(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 Francis fell ...

The Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar reminisces his friendship with the late Pope Francis during his visit in Vatican.

(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 ...

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pope Leo IV have spearheaded a climate initiative during a three-day Vatican ...

The American-born pope emphasizes that confronting climate change is a spiritual imperative and responsibility, becoming an ever more prominent focus of the Catholic Church.

SAO PAULO — The bishop sat quietly near the front row, hands folded, listening as Indigenous leaders and church workers spoke about the threats to Peru’s northern forests, a part of the Amazon rain ...

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in ...

After his general audience on a sunny late-May morning, Pope Leo XIV met with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square and was presented with a simple gift: a photo album. The scrapbook, from members of the ...