Earlier this summer, the Vatican published the papal encyclical Laudato Si’, promoting sustainable development and environmentalism, and Pope Francis subsequently declared his intention to deliver an ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The death of Pope Francis has been announced by the Vatican. I first met the ...

The pope is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is ...

Pope Francis today issued a sweeping 184-page papal letter, writing that climate change is a global problem with far reaching environmental and social consequences — especially for the poor. He blamed ...

Pope Leo XIV has already made history, as the first-ever American-born pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. But how might he shape the institution? Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday ...

Pope Leo XIV has "concrete actions" on climate change and complained that some leaders lacked the will to act, as he ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV could continue in his predecessor's footsteps as the steward of the environment of the Catholic Church, according to environmental experts. American-born Robert Francis ...

Leo praised his predecessor’s words and his impact on Wednesday, saying the encyclical has greatly inspired the church in the years since it was published. However, Leo warned that the challenges ...

For the one-in-three people extremely vulnerable to impacts from rising global temperatures, "climate change is not a distant ...

Obama returned the compliment to the pope for the pontiff’s work on climate change, one of the most important initiatives for the president during his remaining 15 months in office. “Holy Father, you ...