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 mourns victims of attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt
“I pray for the victims, pilgrims killed just because they are Christians, and I ask Holy Mary to console their... Read more
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 163 deceased cardinals, bishops
Nine cardinals and 154 bishops have died since November 2017, including Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston, and... Read more
Pope on All Saints' Day: Live for heaven, not the world
If a Christian wants to reach heaven, he or she should ask themselves if they are living for the pleasures... Read more
Pope Francis calls faithful married love 'revolutionary'
Faithful married love, in which a husband loves his wife like Christ loves the Church, is “revolutionary,” Pope Francis said... Read more
Synodality and sexuality: What the youth synod document said and didn't say
The fifteenth ordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops closed on Saturday. After a long afternoon of voting by... Read more
Without Christ, Church's mission is just 'social activism' pope says
If one’s work as a Catholic is not united to Christ Jesus, it is no longer the “mission” to which... Read more
Synod 2018's final document shows nuances on 'synodality'
Among the most debated paragraphs of the final document from the Synod of Bishops on young people, faith, and vocational... Read more
Pope Francis ends synod, calls final document 'work of the Holy Spirit'
The 167 paragraph text on young people, the faith, and vocational discernment was voted on paragraph by paragraph Saturday, following... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of synagogue shooting
“May the The Most High welcome the dead in his peace, comfort their families and support the wounded,” Pope Francis... Read more
Synod letter to young people: Our sins must not be an obstacle for your trust
In a letter read out at the synod closing Mass, bishops wrote to young people “our frailties and sins must... Read more
Synod document calls for ‘participatory, co-responsible’ Church
The final document of the Synod of Bishop’s fifteenth general session was approved by the members and released late Saturday.... Read more
Youth synod final document addresses 'all types of abuse'
The prevention of sex abuse and abuse in all its forms is a topic of the 2018 Synod of Bishops’... Read more
Cardinal Zen: The Vatican is badly mishandling China situation
The recent agreement between the Vatican and China is a step towards the “annihilation” of the Catholic Church in China,... Read more
Synod bishops and youth delegates pray together along medieval pilgrimage route
As the 2018 Synod of Bishops draws to a close, young people and bishops walked together along a medieval pilgrimage... Read more
What Pope Francis says about women and the youth synod
Women, including religious and consecrated women, have had an active role in the 2018 synod of bishops: they have listened... Read more
Pope Francis: Marriage prep should be more than a few parish meetings
In his general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis said that engaged couples require “careful preparation” for the lifelong fidelity that marriage... Read more
Christ's throne is the cross, Pope Francis says
The throne of Jesus Christ is the cross upon which he gave his life for the world, and those who... Read more
Vigano letter responds to Cardinal Ouellet's charge of rebellion against pope
In a new testimony Friday, Archbishop Carlo Vigano charged that Pope Francis has been negligent in his responsibilities to the... Read more
Pope Francis & South Korean president pray for peace
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in met with Pope Francis today after praying for peace on the Korean peninsula in St.... Read more
Pope tells seminarians to report abuse ‘immediately’
Pope Francis told a group of Italian seminarians to report immediately to their bishop if they ever see or suspect... Read more
