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.
Though rumors have been floating for some time, the Vatican confirmed that the Pope will meet with 10 Holocaust survivors... Read more
Even though World Youth Day doesn't start until next week, thousands of pilgrims from throughout the world are already descending... Read more
Pope Francis does not ordinarily celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony. But on July 9, he made an exception for a... Read more
Free legal counsel and advice may sound too good to be true, but in the Diocese of Oakland, it’s a... Read more
On Sunday, Pope Francis led the crowds in St. Peter's Square in prayers for the victims of Thursday's attack in... Read more
Several recent appointments by Pope Francis to Vatican departments show that his reform of the Roman Curia is in tune... Read more
After a truck plowed through crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing 84, the Vatican has... Read more
After a trip to the dentist Wednesday, Pope Francis made the spontaneous decision to stop by the Pontifical Commission for... Read more
Less than two months after one of Sunni Islam’s highest authorities came to the Vatican following several years of icy... Read more
On Wednesday the Vatican released the names of 16 people appointed by Pope Francis to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications,... Read more
After a head-on train collision killed 20 people in the southern Italian region of Puglia, Pope Francis voiced his grief... Read more
On Sunday Pope Francis said the parable of the Good Samaritan isn’t just a nice passage to reflect on, but... Read more
Pope Francis has established a tech-savvy track record as Pope, and now in addition to breaking records on Instagram and... Read more
A new set of reforms further clarifying the roles of Vatican financial offices was announced July 9, implementing changes set... Read more
On Friday Pope Francis moved eight martyrs a step further on the path to sainthood, one of whom is Josef... Read more
Pope Francis’ teaching on divorce-and-remarriage and the sacraments represents Catholic tradition and shows the way forward for engaging those who... Read more
After an eight month trial weighing the guilt of five individuals in the leaking and disseminating of confidential financial documents,... Read more
Pope Francis has dedicated the month of July to praying for the world’s indigenous peoples, asking specifically in his new... Read more
On Wednesday Pope Francis met with a group of poor and disabled pilgrims, calling them the “treasures of the Church,”... Read more
Pope Francis has marked the feast of the young martyr St. Maria Goretti by calling the faithful to follow her... Read more