The Mass indicated a strong line of ecological continuity with Pope Francis, who made environmental protection a hallmark of ...

Pope Leo XIV began his summer break July 6 at Castel Gandolfo, where he’ll stay through July 20. But don’t expect the Holy ...

In his fourth encyclical, “Dilexit Nos,” Pope Francis calls on believers to rediscover devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and, through it, to love our brothers and sisters in the church and ...

In the deepest fiber of our being, we were made to love and to be loved,” the pope wrote. This is the fourth encyclical by Pope Francis, following “Lumen Fidei,” co-written with his ...

Pope Leo XIV led the first-ever "Green Mass" using a new rite inspired by Pope Francis' Laudato Si'. Celebrated outdoors at ...

Pope Leo XIV is heading to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop town of Castel ...

In 2015 Pope Francis issued a papal letter—or encyclical —titled Laudato Si'. It recognized climate change as a global problem with significant consequences, especially for the poor.

Pope Francis will publish the fourth encyclical of his pontificate on Thursday on “the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ.” The encyclical, titled Dilexit Nos , meaning “he ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Pope Francis has issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy, denouncing a world that "is losing its heart" during times of global turmoil marked by "wars, socio-economic disparities and the uses ...

Francis did that throughout his 12-year papacy, through statements, encyclicals and visits to 68 countries. Don’t expect to see Trump, the so-called leader of the free world, front and center.

A copy of Pope Francis’ encyclical titled “Dilexit Nos,” Latin for “He Loved Us,” is shown after a news conference for its presentation at the Vatican, Oct. 24, 2024.