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God’s dazzling creation

June 2, 2025
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Environment

Regulations must not be relaxed for the sake of corporate greed, but must be built on the common good of all, including our grandchildren. It’s what our faith teaches, and it’s really as simple as that.

Pope visits papal villa, former summer residence in Castel Gandolfo

May 29, 2025
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News

Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal summer residence there.

Pope pledges prayers for China, marks Laudato Si’ anniversary

May 27, 2025
By Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.

U.S. bishops urge young people to ‘lead the way’ on climate crisis

May 23, 2025
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News

In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” U.S. bishops have urged young people to “lead the way” on the climate crisis.

With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis firmly planted ecology into Catholic social teaching

May 23, 2025
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology — St. Francis of Assisi — died the day before Earth Day and about five weeks before the 10th anniversary of his landmark encyclical on care for creation.

Pope Francis lived up to his namesake’s love, care for creation

April 23, 2025
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News

Tapping into the spirit and spirituality of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis made care for creation and for all that lives on the earth a pastoral priority.

As ‘Laudato Si” turns 10, experts urge greater response to pope’s urgent message on climate

April 14, 2025
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Writing in “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis said the Earth “cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her.”

Air pollution link to fetal, maternal problems calls for a Catholic lens

April 11, 2025
By Peter Finney Jr.
OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News

The Catholic health conference, four years in the making, was cosponsored by the Catholic Climate Covenant, the Jesuits’ USA Central and Southern Province, the Loyola Institute for Ministry and Rise St. James Louisiana, a community watchdog group that advocates for environmental justice in towns along the Mississippi River teeming with petrochemical facilities.

God’s dazzling creation

Pope visits papal villa, former summer residence in Castel Gandolfo

Pope pledges prayers for China, marks Laudato Si’ anniversary

U.S. bishops urge young people to ‘lead the way’ on climate crisis

With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis firmly planted ecology into Catholic social teaching

Pope Francis lived up to his namesake’s love, care for creation

As ‘Laudato Si” turns 10, experts urge greater response to pope’s urgent message on climate

Air pollution link to fetal, maternal problems calls for a Catholic lens

Peace, care for creation linked, dicastery says

Religious sisters in El Salvador join church’s ‘Yes to life, no to mining’ campaign

Let us begin a garden

Help protect creation from greed, exploitation, pope says in message

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