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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Pope Francis returns to Rome after a week of spiritual exercises
After spending a week outside Rome reflecting on key questions in the Gospel during their annual Lenten retreat, Pope Francis... Read more
So, what are these 'Missionaries of Mercy' actually doing?
On Ash Wednesday Pope Francis commissioned more than 1,000 priests who were sent out around the world as ambassadors of... Read more
Pope's retreat reflects on the Gospel's 'raw' questions
Pope Francis and members of the Curia embarked Sunday on their annual Lenten retreat, which this year centers on the... Read more
Pope: murdered Missionaries of Charity are martyrs of indifference
On Sunday Pope Francis lamented the world’s indifference to the recent killing of four Missionaries of Charity, calling them the... Read more
How Pope Francis changed the life of a California teen inmate
When a juvenile inmate in a California prison wrote to Pope Francis, he did not expect a response. Read more
How do you defend life? Show its beauty, Pope Francis says
Cultural trends and hardened hearts can obscure the value of human life. But true virtues, compassion and beauty are the... Read more
UPDATED: Four sisters dead in attack on Missionaries of Charity home in Yemen
At least 16 people are dead after two gunmen attacked a Missionaries of Charity convent and nursing home for elderly... Read more
God did not create us to remain crushed by sin, Pope says
Leading his annual penitential service on Friday, Pope Francis told attendees to stand tall and be open to forgiveness, and... Read more
What the Church has done about sex abuse
The movie Spotlight’s Best Picture win at the Academy Awards has brought renewed attention to the Catholic sex abuse scandals... Read more
Pope Francis will hear confessions on Friday at St. Peter's
The office of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations has announced that Pope Francis will hear confessions from the faithful at St. Peter’s... Read more
Pope Francis: The Church doesn't need 'dirty money'
On Wednesday, Pope Francis issued a harsh condemnation of those who exploit others and then donate to the Church, telling... Read more
Pope to Oriental Orthodox leader: Ecumenism of martyrs calls us to unity
Today's martyrs have become “the seed of Christian unity,” Pope Francis said Monday during an audience with the leader of... Read more
Pope Francis meets with CEO of Instagram
The CEO and co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom, was received in a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican's Apostolic... Read more
Pope Francis spends his Friday with people in drug, alcohol recovery
Continuing his knack for surprises, Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop at a rehabilitation center for those addicted to drugs... Read more
God's love is the 'beating heart' of the Church, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis marked the 10th anniversary of Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Deus Caritas Est” by telling participants in a conference commemorating... Read more
Did Pope Francis like to dance? And other questions from kids
In his first children's book Pope Francis touches on a variety of both lighthearted and sensitive topics from war and... Read more
Pope Francis cancels appointments due to a slight fever
On Thursday Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi SJ announced that after Pope Francis celebrated his usual morning Mass, he canceled... Read more
Pope Francis wants more dialogue with Islam. Is Egypt the key?
For Pope Francis, dialogue with Islam is a core issue. He recently voiced hopes to meet a major Sunni leader:... Read more
Paul VI, nuns and contraception: did Pope Francis get it right?
If Vatican watcher Sandro Magister is right, Pope Francis cited an urban legend about Blessed Paul VI’s alleged approval of... Read more
Pope: wealth and power are good, but only when used to serve
On Wednesday Pope Francis cautioned that unless wealth and power are put at the service of society, especially the poor,... Read more
