"Prayer was a fundamental component of Pope Francis’ service to the church and the world," said Bruce Morrill, a distinguished professor of theology and Roman Catholic studies at Vanderbilt ...

Pope Leo XIV picks up where Pope Francis left off, and embraces a new Mass focused on the environment, care for the Earth and ...

The “Mass for the Care of Creation,” inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, has prayers and Mass readings designed ...

Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, ...

A view of the Papal or Apostolic Palace, a historic summer retreat for popes in the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo, about ...

Pope Leo XIV announced the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, set for ...

Priests can now celebrate Mass "for the care of creation" after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the Catholic Church's first 'green' Mass in the 'oasis' of papal summer residence Castel Gandolfo dedicated by his predecessor Francis to his seminal environmental ...

In his Message for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Leo XIV quotes extensively from Pope Francis’ ...

Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake Albano, ...

Pope Leo XIV has warned of the dangers of climate change as much of Europe swelters under a heatwave. "Extreme natural ...

Pope Leo XIV's quiet and methodical approach to the papacy, focusing on pressing church issues during his summer break.