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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Did Pope Francis call himself 'the devil?'
Traveling Saturday to Lithuania, Pope Francis joked that, in the eyes of some, Pope St. John Paul II is considered... Read more
Pope Francis welcomes V Encuentro as 'instrument of grace'
Pope Francis welcomed thousands of representatives gathered in Texas this week for the Fifth Encuentro, a national meeting of Hispanic-background... Read more
Cardinal Tobin will not attend Oct. Vatican synod
The Archbishop of Newark has announced that he will not attend an October gathering of bishops slated to discuss young... Read more
It's our duty to fight racism, Pope tells international conference
All people have a responsibility to fight new forms of racism in the modern world, Pope Francis told more than... Read more
Dolan 'impatient' waiting for apostolic visitation in response to McCarrick
The Archbishop of New York said Thursday that while he has confidence in the way Pope Francis is handling the... Read more
Pope Francis meets Bono
U2 front man Bono had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican Wednesday afternoon, saying afterward the Holy... Read more
Pope Francis approves new constitution for Synod of Bishops
In a new apostolic constitution, Pope Francis has reformed the Synod of Bishops and created a mechanism for the assembly’s... Read more
Do not avoid the wounds of the Church, pope says in Sicily
In Sicily Saturday, Pope Francis said the wounds of the Church and the world are the wounds of Christ, and... Read more
Clericalism at root of abuse scandals in Church, pope told Jesuits in Ireland
Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits during his visit to Dublin last month that elitism and clericalism in the... Read more
Cardinal DiNardo calls meeting with pope lengthy, fruitful
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo has called a Sept. 13 meeting between Pope Francis and leaders from the Church in United States... Read more
Pope Francis: God's mercy frees us from slavery to sin
Attachment to sin and vice is a form of interior slavery which inhibit the ability to love, but true freedom... Read more
Wuerl to meet with Pope Francis to discuss resignation
The Archbishop of Washington told priests Tuesday that he intends to meet with Pope Francis soon to discuss his resignation... Read more
Cardinal DiNardo and USCCB officials to meet with Pope Francis
The director of the Vatican’s press office has confirmed that Pope Francis will meet with the president of the U.S.... Read more
What Pope Francis can clarify about the Vigano testimony- and what he can't
It has been more than two weeks since Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released his 11-page testimony about the McCarrick scandal.... Read more
As US closes Palestinian office, Catholics urge that Palestinian voices be heard in peace process
The U.S. State Department announced today Monday it will close the Palestinian Liberation Organization office in Washington because it says... Read more
Pope Francis: Don't make a show of doing good
Pope Francis said Sunday that Jesus teaches when doing good deeds, they should be performed discretely and without trying to... Read more
Speak out against injustice, Pope Francis says
God needs Christians to be his hands and feet on earth, and to speak out about injustice wherever it happens,... Read more
Benedict, Viganò, Francis, and McCarrick: Where things stand on nuncio’s allegations
On its face, the arc of Archbishop Viganò’s story is straightforward. Read more
Pope Francis says response to division should be silence, prayer
Pope Francis said Monday that to division and scandal the answer should be silence and prayer; and asked the Lord... Read more
Pope Francis: Let the Word of God take root in your heart
Catholics should listen to the scripture readings at Mass with an open heart, so that the Word of God can... Read more
