"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green ...

(RNS) — With all that happened in the Catholic Church last month, we can be forgiven for missing the 10 th anniversary of “Laudato si’,” Pope Francis’ encyclical on global warming. Pope ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of ...

Laudato si’ - Pope Francis’ writing on environmental crisis. Story by Theresa Schmidt • 2w. L AKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Earth Day is a day many people celebrate the beauty of our world or ...

[ Pope Francis obituary: Outsider who attempted to return the church to the people and away from clericalism ] Published in June 2015, the message of Laudato Si’ (Praise Be to You) was arresting ...

Pope Francis speaks during a Sept. 12, 2020, meeting with members of the "Laudato Si'" Communities in the Paul VI audience hall at the Vatican.

Copies of Pope Francis’s encyclical ‘Laudato Si’‘ on display in the Vatican, in June 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Laudato Si’ and abortion.

"Laudato Si' at 10. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' landmark encyclical, "Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home,” issued on May 24, 2015, Pentecost Sunday.

Since ancient times, believers have sung of God as the King of Creation. So, it seems natural for Pope Francis to oppose any deterioration of the Earth and urge people to do better. In 2015, he wrote, ...