When the late Pope Francis penned his groundbreaking encyclical letter "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," it was hailed by some as the most influential contribution the Catholic Church has ...

This year, we mark the 10th anniversary of one of Pope Francis’ most widely read works, “Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home.” Some call the encyclical one of the most profound contributions to ...

Just before the papal encyclical on the environment was released, the hype in environmental circles matched that for Taylor Swift’s latest music video. (To be clear: “Bad Blood” deserves the hype.) ...

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 ...

Students at the Jesuit-run school experience how environmental stewardship becomes spiritual practice — where caring for creation is seen as inseparable from caring for neighbors and the oneness in ...

(RNS) — Meeting near the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Catholic environmentalists in Africa marked the 10th anniversary this week (July 23-25) of the publication of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical ...

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 ...

“Laudato Si’,” which celebrated its 10th anniversary on May 24, will surely stand among the most important components of Pope Francis’ legacy. The encyclical neatly laid out the church’s concerns ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday afternoon officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo with a liturgical celebration highlighting the “vocation” of every person to care for creation.

MANILA, Philippines — It is revealing—and perhaps poetically fitting—that Pope Francis passed away just two months shy of the 10th anniversary of “Laudato Si,” his landmark 2015 encyclical that ...

Anderson Pedroso SJ, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Photo provided by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) In his first video message as pope, Leo XIV ...