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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Cuban bishop says news of papal visit brings 'hope to our hearts'
The announcement of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Cuba has brought tremendous joy and hope to the people of the... Read more
Pope Francis donates $100,000 to Nepal relief efforts
After Saturday’s massive earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian country of Nepal, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum has offered financial assistance... Read more
Pope to new priests: Don’t be a peacock
Pope Francis presided over the ordination of nearly twenty men to the priesthood on Sunday, where he warned them against... Read more
Pope Francis assures Nepal earthquake survivors of his closeness and prayers
Pope Francis led the crowds gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the weekly Regina Caeli address in praying for the... Read more
Pope Francis talks about his soccer ‘skills’
Pope Francis is a well-known soccer fan. But what was unknown until now is that when he was a young boy... Read more
Men and women complete each other – there's no other option, Pope says
Pope Francis said Wednesday that marriage is a vocation all believers are called to defend, specifically in terms of the... Read more
Pope Francis to Cuba: it’s official!
Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. confirmed to journalists today that Pope Francis will make a pastoral stop in Cuba... Read more
Rabbi Toaff: Nazi-fighter, inter-religious giant, and one of the few people remembered in JPII's will
Rabbi Elio Toaff, the first rabbi to welcome a Pope to a Roman synagogue, died Sunday at the age of... Read more
Pope Francis and his growing litany of modern-day martyrs
Amid a torrent of recent news reports on persecuted Christians, Pope Francis reflected on those killed for their faith and... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop Robert W. Finn
Nearly two and a half years after being the first U.S. bishop convicted of a misdemeanor in failing to report... Read more
Pope on ISIS killings: Blood of Ethiopian Christians 'cries out to be heard'
Pope Francis voiced his distress at the news of a reported mass execution of Ethiopian Christians in Libya at the... Read more
Will the US greet first Latino Pope by kicking out Junipero Serra?
As the U.S. prepares for Pope Francis' trip later this year, one Vatican official says efforts to remove the statue... Read more
Pope: Doomed migrants were looking for happiness
Pope Francis led a moment of prayerful silence on Sunday for the hundreds of migrants killed off the coast of... Read more
Apostolic Blessing offered to those who mourn Cardinal George
In a telegram to Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago, the Holy Father offered his blessing to all those who mourn... Read more
Pope Francis to Cuba? It's not official, but possible, Vatican says
The Holy See Press Office confirmed today that Pope Francis is considering a possible stop in Cuba as part as... Read more
How much time does it take to reform the Vatican? A lot
Already two years into the reform process of the Roman Curia, progress might seem slow. But cardinals on the Pope's... Read more
Pope Francis to honor Junipero Serra at American seminary in Rome
Since Pope Francis won’t make it to California for the canonization of its great evangelizer, he will join a celebration... Read more
Papal blessings for Asia Bibi’s family, as death sentence still looms
Pope Francis has blessed the family of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, as they continue... Read more
Pope Francis: If men and women aren't different, we have problems
Pope Francis has warned against gender theories which seek to eradicate differences between man and woman, saying they perpetuate the... Read more
A dark, tense history: behind Turkey's protest of the Holy See
Pope Francis' comments on the extermination of Armenian Christians in early 20th century Turkey prompted a strongly worded criticism from... Read more
