US EditionPope prays for world to recognize urgency of climate crisis as he celebrates Mass’ using new rite
CASTEL GANDOLFO, METROPOLITAN CITY OF ROME, LAZIO, JUL 9 – Pope Leo XIV introduced new prayers focusing on climate justice and stewardship, aligning with Pope Francis' legacy to protect vulnerable communities and care for creation.
- On Wednesday at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first papal Mass featuring new prayers and readings that reflect the ecological focus championed by Pope Francis.
- This event came shortly after a message issued last week on the church’s special day dedicated to praying for the environment, which criticized the injustices and environmental damage driven by human selfishness.
- Leo, a former missionary who witnessed climate effects firsthand, emphasized care for creation, climate justice for Indigenous peoples, and aligned closely with Francis' teachings.
- He approved a new Mass formula focused on creation care, adding it to 49 established Masses, and announced plans for a €100 million solar farm in northern Rome to carbon-neutralize Vatican City.
- Leo's actions reinforce the church's ecological commitment and aim to set a strong example amid ongoing global climate crises and social inequalities.
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Northwest CatholicPope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass
"We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home," Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating a new formulary of the Mass "for the care of creation."
Leo XIV follows the wake of Francis in the defense of the environment and establishes a new type of liturgy for Masses dedicated specifically to asking for the care of the planet
Pope prays for world to recognize urgency of climate crisis
ROME — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers and readings inspired by Pope Francis’ environmental legacy. The Mass, in the gardens of the Vatican’s new ecological educational center at the papal summer estate in Castel Gandolfo, indicated a strong line of ecological continuity with Francis, who mad…
Pope Leo prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass
“We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home,” Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating a new formulary of the Mass “for the care of creation.”
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