VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican ...

The Mass, along with other steps, show Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Catholic Church building on the environmental commitment of ...

The “Mass for the Care of Creation,” inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, has prayers and Mass readings designed ...

The Roman Catholic Church also made a small move toward decentralizing its authority. In a papal letter addressed to the bishops, Paul VI gave them permanently 40 minor rights and several ...

Pope Leo XIV marked his first full day as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church by celebrating Mass in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Friday with cardinals.

Priests can now celebrate Mass "for the care of creation" after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and ...