Pope Leo XIV Urges Theologians to Defend Creation and Human Dignity in Artificial Intelligence Age

Vatican City, 13 September, 2025 / 7:30 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV on Saturday urged Catholic theologians to embrace a “theology of wisdom” capable of addressing urgent global challenges, from environmental crises to the ethical questions posed...

The Vatican announces its new wine: “Laudato Si.” Here’s what we know

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 09.06.2025).- On a late summer morning in Castel Gandolfo, the papal residence long associated with rest and retreat has been transformed into something altogether new: a classroom for the planet. Pope Leo XIV on...

Chicago chefs to open eco-friendly restaurant at Vatican’s papal retreat

CNA Staff, Sep 7, 2025 / 14:56 pm Pope Leo XIV announced a historic partnership between the Vatican and two famous Chicago restaurateurs, Art Smith and Phil Stefani, to open a restaurant at Borgo Laudato Si’, a 135-acre “zero environmental impact”...

Vatican puts Pope Francis's ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm centre

By&nbspNICOLE WINFIELD&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 03/09/2025 - 10:18 GMT+2 The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational centre inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy. It is a 55-acre utopian experiment in sustainable farming,...

Vatican to host seminar on “Creation, Nature, Environment for World Peace”

The meeting will take place 11-12 September at the Casina Pio IV at the Vatican and will be opened by Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The event is organized by the Council of Higher Studies of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, with the participation of...

First millennial saint canonised by Pope Leo at the Vatican

The Catholic world has gained its first millennial saint. Saint Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who tragically died in 2006, has been canonised by Pope Leo XIV in a ceremony at the Vatican, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable...

Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy, a 55-acre utopian experiment in sustainable farming, vocational training and environmental schooling for kids...

Chicago priest to lead Vatican sustainable farming project that will include restaurant by Art Smith and Phil Stefani

VATICAN CITY— Gazing at the lavish Italian-style gardens and intricate topiaries of the pope’s vast summer estate just outside of Rome, a local priest who immigrated to Waukegan from Mexico as a child marveled that he’s been entrusted with their...

Chicago priest to lead Vatican sustainable farming project that will include restaurant by Art Smith and Phil Stefani

VATICAN CITY— Gazing at the lavish Italian-style gardens and intricate topiaries of the pope’s vast summer estate just outside of Rome, a local priest who immigrated to Waukegan from Mexico as a child marveled that he’s been entrusted with their...

Pope Leo inaugurates model of sustainable farming, education

Pope Leo inaugurates model of sustainable farming, education Published: September 6, 2025 ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fed fish, pet horses and visited organic vineyards Friday as he inaugurated the Vatican’s project to turn Pope Francis’ preaching...

Pope feeds fish as he opens Vatican's ambitious model of sustainable farming

Pope Leo XIV fed fish in the fishpond, pet horses and visited organic vineyards Friday as he inaugurated the Vatican's ambitious project to turn Pope Francis' preaching about caring for the environment into practice. Leo formally opened Borgo...

Pope Leo XIV feeds fish as he opens Vatican's ambitious model of sustainable farming and education

Pope Leo XIV fed fish, petted horses and visited organic vineyards Friday as he inaugurated the Vatican’s ambitious project to turn Pope Francis’ preaching about caring for the environment into practice.Leo formally opened Borgo Laudato Si, a...

Chicago culinary icons selected to lead Vatican restaurant project under Pope Leo XIV

Two Chicago restaurateurs on Friday announced an unprecedented partnership with the Vatican to open a restaurant at a former papal retreat outside of Rome under the leadership of Pope Leo XIV. Celebrity chef Art Smith and restaurateur Phil Stefani...

The Vatican-run centre near Rome focuses on sustainability

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Pope feeds fish as he explores the Vatican’s new eco-friendly farm

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Pope feeds fish and pats horses as he opens Vatican’s sustainable farming centre

Pope Leo fed fish in the fishpond, patted horses and visited organic vineyards on Friday as he inaugurated the Vatican’s ambitious project to turn Pope Francis’s preaching about caring for the environment into practice. Leo formally opened Borgo...

Pope feeds fish as he opens Vatican's ambitious model of sustainable farming and education

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Chicago restaurateurs Phil Stefani and Chef Art Smith collaborate on 'opportunity of a lifetime' to lead sole restaurant and exclusive catering services at the Vatican's Borgo Laudato Si'

Tapped by the Vatican on behalf of Pope Francis, Stefani and Smith have been selected as exclusive culinarians for the project, bringing farm-to-table Italian cuisine with global flavors to 135-acre papal estate CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/...

The Vatican removes the FSSPX pilgrimage from the 2025 Jubilee calendar but maintains events for pro-LGBTQ groups such as Outreach and La Tenda di Gionata

The Jubilee, an institution unique to the Catholic Church, has always been a time of grace, conversion, and penance, intended to reorient the People of God toward holiness. However, in the context of the upcoming 2025 Jubilee, an alarming...

Pope feeds fish as he opens Vatican’s ambitious model of sustainable farming and education