Like his predecessor Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV has a vocal, defining focus on environmental stewardship — and he carried ...

Pope Leo XIV is also enacting a plan to build a solar farm that would make Vatican City the world’s first carbon-neutral ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers imploring care for God’s creation in a sign he intends to emphasize environmental ...

A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care ...

Welcomed by some and rejected by others, Laudato Si’ emerged as one of the most important documents of Francis’ pontificate.

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...

Mourners bid farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for the 'most peripheral of the peripheries.' ...

Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at the Vatican on NBC News. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age 88.

The funeral service for Pope Francis took place Saturday morning at the Vatican. Watch the full ceremony.

Photos: From mightiest to humblest, hundreds of thousands gather for Pope Francis’ funeral Francis won over many around the world, Catholic or not, with his advocacy for migrants and the environment ...