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 greets His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales at the canonization of St. John Henry Newman at the Vatican on Oct. 13, 2019.

King Charles postpones Vatican visit to give Pope Francis more recovery time

Mar 25, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The royal couple was set to visit the Vatican in early April to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee but announced the... Read more

Pope Francis waves to the gathered faithful from the balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

General audience, Angelus remain suspended despite Pope Francis’ return to Vatican

Mar 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Francis is not expected to meet with large groups of faithful until at least the end of May. Read more

Dr. Sergio Alfieri answers questions from the media at a press conference regarding Pope Francis’ health on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

Pope Francis’ doctor: ‘We really thought we wouldn’t make it’

Mar 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The head of the medical team that treated Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital revealed that at one point they had... Read more

Pope Francis joins the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024.

Pope Francis: When you protect children from abuse ‘you serve and honor Christ’

Mar 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Abuse prevention,” the Holy Father said, “is not a blanket to be spread over emergencies but one of the foundations... Read more

Young parishioners from the Church of St. Eugene in the Roman suburb of Parioli — Maddy (far left) and Constaza (far right) — emphasized the importance of continuing prayers for Pope Francis. The pope was discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025. 

Children’s prayers for Pope Francis: ‘We can make him feel better’

Mar 24, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In an interview with CNA, three young parishioners from the Church of St. Eugene in the Roman suburb of Parioli... Read more

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity on March 24, 2025, at the Vatican.

Archbishop Paglia: Pope Francis is showing us the frailty of old age

Mar 24, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia spoke of the pope’s age and health during the Pontifical Academy for Life’s first Vatican Longevity Summit... Read more

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia.

Pope Francis makes first public appearance in weeks, returns to Vatican

Mar 23, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The moment marked his first public engagement in weeks. Read more

Pope Francis gives a thumbsup gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: A ‘thumbs up’ to the faithful as Pope Francis released from hospital

Mar 23, 2025

By CNA Staff

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization. Read more

Candles with Pope Francis’ image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025.

Pope Francis will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, Vatican says

Mar 22, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Hospital officials said the pope will continue convalescing at his apartment in Casa Santa Marta for at least two months. Read more

A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025.

Pope Francis to offer window blessing from Gemelli Hospital this Sunday

Mar 22, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Vatican Media will be present to record and distribute footage of the papal appearance, which marks a promising progression in... Read more

The Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis gifts his Presidential Medal of Freedom to Buenos Aires cathedral

Mar 19, 2025

By Julieta Villar

Pope Francis has gifted the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by former U.S. President Joe Biden to the... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks to EWTN News in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 17, 2025.

Cardinal Parolin: no discussion of resignation by Pope Francis

Mar 19, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“I think we should go by the medical reports, because they’re the ones that tell us exactly what the pope’s... Read more

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Fear of change can be overcome with Jesus as our guide

Mar 19, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In his prepared March 19 catechesis on “Jesus Our Hope,” the Holy Father reflected on Nicodemus’ encounter with the Son... Read more

Catholics attend the Mass and episcopal ordination of two new bishops in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 17, 2021.

Pope Francis: ‘Every vocation is animated by hope’

Mar 19, 2025

By AC Wimmer

In his message for the 62nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis highlighted hope as essential to authentic... Read more

Catholics for Catholics held its first event at Mar-a-Lago in 2024.

Catholic clergy, laypeople to gather for prayer at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Mar 19, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“The goal of this event is to pray — and to pray in a specifically Catholic way,” Catholics for Catholics... Read more

Daiana Guspero and Massimiliano Varrese dance tango in the plaza outside Gemelli Hospital on March 16, 2025.

Dancers dedicate tango to Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital

Mar 17, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Tango enthusiasts, the emblematic dance of Pope Francis’ homeland, gathered in front of Gemelli Hospital on Sunday to express their... Read more

The Vatican on Sunday, March 16, 2025, shared the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14.

Holy See shares first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital

Mar 16, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 14. Read more

Firefighters and police officers inspect the nightclub where a fire broke out overnight in Kocani, a town some 62 miles east of the capital Skopje, on March 16, 2025. A fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub packed with mostly young people in North Macedonia overnight, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks at a hip-hop concert set the venue ablaze, authorities said.

Pope Francis prays for victims and families of deadly nightclub fire in Macedonia

Mar 16, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Vatican’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin shared the Holy Father’s condolences for fire victims and their families through... Read more

In his message on March 16, 2025, the Holy Father particularly thanked his medical team and all people who, through their dedicated work, shine the light of God’s infinite life in hospitals and places of care.

Pope Francis praises God for those who shine ‘light of his infinite love’ in the world

Mar 16, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his gratitude for those who bring God’s love into the world through their dedicated service... Read more

Pope Francis addresses bishops gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024.

Vatican announces plans for 2028 Church postsynodal assembly

Mar 15, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis has approved a three-year synodal process ending with a postsynodal ecclesial assembly in 2028, which will foster dialogue,... Read more