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 moves financial records office under Secretariat for Economy

May 20, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Wednesday moved the office of the Vatican’s financial records database under the management of the Secretariat for the... Read more

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace.

Pope Francis says prayer opens the door of hope

May 20, 2020

Prayer opens the door of hope, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.  Read more

Pope John Paul II made Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, a cardinal in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 21, 2001.

Pope Francis: St. John Paul II was an ‘extraordinary gift’ to the Church

May 18, 2020

Pope Francis described St. John Paul II as “an extraordinary gift of God to the Church and to Poland” in... Read more

The tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) in Łagiewniki, Poland.

Pope Francis adds St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day to Roman Calendar

May 18, 2020

Pope Francis has decreed that St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day be added to the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the tomb of St. John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica May 18, 2020.

Pope Francis praises St. John Paul II as man of prayer and justice

May 18, 2020

St. John Paul II was a man of prayer who was close to the people and loved justice, Pope Francis... Read more

Pope Francis during Mass in the Casa Santa Marta May 16, 2020.

Pope Francis: The antidote to worldliness is Christ

May 16, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The only cure for worldliness is faith in Jesus Christ and in his death and resurrection, Pope Francis said at... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 15, 2020.

Pope Francis prays for families to grow in love and respect

May 15, 2020

Pope Francis prayed for the world’s families to grow in love and respect for one another at his morning Mass... Read more

 The World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be observed Sept. 27, 2020.

Pope Francis says plight of displaced people is an ‘unseen tragedy’ amid pandemic

May 15, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to reflect more on how we can help the most vulnerable around us, including... Read more

The statue of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon.

Pope Francis supports scholarships in Lebanon as country faces ‘severe crisis’

May 14, 2020

Pope Francis will donate $200,000 to support 400 scholarships in Lebanon in an expression of his concern for the country’s... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 14, 2020.

Pope Francis calls people of all religions to pray for end of pandemic

May 14, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis urged people of every religion to fast and pray Thursday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and... Read more

Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 13, 2020.

Pope Francis: Christians can pray to the Father without fear

May 13, 2020

Jesus has transformed the human experience of prayer, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.  Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 13, 2020.

Pope Francis says intimacy with Jesus is not just for mystics

May 13, 2020

Intimacy with Jesus is not something reserved for mystics, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass Wednesday.  Read more

Pope Francis prays before the tombs of his predecessors in the grotto of St. Peter's Basilica, Nov. 2, 2015.

Pope Francis to offer Mass at tomb of John Paul II on saint’s 100th birthday

May 12, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II on May 18, Pope Francis will offer... Read more

Cardinal Renato Corti (1936-2020).

Pope Francis praises late cardinal’s ‘gentleness of spirit’

May 12, 2020

Pope Francis has paid tribute to the Italian Cardinal Renato Corti, who died May 12 aged 84.  Read more

Bishop-elect Peter Muhich. Courtesy of the Diocese of Duluth

Pope Francis appoints Duluth priest as next Bishop of Rapid City

May 12, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Peter Muhich to be the next Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota.  Read more

Nurses in coronavirus quarantine zone.

Pope Francis says pandemic shows need for more nurses

May 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis has shown that governments need to invest more in health care and employ more nurses, Pope Francis... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta May 12, 2020.

Pope Francis: God’s peace gives hope, not ‘anesthesia’ against hard times

May 12, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

The world offers peace like it is something to possess within ourselves; instead, God’s peace is a gift which opens... Read more

Bishops.

Pope Francis names Chicago priest coadjutor of Peoria diocese

May 11, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Monday appointed Fr. Louis Tylka, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese... Read more

Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta on May 11, 2020.

Pope Francis prays for the unemployed after coronavirus layoffs

May 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis began his morning Mass on Monday by praying for the unemployed after millions of people lost their jobs... Read more

Pope Francis blesses an almost empty St. Peter's Square May 10, 2020.

Remember you are made for heaven, says Pope Francis

May 10, 2020

We must always remember that we are made for heaven, Pope Francis said in his Regina Coeli address Sunday.   Read more