Pope Leo XIV has celebrated what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass after journeying to his 135-acre summer palace in Castel Gandolfo south of Rome ahead of a six-week vacation break.
AP reports a new set of prayers imploring care for God’s creation were used Wednesday in the private mass in a sign Leo intends to emphasize “environmental stewardship and climate justice for the world’s most vulnerable people.”
In addressing climate issues, the recently elected 267th leader of the Catholic Church is following the papal footsteps on the man he succeeded.
AP detailed some of the background to the holy gathering, reporting:
The private Mass…
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