Wednesday afternoon, Pope Leo XIV addressed participants in the Raising Hope Conference in Castel Gandolfo, organised by the Laudato Si’ Movement, commemorating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical of the same name. A block of ice stood on a pedestal representing the melting polar ice caps. After his address, Pope Leo blessed the water with these words: Lord of Life, bless this water, may it awaken our hearts, cleanse our indifference, soothe our grief, and renew our hope, through Ch