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 voices sorrow for 'devastating' Florida school attack
On Thursday, Pope Francis assured his spiritual closeness to all those affected by a deadly shooting at a Florida high... Read more
Curial reform as a matter of pastoral concern
Reform of the Vatican Curia aims to emphasize pastoral care, and should not be seen as a reform that will... Read more
Pope on Ash Wednesday: Lent is the perfect time to 'come home'
At Mass for Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis invited everyone to live the 40 days of Lent as a time to... Read more
Mass-goers have a right to a well-prepared homily, Pope says
On Wednesday Pope Francis again offered some reflections and tips for the Liturgy of the Word, saying faithful who attend... Read more
Pope offers Mass alongside patriarch of Melkite Greek Church
At Mass at Santa Marta Tuesday, Pope Francis concelebrated Mass with the patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Youssef... Read more
Pope Francis: To fight human trafficking, listening to survivors is key
On Monday, Pope Francis urged all people, and youth in particular, to meet with victims of human trafficking in order... Read more
Pope, Bangladesh Prime Minister discuss Rohingya crisis at Vatican
Just two months after his recent visit to Bangladesh, Pope Francis Monday welcomed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Vatican,... Read more
Pope Francis 'signs up' for World Youth Day in Panama
After the Angelus Sunday, with the help of a tablet and two young people, Pope Francis signed up for World... Read more
Vatican conference unites police and Church in fight against human trafficking
A conference on human trafficking and modern-day slavery was held at the Vatican Feb. 8-9, bringing together church leaders and... Read more
Francis, Prime Minister of Estonia meet ahead of possible papal visit
With a papal visit to Estonia likely on the horizon, Pope Francis on Friday met the country’s Prime Minister, Jüri... Read more
Pope Francis: Corrupt people can never be saints
In his daily homily Thursday Pope Francis drew a distinction between the biblical figures of David and his son Solomon,... Read more
Vatican abuse investigator to meet with Chilean victim in U.S.
The delegate appointed by Pope Francis to hear testimony from abuse victims in Chile will also travel to the United... Read more
Pope Francis voices condolences over deadly Taiwan quake
After a massive earthquake and a string of aftershocks in Taiwan killed at least seven and injured hundreds more, Pope... Read more
Pope tells priests to keep homilies brief: 'no more than 10 minutes!'
On Wednesday Pope Francis touched on a topic close to home for both parish priests and people in the pews,... Read more
In rare letter, Benedict XVI says he's 'on pilgrimage home'
In a rare new letter penned by Benedict XVI, the retired pontiff said he is in the last phase of... Read more
This Lent, revive your enthusiasm for the faith, Pope says
In his message for the upcoming Lenten season, Pope Francis urged people to renew their enthusiasm for the faith, using... Read more
Pope, Turkish president, discuss Middle East in first Vatican meeting
On Monday, Pope Francis and the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, met at the Vatican, discussing the situation in... Read more
Pope announces day of prayer, fasting for Congo and South Sudan
On Sunday Pope Francis announced that the first Friday of Lent would be a day of prayer and fasting for... Read more
Debate IRL: Douthat/Faggioli debate moves from Twitter to Fordham campus
After public disagreement in dueling op-eds, and frequent disagreements on Twitter, one could be forgiven for expecting the debate between... Read more
Pope: It’s blasphemy to commit crimes in the name of God
On Friday Pope Francis met with participants in a conference on violence committed in the name of religion, emphasizing that... Read more
