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NAIROBI, Kenya — Pope Francis, speaking in Africa days before critical climate change talks in Paris, warned Thursday that it would be "catastrophic" if world leaders let special interest groups get in the way of a global agreement to curb fossil fuel emissions

Francis spoke to the U.N.'s regional office in Kenya after celebrating his first public Mass on the continent.

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