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According to Augustinian Father Alejandro Moral Antón, a longtime friend, Pope Leo plans to draft the framework of his first ...
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 Father to simply relax. According to Augustinia ...
Pope Leo XIV celebrated what has been dubbed as the first ‘green’ papal Mass, using a new set of prayers imploring care for ...
The last encyclical that most Catholics and non-Catholics could probably name was Humanae Vitae, which reaffirmed the ban on artificial contraception in the 1960s. Advertisement.
A: This encyclical from Francis is titled “Laudato Si’,” or “Be Praised,” from the famous “Canticle of the Sun” that St. Francis of Assisi wrote in medieval Italian around the year 1224.
The pope is directing this encyclical not just to Catholics, but as he puts it, to every person living on this planet. To talk more about Pope Francis's message, we called on John Carr.
This encyclical hopefully has a chance to change that..Have you ever in your life seen such interest in an obscure document? It's stunning. It's remarkable.
The encyclical is dated May 24, the Catholic feast of Pentecost. It concludes with two prayers: "A prayer for our earth" and "A Christian prayer in union with creation." ...
Francis's new encyclical, titled "Laudato Si (Be Praised): On the Care of Our Common Home," is displayed during the presentation news conference at the Vatican, June 18. Francis's new encyclical ...
Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday in his first encyclical that the Roman Catholic Church has no desire to govern states, but at the same time cannot remain silent in political life because its ...
On Thursday, when Pope Francis issued a much-anticipated encyclical (“a letter from the Pope to the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church, setting forth his views on anything he chooses for ...