(RNS) — Pope Francis put the Catholic Church on the side of the environmental movement by embracing science and our responsibility for global warming. (RNS) — With all that happened in the Catholic ...

Humanity. Environment. Sustainability. Laudato si’ (Italian for “Praise Be to You”) is a landmark encyclical letter written by the late Pope Francis, published in June 2015. It is subtitled “On Care ...

Leaders from Notre Dame, the Vatican and universities across the globe gathered at Castel Gandolfo to launch the Global Alliance for Laudato si’, a new initiative aimed at advancing sustainability ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Borgo Laudato Si’, a 135-acre space near the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo that Pope Francis dedicated to enacting principles described in his 2015 ...

Theologian Vince Miller said Pope Francis is making it clear the world has not responded with the urgency that climate change demands by announcing a second part to his 2015 encyclical on the ...

ROME – Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit on Thursday to Castel Gandolfo, the traditional papal summer residence, to visit an ecological project launched under Pope Francis. According to a Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV pets a horse during the inauguration of the Borgo Laudato Si project in Castel Gandolfo Sept. 5, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ROME – Pope Leo XIV inaugurated a new Vatican environmental ...

Pope Leo XIV fed fish, petted horses and visited organic vineyards Friday as he inaugurated the Vatican’s ambitious project to turn Pope Francis’ preaching about caring for the environment into ...

(RNS) — With all that happened in the Catholic Church last month, we can be forgiven for missing the 10 th anniversary of “Laudato si’,” Pope Francis’ encyclical on global warming. Pope Francis fell ...