Pope Francis Latest News
These are the latest news about Pope Francis, the Vatican, and the Catholic Church, provided by the Vatican staff of Catholic News Agency, a service of EWTN News.
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When correcting others, remember one's own faults, pope says
To be effective teachers of the faith, Catholics must be cognizant of their own sins and shortcomings when giving correction... Read more
Analysis: Abuse summit ends with more questions than answers
The Vatican sex abuse summit promised to give victims, Catholics, and journalists answers to their questions about the crisis of... Read more
Pope Francis: Evil’s days are numbered
Pope Francis said Wednesday that evil is limited compared to the expanding force of God’s holiness in the world. Read more
Pope’s Lenten message focuses on renewal of creation
The redemption of creation takes center stage in Pope Francis’ Lenten message this year, which connects man’s sinfulness to environmental... Read more
Pope Francis to publish document on youth synod
The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis will publish in March a post-synodal exhortation on last October’s synod on young... Read more
Abuse summit follow-up to include new child protection law for Vatican
A Vatican spokesman said Sunday that concrete follow-up to this week’s abuse summit will include a new law on child... Read more
Pope Francis: Church will focus on 8 points in 'all-out battle' against abuse
Pope Francis Sunday outlined eight points that the Church will focus on in an “all-out battle” against the sexual abuse... Read more
'What have I failed to do?' - Pope leads bishops in abuse crisis examination of conscience
Pope Francis Saturday led the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences in a penitential liturgy and examination of conscience on... Read more
Pope proposes 21 'reflection points' for discussion at abuse summit
Pope Francis on Thursday gave participants in a Vatican summit on protection of minors in the Church a list of... Read more
Dubia cardinals ask bishops to confront ‘conspiracy of silence’
Cardinal Walter Brandmüller and Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke wrote in a Feb. 19 letter that the “horrible crime” of clerical... Read more
Only God loves perfectly, Pope Francis says
Despite the best efforts of human beings, it is only God the Father who will never fall short in loving... Read more
Analysis: What can the Vatican sex abuse summit deliver?
The wider purpose of the three-day meeting is to impress the seriousness of the child abuse crisis on bishops from... Read more
Report: Children living in the shadow of war
A new report commissioned by an international children’s charity has revealed that 420 million children, or nearly one in five... Read more
A look ahead at this week's Vatican sex abuse meeting
The Vatican has released the schedule, speakers, and a new website for this week’s much-anticipated sex abuse summit, which will... Read more
New archbishop announced for Ukrainian archeparchy in US
The Vatican announced on Monday that Bishop Boris Gudziak has been named as the new Archbishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy... Read more
Pope Francis asks for prayers ahead of Vatican abuse summit
Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayers for a meeting of the presidents of bishops’ conferences around the world slated to... Read more
Analysis: Pope Francis' position on Venezuela
Pope Francis’ recent letter to Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro confirmed the Holy See’s position on the Venezuelan crisis, while demonstrating that... Read more
Analysis: After McCarrick sex abuse verdict, money and power questions remain
McCarrick’s laicization answers few of the questions raised by his case, the most pressing of which being how a man... Read more
McCarrick laicized by Pope Francis
Pope Francis and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ordered this week the laicization of Theodore McCarrick, a... Read more
Pope Francis: Be not afraid of migrants
Pope Francis said Friday that people need to overcome their fear of migrants and refugees, and look for the face... Read more
