Pope Leo XIV Inaugurates The ‘Laudato sì Village’ - Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV greets tenor Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo during the inauguration of the Laudato si’ Village (Borgo Laudato si’) at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo (south of Rome), Italy on September 5, 2025. Pope Leo XIV described the Village and its project to sustain and nurture integral ecology as a ‘seed of hope’ and a model for ecological conversion. The project brings together spirituality, education, history, nature, art, and sustainable innovation as a living witness of the Church’s commitment to care for creation and for the most vulnerable. The pope met workers and their families, thanking them for their care of the land and the over 3,000 plant species cultivated within the Borgo. He made a stop to feed the Japanese Koi fish in a pond full of water lilies and contemplate the beauty of the gardens. At the biodynamic vineyard, he greeted farm workers and blessed animals. The culmination of the day came in the newly built greenhouse, a multifunctional and net-zero energy complex that
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