The Vatican's ambitious plan for a sustainable farming training centre has been blessed by Pope Leo. Photo: AP PHOTO

Pope Leo has fed fish, patted horses and visited organic vineyards as he inaugurated the Vatican's ambitious project to turn Pope Francis' preaching about caring for the environment into practice.

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The pontiff formally opened Borgo Laudato Si, a 22-hectare utopian experiment in sustainable farming, vocational training and environmental education located on the grounds of the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo.

The Vatican hopes the centre - open to student groups

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