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The earth, photographed by the crew of Apollo 8 in December 1968.

Earth Day: 10 quotes from Pope Francis on creation, care for the environment

Apr 22, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

In remembrance of Pope Francis’ message urging the faithful to protect the environment and to celebrate Earth Day, here are... Read more

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5 Catholic ways to celebrate Earth Day 

Apr 22, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Catholic Church has a long tradition of calling for proper stewardship of the earth. Read more

Pope Francis delivers his message at the Vatican for Earth Day, April 22, 2021

On Earth Day, Pope Francis says the world is ‘at the limit’

Apr 22, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope urged world leaders to “act with courage, operate with justice, and always tell the truth to people.” Read more

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Mourners gather in the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, for the funeral of many who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital on Sunday, June 22, 2025.

Report details killings, discrimination against religious minorities in post-Assad Syria

San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller speaks to the press after the memorial Mass for the Guadalupe River flood victims on July 6, 2025.

Catholic leaders, government officials offer condolences and support to Texas flood victims

Two “popemobiles” have been given to Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV given 2 electric, eco-friendly ‘popemobiles’ for travel

The Guadalupe River, already spilling over its banks on July 4, 2025, (left), rose to a record breaking 47.4 feet on July 5 (right).

2 sisters, Catholic school students, lost in Texas flood remembered for faith and kindness

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s incorrupt body to be in Rome for Jubilee of Youth

Catholic homesteader Jason Craig is featured in “On Good Soil” on EWTN.

EWTN launches new series on Catholic homesteading

Participants of the Synod on Synodality gather for a group photo on Oct. 26, 2024.

Vatican’s synod office postpones reports on controversial issues

Pope Leo greets throngs of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on June 11, 2025.

Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September

Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 25 miles southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected pope revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, as Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome a pope for the first time in over a decade.

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for summer vacation

Pope Leo XIV, speaking in English, expressed his “sincere condolences” to “families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas in the United States” after praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on July 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV prays for victims, families of Texas flood disaster

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