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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Analysis: How a papal handshake became an ‘extraordinary turning point’ for LGBT activists
L'Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference, reported yesterday that Pope Francis "at the end of an audience"... Read more
Pope Francis' new prayer card features grandmother and grandchild from Romania
Pope Francis’ newest prayer card, which he hands out to the people he meets, features a grandmother and grandchild from... Read more
Pope Francis thanks sick and elderly priests for proclaiming Gospel of life
Pope Francis thanked sick and elderly priests for their quiet witness to the Gospel Thursday in a message that conveyed... Read more
Pope Francis to release new encyclical on Oct. 4
Pope Francis will release his new encyclical Oct. 4, the Vatican announced Wednesday. Read more
Pope Francis prays for ‘witness of charity,’ Catholic priest killed in Italy
Pope Francis Wednesday led a moment of silent prayer for Fr. Roberto Malgesini, a 51-year-old priest who was stabbed to... Read more
Pope Francis: Put forgiveness and mercy at the heart of your life
We cannot demand God’s forgiveness for ourselves unless we are prepared to forgive our neighbors, Pope Francis said in his... Read more
Pope Francis comforts relatives of loved ones killed in nightclub stampede
Pope Francis comforted relatives of loved ones killed in a nightclub stampede in 2018 during an audience at the Vatican... Read more
Belarus renews invitation to Pope Francis amid talks
Belarus renewed its invitation to Pope Francis to visit the country Friday during talks with a senior Vatican official. Read more
Pope Francis: Don’t let financial concerns dominate healthcare
Economic considerations must not be allowed to encroach on the relationship between medical staff and patients, Pope Francis said Friday. Read more
Pope Francis: borders should be ‘windows,’ not barriers of division
Pope Francis appealed Thursday for a fundamental change in the way the world sees migration. Read more
Pope Francis: ‘Never again to the culture of abuse’
Pope Francis has written a prologue to a recently published book on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church entitled “Theology... Read more
Newly arrived American seminarians meet Pope Francis after travel quarantine
American seminarians met with Pope Francis this week after completing a 14-day mandatory quarantine upon their arrival in Rome. Read more
Pope Francis: Promote the common good to heal wounds of coronavirus crisis
The wounds inflicted by the coronavirus crisis will only be healed if we put the common good first, Pope Francis... Read more
Pope Francis praises dialogue in conversations with agnostic Slow Food founder
A book publishing conversations between Pope Francis and Carlo Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food organization, highlights the pope’s... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Duluth Bishop-elect Michel Mulloy after abuse allegation
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Bishop-elect of Duluth, Minnesota, Michel J. Mulloy, after an accusation that he... Read more
Pope Francis pleads with Catholics not to gossip
Pope Francis implored Catholics Sunday not to gossip about one another’s faults, but instead to follow Jesus’ directive on fraternal... Read more
Pope Francis to sign a new encyclical on human fraternity on Oct. 3
The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis will sign the third encyclical of his pontificate in Assisi on Oct. 3. Read more
Pope Francis: Economics should not ‘sacrifice human dignity to the idols of finance’
Pope Francis told heads of state and business leaders Friday that human dignity and “ecological conversion” ought to shape the... Read more
Pope Francis sends condolences after death of Cardinal Simonis
Pope Francis offered his condolences Thursday after Dutch Cardinal Adrianus Simonis died at the age of 88. Read more
Pope Francis: science and faith together can protect environment
Pope Francis said Thursday that science and faith together can help humanity to overcome ecological crises. Read more
