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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Bishop-elect Jeffrey J. Walsh.

Pope Francis names new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Gaylord

Dec 21, 2021

By CNA Staff

Bishop-elect Jeffrey J. Walsh is a priest of the Diocese of Scranton. Read more

Pope Francis attends the general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Dec. 15, 2021

2022 World Peace Day message: Pope Francis calls for investment in education, not weaponry

Dec 21, 2021

By CNA Staff

The World Day of Peace is celebrated annually on Jan. 1. Read more

A screenshot of the program "Pope Francis and the Invisible People," which aired on the Italian TV channel TG5 on Dec. 19, 2021.

Pope Francis calls domestic abuse ‘satanic’ during new television special

Dec 20, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis spoke to four people who have faced difficult circumstances in life, including a woman who was a victim... Read more

Pope Francis had a belated birthday celebration on Dec. 19 with children helped by the Vatican's Santa Marta Pediatric Dispensary

Pope Francis’ 85th birthday party included lots of kids and cake

Dec 19, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Sunday joined a belated celebration of his 85th birthday, thrown by the children and families helped by... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address on Dec. 19, 2021

Pope Francis: Let’s focus on helping others this Christmas

Dec 19, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

A good way to get out of a negative mood is to help others, following the example of Mary, who... Read more

Pope Francis received the credential letters of seven new ambassadors to the Holy See on Dec. 17, 2021.

Pope Francis: Vaccine access is a matter of justice

Dec 17, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The pope told new ambassadors that the ongoing pandemic is a reminder that “we are a global community where one... Read more

Pope Francis meets with refugees whom he helped to bring to Italy on his 85th birthday, Dec. 17, 2021.

Pope Francis celebrates his 85th birthday with refugees he helped bring to Italy

Dec 17, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The group of about ten refugees are being supported directly by Pope Francis. Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2020.

10 things that Pope Francis wants us to learn from the nativity scene

Dec 17, 2021

By CNA Staff

The tradition was born in an unassuming town in 1223. Read more

Pope Francis at his general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Dec. 15, 2021

4 things to know about Pope Francis on his 85th birthday

Dec 17, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope never lets his birthday get in the way of regular business. Read more

Pope Francis speaks to Jesuits at the apostolic nunciature in Athens, Greece, Dec. 4, 2021.

Pope Francis: Halving of Jesuit numbers worldwide is a lesson in humility

Dec 16, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

‘We have to get used to humiliation,’ the pope told Jesuits in Greece. Read more

Pope Francis prays before the Salus Populi Romani icon in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major Dec. 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis appoints commissioner to oversee Rome basilica’s financial assets

Dec 15, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

St. Mary Major is one of four papal major basilicas in Rome. Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica, seen through the Vatican’s Christmas tree.

Pope Francis creates new foundation promoting principles of ‘Fratelli tutti’

Dec 15, 2021

By CNA Staff

The new body will foster spirituality, art, formation, and dialogue in the environs of St. Peter’s Basilica Read more

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Dec. 15, 2021.

Pope Francis: Learn from St. Joseph to cultivate silence

Dec 15, 2021

By CNA Staff

The pope appealed for prayers for Haiti at his general audience. Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2018.

Christmas at the Vatican: Here are the liturgies Pope Francis will celebrate this year

Dec 14, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican has published Pope Francis’ Christmas schedule for this year. Read more

Pope Francis meets French bishops at the Vatican, Dec. 13, 2021.

Pope Francis tells France’s Catholic bishops he’ll meet authors of landmark abuse report

Dec 14, 2021

By CNA Staff

The pope said he was ‘completely available’ for a meeting. Read more

Pope Francis meets with the Seraphic Institute of Assisi on Dec. 13, 2021.

Pope Francis: The value of a person is not determined by ability

Dec 13, 2021

By Courtney Mares

In a meeting with disabled children and their caregivers at the Vatican, Pope Francis said that if disability or illness... Read more

A stained glass window depicting Blessed Marie Rivier in the motherhouse of Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in France.

Pope Francis approves miracle attributed to a French nun who will be made a saint

Dec 13, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The miracle attributed to Rivier, who can now be canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church, involved the healing... Read more

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 12, 2021.

Pope Francis: ‘May Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego teach us how to always walk together’

Dec 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

The pope looked ahead to the Jubilee of Guadalupe in 2031. Read more

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 12, 2021.

Pope Francis prays for victims of tornadoes in South and Midwest

Dec 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

The tornadoes struck Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Read more

Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Dec. 11, 2021.

Pope Francis: Look out for ‘self-referential’ founders who put themselves ‘above the Church’

Dec 11, 2021

By CNA Staff

He was speaking to members of the Vatican department overseeing consecrated life. Read more