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.
The Latest
Pope Francis: Free children from ‘brutal yoke of labor exploitation’
An estimated 112 million children work in agricultural settings. Read more
Pope Francis prays for deceased popes on All Souls’ Day
The papal tombs are located in the grottoes of St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more
Pope Francis celebrates All Souls’ Day Mass at military cemetery in Rome
The pope placed white flowers on some of the graves. Read more
Pope Francis: Read, reread, and be passionate about the Gospel
He made the appeal in his Angelus address. Read more
Narendra Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India at 'very warm' Vatican meeting
Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit the pope since June 2000. Read more
Vatican declines to comment on whether pope told Biden to keep receiving Communion in ‘private conversation’
Biden told reporters that he and the pope did not discuss abortion. Read more
Joe Biden says Pope Francis told him to ‘keep receiving Communion’
According to multiple reports, President Joe Biden on Friday said that Pope Francis told him to “keep receiving Communion.” Read more
Pope Francis receives cross made from barbed wire from North Korean border
The cross was a gift from South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Read more
Pope Francis meets US President Joe Biden at the Vatican
The meeting was only the second time a Catholic U.S. president has met the pope. Read more
Pope Francis to meet leaders of the US, India and South Korea in the next 24 hours
All three leaders are in Rome this week for the G20 summit. Read more
In BBC message, Pope Francis says UN climate summit must offer ‘effective responses’ to ecological crisis
It is the first time Pope Francis has recorded a special message for the BBC Read more
Journalists protest as Vatican cancels live coverage of Joe Biden greeting Pope Francis
The Vatican offered no explanation for the decision. Read more
Pope Francis donates $170,000 to Catholic Church in Syria
The country’s civil war has claimed more than 350,000 lives since 2011. Read more
Canada's bishops hope papal visit will aid 'reconciliation and healing'
Catholic, secular, and tribal leaders throughout Canada reacted with mixed emotions to the news that Pope Francis would likely be... Read more
White House: Pope Francis ‘has spoken differently’ than Biden on abortion
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s Oct. 29 meeting with Pope Francis, a White House spokeswoman acknowledged on Wednesday that “the... Read more
Pope Francis to visit Canada in 'pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation' with Indigenous peoples
The potential visit by Pope Francis would be the first papal trip to Canada in nearly 20 years. Read more
Order of Malta thanks Pope Francis for choosing to 'accelerate the process of reform'
"As my special delegate you have all the powers necessary to decide any questions that may arise," the pope wrote... Read more
Pope Francis’ advice for reigniting your spiritual life
Pope Francis gave Catholics some recommendations for how to restart their spiritual life after falling out of practice. Read more
Pope Francis meets Knights of Columbus leader at Vatican
Patrick E. Kelly took office on March 1. Read more
Pope Francis names Jeffrey Sachs to pontifical academy
Sachs has been a frequent visitor to the Vatican in recent years. Read more
