A key concern, he said, is how climate change is impacting people who fish for a living as well as those who staff large ships.
Pope praises Stella Maris for serving those who work on the seas
Effort helps seafarers maintain livelihoods amid hardships of pandemic
They have home countries but live literally adrift, becoming strangers to all nations. Now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of these itinerant workers also are trapped.
Apostleship of the Sea becomes ‘Stella Maris’ in its 100th year
The Apostleship of the Sea is celebrating its 100th anniversary and changing its name to “Stella Maris,” the Latin title of Mary, Star of the Sea, and the name by which most of the Catholic centers for seafarers are known.