VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and biblical readings for the Mass will ...

Pope Leo XIV offered the Holy Mass today at the Laudato Si’ Village at Castel Gandolfo, where he has resumed the custom of spending a few weeks at the papal summer residence. The Holy Father used a ...

Last week (July 3), Cardinal Michael Czerny presented a new formulary at a press conference at the Vatican formally announcing the addition of the Mass "for the care of creation" to the range of ...

The Vatican on Thursday presented new Mass prayers and biblical readings to be used to support the Church’s appreciation for God’s creation. The “Mass for the Care of Creation,” inspired by Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the Catholic Church, presided over his inaugural Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, where thousands of people and a number of world leaders gathered to meet and celebrate ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation on the grounds of the Borgo Laudato Si' ecology center in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 9, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Cristian Gennari One of the most ...