Before you goSign up for our free newsletter!Keep up to date with what's going on in the Catholic world HomeLocalIn Pictures In Pictures In Pictures – December 4, 2014 Catholic News Service December 3, 2014 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp CLIMATE CHANGE Valerio Mendoza, 83, joins a Nov. 30 vigil for climate change on the eve of the U.N. climate summit in Lima, Peru. During the 12-day summit, negotiators will try to finish drafting an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help countries adapt to climate change. Mendoza is among parishioners from Lima’s Santa Cruz who have been studying about the stewardship of creation and spearheading campaigns to clean up neighborhoods and promote recycling. CNS/Barbara Fraser SIX NEW SAINTS The banners of six new saints hang from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Francis celebrates their canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Nov. 24. From left are: Euphrasia Eluvathingal, an Indian Carmelite sister and member of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church; Ludovico of Casoria, an Italian Franciscan priest who founded the Grey Franciscan Friars of Charity and the Grey Franciscan Sisters of St. Elizabeth; Giovanni Antonio Farina, an Italian bishop of Vicenza and the founder of the Teaching Sisters of St. Dorothy; Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the Indian founder of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, a Syro-Malabar Catholic order; Nicholas of Longobardi, an Italian friar of the Minim order; and Amato Ronconi, a 13th-century Italian lay Franciscan and founder of a hospice for the poor, which is now a home for the elderly in Rimini, Italy. CNS/Paul Haring FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Previous articlePolice officer leans on Catholic faith during Ferguson crisisNext articleKnights of Columbus gives coats to kids Related Articles Humanity must build alliances supporting peace, creation, pope says Join the young in fighting for the poor and the planet, pope says Pope calls for end to culture of waste, indifference Only Jesus Family meals and the rosary SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE NEWSLETTER Sign Me Up - Advertisement - - Advertisement - Trending - Advertisement - - Advertisement - 12,743FansLike1,478FollowersFollow6,479FollowersFollow35,922FollowersFollow583SubscribersSubscribe - Advertisement -