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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Vatican to crack down on illegal sale of papal symbols, coat of arms
On Wednesday the Vatican announced plans to monitor with a more careful eye those who print official images of the... Read more
Pope Francis: Creation is a sign of hope – we have to take care of it
On Wednesday Pope Francis said creation has often suffered because of humanity’s sins and failings, stressing that we must take... Read more
Pope Francis: Protecting migrants is a 'moral imperative'
On Tuesday Pope Francis said that it is our duty to defend the dignity of migrants, particularly by enacting just... Read more
Vatican, Al-Azhar team up to counter religious justification for violence
The Vatican and one of Islam’s most renowned schools of Sunni thought are joining forces to discuss how they can... Read more
Pope Francis: to love your enemies, prayer is a game-changer
The path to holiness and sainthood, Pope Francis said, requires imitating Christ by loving our enemies and praying for those... Read more
Pope prays for victims of terrorist attacks in Iraq and Pakistan
After leading the Angelus Sunday, Pope Francis prayed for all those affected by violence and war around the world, particularly... Read more
Want to reach humanity? Be open to God's grace, Pope says
The Christian mission today means facing new challenges with simplicity, holiness, and openness to God, Pope Francis told an audience... Read more
Pope Francis encourages meeting of popular movements in California
Pope Francis on Friday sent a message of encouragement to the hundreds of religious and community leaders participating in a... Read more
Muslim refugee hails Pope Francis as the example of religion
Nur Essa, a Muslim Syrian woman whose family was brought to Rome from Lesbos by Pope Francis last April, said... Read more
Integration key to quelling fear of migrants, Pope Francis says
On Friday Pope Francis paid a visit to Rome’s “Roma Tre” university, stressing to students the importance of dialogue, listening... Read more
Papua New Guinea's cardinal has bigger concerns than Amoris Laetitia
While many in different sectors of the Church are pulling out their hair trying to resolve the Amoris Laetitia communion... Read more
Why Pope Francis cheers for the Special Olympics
Pope Francis received a delegation from the Special Olympics on Thursday, reflecting on the power of the event to spread... Read more
Pope Francis to visit Rome's Anglican community
Pope Francis will visit All Saints Anglican Church in Rome Feb. 26 to mark the 200th anniversary of the foundation... Read more
War begins in the heart and ends in the world, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis warned in his homily Thursday that envy, greed, and hate in the heart will breed war, violence, and... Read more
In latest round of meetings, papal advisors cover court, bishop selection
Pope Francis and his Council of Cardinals met for the 18th time this week to continue discussion on reforming the... Read more
This is the one thing Pope Francis says you can brag about
As children we are taught that bragging is bad, especially when we do it to people who have less than... Read more
Vatican's top legal aide says divorced-and-remarried may receive Communion
The head of the Vatican office charged with interpreting Church law has said that divorced-and-remarried persons who want to change... Read more
Pope Francis: Don't preach the Gospel like it's a 'recommendation'
Pope Francis said Tuesday that the Word of God isn’t something that can be explained to people as a mere... Read more
Pope lauds 'courageous' witness of abuse victim who forgave
In his preface for a book written by a survivor of clerical sex abuse, Pope Francis once again lamented the... Read more
What Egypt's Catholic bishops said to Pope Francis
A special invitation to visit Egypt was delivered to Pope Francis by Coptic Catholic bishops during their ad limina visit... Read more
