Vatican News
Pope Francis says poor health won’t keep him away from World Youth Day 2023
In a new video, Pope Francis held up a gray, WYD-branded backpack and said, “I’m ready! I already have everything... Read more
Pope Francis is sending Cardinal Krajewski to Ukraine on a humanitarian mission
This will be the cardinal’s sixth visit back to Ukraine, this time to bring aid to Kherson amid floods. Read more
Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African American religious congregation, declared venerable
Mother Mary Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence more than three decades before the Civil War. Read more
Pope Francis advances the sainthood cause of Fatima’s Sister Lucia
Lucia, who was 10 years old at the time of the 1917 Marian apparitions, outlived the other visionaries by decades,... Read more
Vatican sends leads into missing ‘Vatican girl’ to Rome prosecutors
June 22 marks the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, an unsolved case that has dominated headlines... Read more
Investigation opened into alleged abuse by Paris Foreign Mission Society priests
The French bishops’ conference said the official investigation has come at the request of the superior general of the Paris... Read more
Pope Francis and Brazil’s President Lula embrace during visit
Pope Francis said the meeting took place in an atmosphere of “great sympathy and friendship,” the Vatican said. Read more
PHOTOS: Vatican Library showcases first-edition works by Blaise Pascal
On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Blaise Pascal, the Vatican Library displayed first editions of some of his... Read more
Pope Francis appoints new permanent observer to the UN in Geneva
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero most recently served as the apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more
Synod on Synodality leaders: Full list of delegates for October assembly still under review
The June 20 media briefing was held at the Holy See Press Office to present the synod’s Instrumentum Laboris, a... Read more
Pope Francis to young astronomers: Keep love and wonder alive
In the vastness of space, keep love and wonder alive, Pope Francis told astronomers of the Vatican Observatory Summer School. Read more
Synod on Synodality: Your questions answered
The Vatican released a new document on June 20 outlining key questions for the upcoming 16th General Assembly of the... Read more
Pope Francis meets with president of Cuba
The pope on Tuesday welcomed Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to the Vatican, where the two spoke for 40 minutes. Read more
Synod on Synodality document outlines discussion questions for October assembly
“Discernment” topics include women deacons, priestly celibacy, and greater decision-making by the “People of God.” Read more
Pope Francis names Cardinal Ghirlanda to succeed Cardinal Burke as Order of Malta patron
The Vatican announced June 19 that the 80-year-old Jesuit cardinal will take on the role as the “Cardinalis Patronus.” Read more
John Kerry meets Pope Francis at the Vatican for a fourth time
Pope Francis met with U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry at the Vatican on Monday. Read more
Pope Francis publishes apostolic letter on Blaise Pascal
Pope Francis published an apostolic letter on Monday praising the 17th-century mathematician Blaise Pascal as “a tireless seeker of truth.” Read more
Pope Francis makes first public speech since hospitalization for abdominal surgery
The 86-year-old pope smiled and waved from the window of the Apostolic Palace as he gave thanks for prayers and... Read more
‘I received a miracle,’ says mother of baby baptized by Pope Francis at hospital in March
The story of a Peruvian immigrant family in Italy has come to light during the convalescence of Pope Francis at... Read more
PHOTOS: Pope Francis returns to Vatican after surgery
Pope Francis was applauded by onlookers as he left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday morning. Read more
