Pope Leo XIV. Within the climate initiative, the Vatican Ecological Center opened

Pope Leo XIV. On Friday at his summer headquarters in Castel Gandolfa opened a new ecological training center. The aim is to encourage world leaders to address global climate change. TASR informs according to AFP report.

After the opening ceremony of the Borgo L He also visited the vineyard, from whose crops will be produced wine Laudato Si ‘. The opening ceremony was finished by the Concert of Andrea Bocelli and his son Mattea.

The Pope in the center also chaired the liturgy of the word. In his homily, he stressed that “care for creation is the mission of every person and a commitment to fulfill … without ever forgoting that we are creating the creatures between creatures, not the creators”.

He also quoted the predecessor

In this context, he also quoted his predecessor, Pope Francis, who urged “to restore peaceful harmony with creation and think about his lifestyle and ideals” and “fulfill that we are called to be the guards of God.” Borgo L

The establishment of the ecological project Borgo Laudato, according to its same encyclical, was announced in 2023 by Pope Francis, who was a supporter of environmental care. His boss with a four -year term is the American priest Manuel Dorantes, who worked in the Archdiocese of Chicago. In his words, the Vatican wants to set an example of how countries should be devoted to environmental initiatives.

Will provide space for people without opportunities

The aim is to offer room for botany, biology, biology, ecology and related fields to offer space for deeper knowledge of the values ​​contained in the encyclical. It will also provide practical training courses for future gardeners and greenery maintenance staff.

The project is open to the general public and people who do not receive opportunities in everyday life: migrants, women experiencing violence, people with disabilities, former prisoners or persons in the process of re -socialization. It was on these people that Pope Francis put special emphasis.

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