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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Focus on the goodness in others, not the flaws, Pope Francis urges
In his weekly Angelus address Feb. 27, Pope Francis reflected on Sunday’s Gospel, in which Jesus asks the question: “Why... Read more
Pope Francis appeals for end to ‘tragic’ Ukraine conflict
He called for the opening of humanitarian corridors. Read more
Pope Francis expresses sorrow in phone call to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
The Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See announced the news on Twitter. Read more
Pope Francis to Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘I will do everything I can’ to help end conflict
The pope assured Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of his closeness, support, and prayers for Ukraine. Read more
Vatican releases Pope Francis’ schedule for first international trip of 2022
The pope will travel by catamaran between islands in Malta. Read more
Pope Francis visits Russian embassy to Vatican ‘to show his concern’ at Ukraine conflict
The visit lasted around half an hour. Read more
Pope Francis cancels Ash Wednesday Mass, trip to Florence due to knee pain
The Holy See press office said the pope was suffering from ‘acute gonalgia.’ Read more
Pope Francis’ Lenten message: Addiction to digital media can hurt human relationships
"May the corporal fasting to which Lent calls us fortify our spirit for the battle against sin,” Pope Francis said. Read more
Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers discuss role of women in the Church
They heard and commented on a report on ‘the role of women and the Marian principle in the Church.’ Read more
Pope Francis decries excessive ‘exaltation of youth’ as he begins new catechesis series on old age
He said that idealized youth was ‘the dominant image of 20th-century totalitarianism.’ Read more
Ukraine crisis: Pope Francis calls for global day of fasting for peace on Ash Wednesday
The pope called for people to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine on March 2, Ash Wednesday. Read more
What is Pope Francis’ plan for traditionalist groups?
A new decree underlines the pope’s complex relationship with the traditionalist world. Read more
Florence cardinal hopes papal visit will ‘revive the spirit’ of Italian city’s ‘holy mayor’
Pope Francis will speak to bishops and mayors of the Mediterranean region in Florence on Feb. 27. Read more
Pope Francis appoints Father Jacques Fabre as new bishop of Charleston
The 66-year-old bishop-elect was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Read more
Will the latest canon law changes further delay the Vatican’s new constitution?
The blueprint for reform of the Roman Curia has been years in the making. Read more
FSSP says Pope Francis has issued decree confirming its use of 1962 liturgical books
The decree reportedly followed two FSSP members’ private audience with the pope. Read more
Why turn the other cheek? To defeat hatred and evil, Pope Francis says
“Turning the other cheek is not the loser’s fallback, but the action of those who have greater inner strength...” Read more
Pope Francis prays for cyclone victims in Madagascar
The pope sent a telegram to Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Feb. 19 as the island in the Indian Ocean... Read more
Pope Francis meets Christian movement of blind and visually impaired people
The French association, Voir Ensemble (Seeing Together), was founded in 1927 by Father Yves Mollat, a blind Jesuit priest. Read more
Pope Francis says Eastern Catholic Churches have shown heroic faith amid miseries of war
The pope lamented that John Paul II’s appeal to avoid conflict in Iraq went unheeded Read more
