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 waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address.

‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis presents new encyclical in Angelus address

Oct 4, 2020

Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” in his Angelus address Sunday, saying that “human fraternity and the care... Read more

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 3, 2020.

‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis calls for unity in new encyclical

Oct 4, 2020

Pope Francis presented his vision for overcoming the world’s growing divisions, laid bare by the coronavirus crisis, in his new... Read more

Pope Francis signs his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, on the altar before the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 3, 2020. Photo

Pope Francis signs new encyclical ‘Fratelli tutti’ in Assisi

Oct 3, 2020

Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, Saturday during a visit to Assisi.  Read more

A Swiss Guard at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 25, 2017.

Be faithful to Christ, Pope Francis urges new Swiss Guard recruits

Oct 2, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Friday met with the 38 new recruits of the Swiss Guard, who will be sworn-in Oct. 4, encouraging... Read more

Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives at the Vatican on March 5, 2013. CNA file photo.

Analysis: Two years after McCarrick investigation began, report not yet in sight

Oct 1, 2020

By JD Flynn

On October 6, 2018, the Holy See announced a review of its files and archives pertaining to Theodore McCarrick, the... Read more

Saint Jerome Writing, a painting by Caravaggio, dated to 1605–06. Public domain.

Pope Francis: St. Jerome gave ‘uncompromising witness to the truth’

Sep 30, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Wednesday highlighted the life and figure of St. Jerome in an apostolic letter for the 1,600th anniversary of... Read more

Pope Francis arrives for his general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2020.

Pope Francis calls for new economic model to rebuild post-coronavirus world

Sep 30, 2020

Pope Francis called Wednesday for a new economic model to help rebuild the world after the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more

A Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Moneyval evaluation begins at Vatican

Sep 30, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, Moneyval, began its two-week on-site inspection of the Holy See and Vatican City... Read more

Fabiola Gianotti at the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle accelerator, beneath the France-Switzerland border.

Pope Francis names leading physicist to pontifical academy

Sep 29, 2020

Pope Francis appointed the director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Tuesday to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.    Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis appoints extra prosecutor to Vatican City court

Sep 28, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Monday named an Italian lawyer and professor of commercial law to work as an additional prosecutor in the... Read more

Pope Francis preaches at a Mass for the Vatican Gendarmerie Sept. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis asks order to keep spreading devotion to St. Michael the Archangel

Sep 28, 2020

Pope Francis encouraged a religious order Sunday to continue promoting devotion to St. Michael the Archangel.  Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his Angelus address Aug. 30, 2020.

Pope Francis: The path to holiness requires spiritual combat

Sep 27, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Sunday that the Christian life requires concrete commitments and spiritual combat in order to grow in holiness.  Read more

Pope Francis records a video message delivered to the United Nations Sept. 25, 2020. Screengrab: Holy See UN.

In UN message, Pope Francis decries abortion and family breakdown

Sep 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis told the United Nations Friday that denying the existence of human life in the womb through abortion does... Read more

Polish President Andrzej Duda meets Pope Francis at the Vatican Sept. 25, 2020.

Polish president discusses ‘promotion of the family’ with Pope Francis

Sep 25, 2020

Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Pope Francis Friday during his first official trip abroad since his narrow election victory in... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Analysis: The Becciu resignation, a beginning not an end

Sep 25, 2020

By Ed Condon

The fall of Cardinal Angelo Becciu comes after nearly two years of reporting placing him at the center of several... Read more

Pope Francis blesses the bell in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Sept. 23, 2020.

Pope Francis blesses bell that will ring out in defence of unborn

Sep 23, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis blessed a large bell Wednesday that Polish Catholics hope will ring out in the defence of unborn life.  Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Sept. 23, 2020. Photo

Pope Francis: Subsidiarity means everyone has a role in healing society

Sep 23, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that he is worried that large pharmaceutical companies are listened to more than front-line healthcare workers... Read more

Pope Francis waves to a child at an audience with representatives of the Ambulatorium Sonnenschein in St. Pölten, Austria.

Everyone is beautiful in God’s eyes, Pope Francis tells children with autism spectrum disorder

Sep 21, 2020

Pope Francis told children with autism spectrum disorder Monday that everyone is beautiful in God’s eyes.   Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 2, 2015.

Pope Francis makes surprise donation to struggling poultry workers

Sep 19, 2020

Pope Francis has made a surprise donation to struggling poultry workers in Italy.  Read more

Bishop Herbert Bevard of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Screengrab: EWTN News Nightly.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop Bevard of US Virgin Islands

Sep 18, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis accepted the resignation Friday of Bishop Herbert Bevard of the U.S. Virgin Islands after he was hospitalized and... Read more