Vatican News
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis Firmly Planted Ecology into Catholic Social Teaching
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 care for creation.
Remember Christ’s Compassion, Show Compassion to Others, Pope Says
Being religious does not automatically mean someone is compassionate, and yet for a Christian compassion is a clear sign of following Christ, Pope Leo XIV said.
Tourism Must Respect, Care For Creation, Workers, Vatican Official Says
During the Holy Year, the Vatican is calling for those involved in tourism to make Christian hope concrete by investing in just and sustainable practices.
Pope Names Priest President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
Pope Leo XIV has named Father Renzo Pegoraro, a bioethicist who earned a medical degree before entering the seminary, to be the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Pope Pledges Prayers for China, Marks Laudato Si’ Anniversary
Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment.
Communion Requires Prayer, Listening, Conversion, Pope Says
Celebrating his first Mass in Rome's diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion is built primarily "on our knees," through prayer and a constant commitment to conversion.
Pope Asks Vatican Employees to be Missionaries, Support His Ministry
Meeting his former colleagues and co-workers and acknowledging how many of them spent many more years working at the Vatican than he did, Pope Leo XIV underlined the important role Vatican employees play in his ministry.
Pope Appoints Religious Sister Secretary of Dicastery for Religious
In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sister Tiziana Merletti, a canon lawyer, to be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Pope Advances Sainthood Cause of Missionaries Killed Trying to Save Indigenous
Pope Leo XIV has advanced the sainthood causes of two missionaries whose murders in the Amazon jungle in Ecuador led to the protection of remote Indigenous peoples from encroaching extractive industries.
Missionary Discipleship Contributes to Peacemaking, Pope Says
Recognizing themselves as members of the one body of Christ, all Catholics should sense an urgency to share the Gospel message of God's love with others and to welcome them as brothers and sisters, Pope Leo XIV said.