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The Pope’s garden in the Vatican Gardens becomes 100% organic

August 18, 2026 · 1 min read

The Pope's garden next to the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican Gardens, commissioned in the Middle Ages by Pope Nicholas III Orsini, becomes 100% organic as it is managed according to the principle of caring for Creation, as set out in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si.’

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