the outstretched hand of the Father of all," Pope Francis writes in the encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for our Common Home." (CNS/Reuters/Pavel Mikheyev)
Marmots in Ile-Alatau National Park in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 22, 2020. All life is "a gift from the outstretched hand of the Father of all," Pope Francis writes in the encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for our Common Home." (CNS/Re