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World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation at Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Supports "important and urgent" Creation Day September 1

Sep 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has voiced his support for the Sept. 1 celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Creation, an ecumenical initiative encouraged by Pope Francis.

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Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops Outline Directives to Guide World Day for Care of Creation

Aug 30, 2025

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have issued directives to guide the September 1 observance of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which is to include Holy Mass as Pope Leo XIV directed on Pentecost Day, June 8.

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“Seeds of Peace and Hope”: Vatican Announces Theme for 2025 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Apr 12, 2025

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 2025 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

Pope Francis pictured in St. Peter’s Square March 16, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

COVID-19 is “a wake-up call” to Care for Creation: Pope Francis on World Day of Prayer

Sep 1, 2020

Pope Francis released a message Tuesday for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in which he called for repentance for humanity’s broken bonds with God’s creation and with each other.

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Do not act with tyranny towards God's creation, Pope Francis says

Sep 2, 2019

In a message for Sunday’s World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to make simple changes to their lives so that God’s creation is treated with respect.