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 the Borgo Laudato Si ecology center in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first 'green' papal Mass using new prayers focused on caring for creation.
- Pope Leo XIV approved a new 'for the care of creation' Mass formula in July, responding to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical and added it among 49 special Masses.
- Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first 'green' Mass at Castel Gandolfo, using new prayers calling for ecological care and lamenting natural disasters caused by human excess.
- Beyond the ceremony, Leo XIV's ecological Mass inspired a church movement and foundation aiming to foster harmony with creation, shaping long-term environmental engagement.
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Thoughts About the Mass for Care of Creation
The Vatican, on July 3, approved a new votive Mass “for care of creation” which Pope Leo XIV celebrated for the first time on July 9. A follow-on from the Francis pontificate promulgated to mark the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, the new votive Mass has elicited a variety of contradictory responses. I’ll weigh in: I think it is balanced in the middle, and in medio stat virtus. It’s in the middle… Source
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CBCPNewsPope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for creation with Latin prayers in Castel Gandolfo gardens
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation at Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 9, 2025 / 14:03 pm (CNA). It was a mix of liturgical old and new in the gardens of Castel Gandolfo on... [...]
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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
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