"Les pido de corazón: ¡escojamos la vida, elijamos el futuro!".

"I no longer have a fever, but I am still on antibiotics and things like that," Pope Francis  said.

The pope was scheduled to be among dozens of world leaders addressing the World Climate Action Summit at the beginning of the conference, commonly known as COP28.

The pope will celebrate his 87th birthday on December 17.

Pope Francis appealed for perseverance in praying for peace, especially in the Holy Land where the conflict is no longer "warfare," but has become "terrorism."