(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 ...

A pope seen as an environmental champion dies. His successor shows signs he will continue that ecological legacy. A new administration in the U.S. targets climate and environmental justice policies.

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 ...

At the conclusion of their much-anticipated Vatican meeting last year, Pope Francis presented President Donald Trump with a variety of gifts, among them his encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our ...

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 ...

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 ...