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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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Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3, 2024, about the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis made an emotional plea for negotiations to reach a deal that both frees the hostages immediately and grants civilians access to humanitarian aid.

Ukrainian officials criticize Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ remarks on Russia-Ukraine war

Mar 12, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

“Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We... Read more

Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 young men and women, inmates at Casal del Marmo juvenile detention center on Rome’s outskirts, during a Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Thursday, April 6, 2023.

Vatican’s Venice Biennale pavilion leads visitors in Catholic tradition of visiting prisoners

Mar 11, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Visitors will enter an active women’s prison on Venice’s Giudecca island, where inmates will play an active role in the... Read more

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on March 10, 2024.

Pope Francis: We have a duty to help women accept the gift of life

Mar 10, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Sunday that governments and civil society have a fundamental duty to help ensure that women are able... Read more

Pope Francis presides over a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome on March 8, 2024.

Vatican: Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ remark a call for negotiations, not Ukraine’s surrender

Mar 9, 2024

By Shannon Mullen

The Holy Father made the remarks last month in a newly released television interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI. Read more

Pope Francis addresses members of the Apostolic Penitentiary on March 8, 2024, in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: The heart of repentance is God’s ‘infinite love,’ ‘boundless mercy’

Mar 8, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

“Repentance is neither the fruit of self-analysis, nor of a psychic sense of guilt,” the pope said. Read more

Pope Francis presides over a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome on March 8, 2024.

‘God never tires of forgiving’: Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish

Mar 8, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

Choosing the theme “Walking in the New Life,” the pope stressed that the Lenten journey is a moment of interior... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Argentine pilgrims on Feb. 9, 2024, ahead of the historic canonization of the county’s first female saint on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Women are ‘builders of humanity,’ Pope Francis says in conference address

Mar 8, 2024

By Zoe Romanowsky

On the day before International Women’s Day, Pope Francis addressed participants of an international conference on Thursday at the Vatican.  Read more

Pope Francis joines the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024.

Pope Francis to clergy abuse commission: ‘Our commitment must not wane’

Mar 7, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

“I encourage you to move forward so that the Church will be, always and everywhere, a place where everyone can... Read more

Pope Francis delivers an address during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 14, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: St. Thomas Aquinas is needed to answer today’s social challenges

Mar 7, 2024

By Jonathan Liedl

Pope Francis reflected on the intellectual legacy of the “Angelic Doctor” in a letter to social scientists. Read more

Four of the six priests who regularly appear in "The Sacristy of the Vendée" program on YouTube.

Priests suspend YouTube program after making ‘comments in bad taste’ about Pope Francis

Mar 7, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

A group of priests have suspended “until further notice” their YouTube program following the controversy sparked by comments about Pope... Read more

Pope Francis appeared in a wheelchair at his general audience on Feb. 28, 2024.

Pope Francis: ‘Of all vices, pride is the great queen’

Mar 6, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

“Those who give in to this vice are far from God, and the correction of this evil requires time and... Read more

The Holy See Press Office announced on March 5, 2024,  that Monsignor Shane L. Kirby has been named the Substitute Promoter of Justice of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

Pope Francis appoints American priest to role in Vatican’s highest court

Mar 5, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Monsignor Shane L. Kirby has been named the substitute promoter of justice of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. Read more

Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3, 2024, about the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis made an emotional plea for negotiations to reach a deal that both frees the hostages immediately and grants civilians access to humanitarian aid.

Pope Francis urges ‘an immediate cease-fire in Gaza’ that frees hostages, grants aid 

Mar 3, 2024

By Courtney Mares

In his Angelus address on March 3, the pope made an emotional plea for a deal that both frees the... Read more

Pope Francis engages with a youngster at the inauguration of the 95th Judicial Year of the Vatican City State on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Pope Francis opens Vatican’s Judicial Year, has aide read speech due to ‘bronchitis’

Mar 2, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

The pope’s remarks to the Vatican magistrates highlighted the virtue of courage, which he observed was at the very center... Read more

Pope Francis poses with a woman and three children during a lunch in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall for over 1,000 poor and economically disadvantaged people on Nov. 19, 2023.

Pope Francis to the world’s children: ‘If we really want to be happy, we need to pray’

Mar 2, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

The pope asked children to pray the Lord’s Prayer “every morning and every evening, in your families too, together with... Read more

Pope Francis addresses the faithful at his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 28, 2024.

Archdiocese demands priests apologize for ‘scandalous’ words about Pope Francis

Mar 1, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain, has demanded that two priests apologize for comments they made “that harm the communion of... Read more

The superior general of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), Father Andrzej Komorowski, met with Pope Francis on Feb. 29, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis meets FSSP head, confirms right to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass 

Mar 1, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

The private meeting between the pope and Father Andrzej Komorowski came at the invitation of Pope Francis and followed a... Read more

Pope Francis meets with members of the French-based academic organization Research and Anthropology of Vocations Institute on March 1, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’

Mar 1, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

“It is very important that there is this meeting, this meeting between men and women,” the pope told an assembly... Read more

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference center in central Moscow on Feb. 29, 2024.

Putin warns West of nuclear war risk over Ukraine troop deployment

Feb 29, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

“[The West] must understand that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory,” Russian President Vladimir Putin... Read more

Pope Francis at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on April 8, 2023.

Here is Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2024 at the Vatican

Feb 29, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The schedule includes five papal liturgies, Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum, and other traditions to mark the most... Read more