# Pope Leo XIV Urges Silence to Hear Creation's Voice on World Day of Prayer

Pope Leo XIV called for pausing daily life to listen to creation's voice during the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

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Pope Leo XIV invited people to take time out from the daily bustle of their lives to listen to the melodious voice of creation on Sept. 1, 2026. [^1]

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on Sept. 1, 2026, in the Madonnina Garden of the Borgo Laudato Si' within the pontifical gardens of Castel Gandolfo. [^2]

Pope Leo XIV encouraged the faithful to place the many noises generated by human activity in silent mode so that they may hear the melodious voice of creation, through which God speaks. [^3]

Pope Leo XIV stated that this contemplative exercise is a first step toward an authentic ecological conversion where the effects of an encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in the relationship with the world around us. [^4]

Pope Francis stated in his encyclical Laudato si' that the earth is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor due to human violence and sin. [^5]

The article asserts that the destiny of all creation is bound up with the mystery of Christ, who became flesh to heal the world. [^6]

The author argues that treating the world with indifference or disdain dishonors God and constitutes a failure of Christian stewardship. [^7]

The Greek Patriarch of Constantinople suggested in 1989 that the beginning of the church year should be seen as the Day of Prayer for Creation. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Pope Leo XIV invited people to take time out from the daily bustle of their lives to listen to the melodious voice of creation on Sept. 1, 2026. (EWTN News, News)
2. Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on Sept. 1, 2026, in the Madonnina Garden of the Borgo Laudato Si' within the pontifical gardens of Castel Gandolfo. (EWTN News, News)
3. Pope Leo XIV encouraged the faithful to place the many noises generated by human activity in silent mode so that they may hear the melodious voice of creation, through which God speaks. (EWTN News, News)
4. Pope Leo XIV stated that this contemplative exercise is a first step toward an authentic ecological conversion where the effects of an encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in the relationship with the world around us. (EWTN News, News)
5. Pope Francis stated in his encyclical Laudato si' that the earth is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor due to human violence and sin. (A Little Bit of Nothing, News)
6. The article asserts that the destiny of all creation is bound up with the mystery of Christ, who became flesh to heal the world. (A Little Bit of Nothing, News)
7. The author argues that treating the world with indifference or disdain dishonors God and constitutes a failure of Christian stewardship. (A Little Bit of Nothing, News)
8. The Greek Patriarch of Constantinople suggested in 1989 that the beginning of the church year should be seen as the Day of Prayer for Creation. (A Little Bit of Nothing, News)

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