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 ...

(RNS) — Meeting near the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Catholic environmentalists in Africa marked the 10th anniversary this week (July 23-25) of the publication of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical ...

This text is a useful guide for an initial reading of the Encyclical. It will help you to grasp the overall development and identify the basic themes. The first two pages are an overview of Laudato si ...

The Fordham University Laudato Si’ Planning Committee has developed an action plan to guide the seven-year transformation ...

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 ...

The Diocese of Assisi in Italy will award 50,000 euros ($58,000) to the winner of the 2026 edition of the “Francis of Assisi ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy, a 55-acre utopian experiment in sustainable farming, vocational ...

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 ...