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 decries Charlie Hebdo motivated attacks in Niger
Pope Francis condemned deadly protests in Niger during which dozens of churches were torched over the weekend, stressing that religious... Read more
Pope Francis blesses two lambs on the Feast of St. Agnes
Pope Francis observed the feast of St. Agnes with the time-honored custom of the blessing of lambs, whose wool will... Read more
Big families bring hope – not poverty, says Pope
Pope Francis has rejected the “simplistic” belief that large families are among the causes of poverty, stressing that economic systems... Read more
Africa, South America trips in Pope's sights for next two years
Pope Francis has revealed that he hopes to make extensive voyages to Africa and Latin America in the next two... Read more
Philly archdiocese says Pope's US schedule yet to be finalized
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's communications director clarified that Pope Francis' official schedule during his trip to the U.S. in September... Read more
The Philippines' farewell to visiting pontiff: "Pope Francis, we love you!"
The Pope departed the Philippines Monday morning from Villamor Air Base at a farewell ceremony where over 400 abandoned children... Read more
One Buddhist nun's thoughts on Pope Francis
A Buddhist nun who experienced Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines voiced her gratitude to the pontiff for his efforts... Read more
Philippines typhoon survivor: 'There's a reason for everything'
Elena Garado thought she was dead after being trapped under a table for four hours when Typhoon Yolanda hit her... Read more
Exclusive: Details of the proposal for Pope Francis' US visit revealed
Archbishop Bernardito Auza – a member of the organizing committee for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the U.S. – has... Read more
A providential boost for the Philippine church's Year for Poor
A priest currently stationed in the Philippine diocese of Cebu said that not only is Pope Francis' visit an opportunity... Read more
History made! Philippine crowd for Pope Francis hits 6-7 million
The Vatican's spokesman said that papal history was made Sunday during Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines where an estimated... Read more
Catholic and non-Catholic alike; young people swarm for Pope
Harold Ducusin, like many of his peers, traveled several hours to join tens of thousands of other young Filipinos to... Read more
Protect the family – Pope's parting message to the Philippines
In his homily for the Jan. 18 Closing Mass in the Philippines, Pope Francis pointed to our identity as God’s... Read more
Pope's prescription for our info-saturated world: being surprised by love
Tens of thousands of Filipino youth gathered in Manila with Pope Francis on Sunday and heard his recommendation that a... Read more
What Pope Francis learned from homeless girl: 'Cry with the suffering!'
Pope Francis praised Filipino former homeless girl Glyzelle Palomar for asking why God allows children to suffer, saying her tearful... Read more
Here's why Pope Francis goes off script
In a press briefing with journalists in the Philippines, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi ventured to explain the reason why... Read more
Pope Francis to Philippines cardinal: 'this visit is really for me'
On his return flight from the Philippine city of Tacloban to Manila, where he met with and shared in the... Read more
Prayers asked for woman killed in freak accident at papal Mass
A local woman was killed at an airport near Tacloban, Philippines where Pope Francis had just celebrated Mass for thousands... Read more
A simple, intense encounter: Pope Francis and Manila's street kids
Deviating from his schedule of events in the Philippines, Pope Francis had a brief but emotionally intense encounter with former... Read more
What the Pope wasn't able to say in the Philippines
On Jan. 17, Pope Francis visited the Philippine city of Tacloban, which is still recovering from the devastating effects of... Read more
