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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On Holy Family feast, Pope Francis offers advice for healing family wounds
Pope Francis prayerfully entrusted troubled families to the protection of the Holy Family of Nazareth Sunday and offered his advice... Read more
Meet the Jesuit who survived the KGB
When Pope Francis visited a former KGB building in Vilnius, Lithuania Sept. 23, Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius was the only bishop... Read more
St. Stephen’s Day connects Christ’s birth to his salvific mission, Pope Francis says
The feast of the first Christian martyr, St. Stephen, falls the day after Christmas — timing that contains an important... Read more
Pope’s Christmas Wish: Peace & brotherhood in world’s conflicts
On Christmas, Pope Francis prayed for peace and renewed brotherhood in Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and other parts of the... Read more
Pope Francis: Invite God to dwell in your heart this Christmas
God offers himself to us in the manger in Bethlehem, Pope Francis said in his Christmas homily Monday night, inviting... Read more
Pope Francis asks for prayers for Indonesia after deadly tsunami
After a deadly tsunami struck Indonesia Saturday night, killing more than 200 people and injuring hundreds more, Pope Francis has... Read more
Pope Francis tells Curia: 'Spare no effort' in bringing abusers to justice
Pope Francis strongly condemned clerical sex abuse in his annual Christmas speech to the Roman Curia Friday, promising that the... Read more
Pope Francis meets with Nobel Peace prize winner Nadia Murad
Pope Francis met Thursday with the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, a survivor of ISIS enslavement and an... Read more
Analysis: How the Vatican is preparing for its February abuse summit
Preparations in the Vatican are underway for a summit of the bishops to discuss the problem of clerical sexual abuse.... Read more
Pope Francis: Make space for wonder this Christmas
Make space for wonder and surprise this Christmas, Pope Francis urged Wednesday, explaining that the first Christmas had many surprises... Read more
Pope Francis: Through virtue, political life can be a form of charity
Pope Francis identified political virtues and vices in his 2019 peace message released Tuesday, offering examples from the “Beatitudes of... Read more
Pope Francis: Death penalty a ‘legalistic’ value, not a Christian one
The death penalty is always a rejection of the Gospel and of human dignity, and therefore must be rejected by... Read more
For his 82nd birthday party, Pope Francis hosts sick children
Ahead of his 82nd birthday, Pope Francis held a party and ate birthday cake with children under the care of... Read more
What it's like to assist at Mass with the pope
What is it like to stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” with Pope Francis during the celebration of the Mass? Read more
Vatican Christmas concert will support refugees in Iraq, Uganda
This Christmas it is particularly important to support refugees and migrants, Pope Francis said Friday, ahead of the Vatican Christmas... Read more
Pope Francis to visit Mother Teresa's birthplace in 2019
The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis will travel to Bulgaria and Macedonia May 5-7, 2019, with a stop in... Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe remains a 'teacher of the Gospel' through her image
Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe Wednesday, reflecting on how Mary continues to evangelize Latin America... Read more
Three cardinals dropped from C9 as reform process nears end
The Vatican said Wednesday that while there are no immediate plans to add new members to the C9, Pope Francis... Read more
Faith is not ‘decorative,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis gave an Advent reminder Wednesday that faith should not be just a “decorative” addition to daily life by... Read more
Pope Francis: Advent demands conversion, recognizing our mistakes
“To prepare the way for the Lord who comes, it is necessary to take into account the demands of conversion,”... Read more
