SAO PAULO (AP) — 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 ...

Earlier this summer, the Vatican published the papal encyclical Laudato Si’, promoting sustainable development and environmentalism, and Pope Francis subsequently declared his intention to deliver an ...

Pope Leo XIV recently assumed the role of the leader of the Catholic Church, and I find myself curious to know what the topic of his first papal encyclical -- a letter to the bishops concerning ...

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. He also ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment and the day of prayer for Catholics in China. On the ...