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 appoints personal envoy to Iraq
In light of the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq following the expansion of ISIS forces to the plain... Read more
Pope issues urgent appeal for global help of Iraqi Christians
As Iraq’s largest Christian city fell into the hands of the Islamic State, Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal asking... Read more
Religious leaders help build dialogue in conflict, ambassador says
Amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli ambassador to the Holy See lauded Pope Francis’ continued calls... Read more
Pope thanks Knights of Columbus for their service, charity
In a message delivered to the Knights of Columbus' international convention, Pope Francis thanked the Catholic fraternal organization for their... Read more
Pope: mercy, compassion at heart of new covenant
In his first general audience since June, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the Church, explaining that Jesus fulfills the... Read more
Bring Jesus to those outside Church, Pope tells altar servers
Pope Francis on Tuesday met with more than 50,000 altar servers on an annual pilgrimage to Rome from Germany, urging... Read more
Pope Francis to give live radio interview on Argentine station
This Friday Pope Francis is slated to give a live interview on an Argentine radio station that he helped raise... Read more
Pope Francis calls Spanish convent for the second time
Calling a Carmelite convent in Lucena, Spain for the second time since December, Pope Francis contacted the nuns asking them... Read more
Pope surprises Jesuits for dinner on feast of Saint Ignatius
In honor of the feast commemorating the founder of their order, Pope Francis made a last minute phone call to... Read more
Vatican releases schedule for Pope's trip to Albania
Pope Francis will make a one-day trip to Albania in September, during which he is slated to meet with local... Read more
Pope Francis issues peace plea to all Holy See embassies
Signed by Vatican secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a “nota verbale” was sent to all embassies accredited to the... Read more
Jesus is the great treasure, Pope teaches
Pope Francis on Sunday stressed the priceless value of encountering Jesus, noting that Jesus’ parables speak of those who are... Read more
Give primacy to God, Pope says
Pope Francis on Saturday visited the Italian city of Caserta, encouraging the people of the region to place God at... Read more
Papal visit to US not confirmed, but archbishop confident
Reports that Pope Francis will travel to the U.S. for the World Meeting of Families in 2015 remain unconfirmed by... Read more
Meriam Ibrahim lands in Rome, meets with Pope Francis
A Sudanese woman spared of a death sentence for refusing to renounce her Christian faith arrived in Rome with her... Read more
Pope Francis to meet with 20 young Asian leaders
During his upcoming apostolic voyage to South Korea Pope Francis is slated to meet with 20 Asian youth during the... Read more
Schedule for Pope Francis' Caserta visit released
The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ schedule for the first of his two day-trips to the Italian city of Caserta,... Read more
Pope laments exodus of last Christians from Mosul
In his weekly Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis mourned the fleeing of the last Christians from the Iraqi city of... Read more
Pope laments loss of innocent life in Malaysian plane crash
Following the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane in eastern Ukraine yesterday, Pope Francis has offered prayers for the victims,... Read more
Pope Francis makes phone call to Israel, Palestine presidents
In wake of the rising death toll in Gaza due to increased tensions between Israel and Palestine, Pope Francis made... Read more
