A decade after Pope Francis issued Laudato si’, his landmark encyclical on care for creation, the Catholic Church is reflecting on its global impact. At the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Cardinal Michael Czerny emphasized that while progress has been made, the world is acting "too slowly" on critical environmental issues. Expert Fr. Albert Alejo highlights the deep connection between environmental degradation and human suffering, particularly for the vulnerable. Pope Leo XIV also echoed Laudato si’ in his inaugural Mass, denouncing the economic systems that marginalize people and exploit the earth's resources. EWTN Vatican Correspondent Valentina Di Donato has more.

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