Bishop Martin Hayes is Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland, the coordinating bishop for Pope Francis' Laudato Si’ for the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, and a member of the Council for Justice & Peace of the Bishops’ Conference.

He is attending the United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, and we spoke to him in Glasgow about his thoughts on the conference so far, what he's heard from developing countries in the various meetings he's attended, and why he feels compelled to act on Pope Francis' Laudato Si'.

“I think Pope Francis always gives us a sense of what each on one of us as individuals can contribute and all of us holds out a sense of hope."

More about Bishop Hayes attending COP26: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2021/10/28/39429/

More about Catholics at COP26: https://laudatosimovement.org/2021/11/07/laudato-si-movement-marches-for-climatejustice-at-cop26-in-glasgow-en-news/