VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Wednesday he will release a follow-up environmental document to the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ on Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Speaking at the end of ...

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

On Oct. 4, 2023, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation “Laudate Deum” (“Praise God”), a follow up to “Laudato Si’.” The highly anticipated text draws on ...

The document addresses issues such as climate change, care for the environment, and the defense of human life and dignity. Pope Francis presides over a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on July 23, ...

Pope Francis confirmed plans to publish a "second Laudato Si'," which is expected to update and expand on his 2015 encyclical on the environment. Greeting visitors in the Paul VI audience hall after ...

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 ...