Pope visits papal villa, former summer residence in Castel Gandolfo May 29, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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.
Peace, care for creation linked, dicastery says April 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News “Seeds of Peace and Hope” is the theme for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, which will be celebrated Sept. 1.
Religious sisters in El Salvador join church’s ‘Yes to life, no to mining’ campaign March 15, 2025By Rhina Guidos Global Sisters Report Filed Under: Environment, News, World News Religious sisters in El Salvador are joining the church’s “Yes to life, no to mining” campaign, calling for the restoration of a law against metal mining in El Salvador.
Let us begin a garden March 9, 2025By Margaret Rose Realy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Environment To begin a garden is to be a co-creator with God, and to join in the joy he intended for us through his creation.
Help protect creation from greed, exploitation, pope says in message March 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked Christians to help protect nature from human greed and exploitation during the Holy Year.
Analysis: Will climate goals survive dismantling of Biden-era green initiatives? February 26, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Pope Francis has made ecology a signature issue of his pontificate, penning “Laudato Si’,” a 2015 encyclical, and “Laudate Deum,” a 2023 apostolic exhortation, to address it.
