Vatican News

Pope Francis gives El Paso bishop rosaries for victims of Walmart shooting

Jan 31, 2020

During a recent trip to Rome with other bishops from his region, Bishop Mark Seitz asked Pope Francis to continue... Read more

A ceremony for the opening of the Amazon synod at St. Peter's Basilica, Oct. 7, 2019.

Leaked Amazon synod text on priestly ordination of married men a draft

Jan 31, 2020

A text presented Friday by Roberto de Mattei of Corrispondenza Romana as a portion of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation following... Read more

Pope Francis received Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, in a private audience at the Vatican on May 27, 2019.

Analysis: Pope Francis and the Germans

Jan 31, 2020

By Ed Condon

Whether he turns his attention to the furthest corner of the Amazon, or to reforming his own curia in Rome,... Read more

Pope Francis addresses participants in the international congress 'The Richness of Many Years of Life' in the Vatican's Sala Regia, Jan. 31, 2020.

Pope Francis: Grandparents provide crucial link to faith in secularized societies

Jan 31, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Grandparents can play a pivotal role in ensuring that the faith is passed on to their grandchildren in secularized societies,... Read more

Pope Francis greets a woman before the general audience Dec. 19, 2018.

Pope Francis: Civilized society recognizes the value of human life

Jan 30, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Warning of the modern tendency to judge human life on the basis of utility rather than dignity, Pope Francis Thursday... Read more

Pope Francis at the end of the Angelus address Jan. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis: 'The beatitudes always bring joy'

Jan 29, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The beatitudes should be a defining feature of a Christian’s identity because they reveal the way that Jesus lived his... Read more

St. John Paul II in 1978.

Pope Francis to publish a book with reflections on St. John Paul II

Jan 28, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has co-authored a book of reflections on the life of St. John Paul II to be published in... Read more

No reform possible without new leaders in Legionaries of Christ, advocates and survivors say

Jan 27, 2020

Advocates and survivors of abuse perpetrated by priests of the Legion of Christ say that the religious order has no... Read more

Pope Francis acknowledges Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, his new personal secretary, during a homily at a Mass in Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri, Vatican City, March 17, 2013.

Pope's new personal secretary ran a ministry for street children

Jan 27, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis has a new personal secretary, Fr. Gonzalo Aemilius, a priest from Uruguay known... Read more

Pope Francis prays at Auschwitz July 29, 2016.

'Never again': Pope Francis calls for prayer on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jan 27, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has asked for people to spend a moment in prayer and recollection on Monday for International Holocaust Remembrance... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Jan. 31, 2018.

Pope Francis prays for coronavirus victims in China

Jan 26, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for people infected by the coronavirus, which has killed 56 people in China.  Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the first Sunday of the Word of God Jan. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis: Keep a Bible close to you for daily inspiration

Jan 26, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis preached Sunday about the life-changing power of God’s word in Scripture, encouraging everyone to keep a Bible close... Read more

Pope Francis presides over ecumenical vespers in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls Jan. 25, 2020.

Pope Francis prays at St. Paul’s tomb with Orthodox and Anglican Christians

Jan 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis prayed at the tomb of St. Paul with Orthodox and Anglican leaders Saturday to conclude the Week of... Read more

Pope Francis meets Iraqi President Barham Salih Jan. 25, 2020.

Pope Francis and Iraqi president discuss securing a future for Christians

Jan 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis met Saturday with Iraqi President Barham Salih, and discussed the need to secure the future of Iraq’s deep-rooted... Read more

The College of Cardinals celebrates Mass March 12, 2013 before entering the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave.

Cardinal Re elected new dean of the College of Cardinals

Jan 25, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re has been elected the new dean of the College of Cardinals with Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as... Read more

Pope Francis talks at the Vatican Jan. 24, 2020, with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.

Full text of EWTN News interview with VP Mike Pence

Jan 24, 2020

After an hour long meeting with Pope Francis Jan. 24, Vice President Mike Pence sat down with EWTN News to... Read more

Pope Francis talks at the Vatican Jan. 24, 2020, with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.

VP Pence and Pope Francis discuss US pro-life movement during Vatican meeting

Jan 24, 2020

By Courtney Mares

As the March for Life got underway in Washington, DC, Pope Francis and Vice President Mike Pence met in the... Read more

Pope Francis kisses a child at the general audience on Oct. 10, 2018.

Pope Francis: Every human has an irrepressible dignity

Jan 24, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis emphasized the importance of each person’s dignity Friday in his message for World Communications Day.  Read more

The display of St. Timothy’s relics at the altar of St. Paul’s conversion in St. Paul’s Outside the Walls.

St. Timothy's relics moved to Rome for Week of Christian Unity

Jan 23, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The relics of St. Timothy are in Rome this week for veneration during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

Suspension revoked for Vatican’s financial watchdog authority

Jan 23, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The new head of the Vatican Financial Intelligence Authority (AIF) announced Thursday that the Vatican’s internal financial watchdog’s suspension from... Read more