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.
Pope Francis offered his condolences to those affected by the “senseless and brutal” attack against a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan,... Read more
On Sunday, Pope Francis lamented at how many defenseless civilians are forced to “pay the price” of the ongoing Syrian... Read more
During his visit to Assisi Thursday, Pope Francis had a brief, unscheduled meeting with the imam of Perugia, Abdel Qader... Read more
The path to heaven is through forgiveness and pardon of those who have offended us, just as we have received... Read more
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation of Bishops, said in Toronto that Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family,... Read more
Just two days before the Opening Ceremonies for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pope Francis offered a... Read more
Pope Francis has instituted a new commission for the study of women deacons, the Vatican announced Tuesday. Read more
During his flight from Krakow to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis gave a press conference to the journalists assembled aboard... Read more
Pope Francis has questioned the claim that Islam should be identified with violence, in contrast to the Islamic State militant... Read more
In response to news that Australian authorities are investigating multiple allegations of child abuse leveled against Cardinal George Pell, Pope... Read more
How can young people prepare for the next World Youth Day, Pope Francis asks? Remember the past, be courageous in... Read more
On Sunday Pope Francis officially closed WYD in Krakow, thanking the thousands of youth who traveled across the world to... Read more
Our true identity cannot be lived out in glum negativity, but only in the knowledge that, in God's eyes, our... Read more
Pope Francis challenged massive crowds of young people at World Youth Day's final vigil to step away from the “sofa”... Read more
Before heading to an evening prayer vigil with youth, Pope Francis made an unannounced stop at a Franciscan monastery housing... Read more
The weaker we are, the more God's mercy can transform our lives. Pope Francis made these impromptu remarks on Saturday... Read more
During Mass celebrated at the shrine of St. John Paul II in Krakow, Pope Francis challenged the priests, religious, and... Read more
A survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp welcomed Pope Francis’ Friday visit and asked the world to remember the suffering... Read more
Speaking from the balcony of the bishop's palace in Krakow, Pope Francis told youth gathered below that the horror lived... Read more
Pope Francis sat quietly in one of Auschwitz's most ominous prison cells, praying in what had been the inhumane living... Read more