Vatican News
Pope offers words of encouragement to African missionaries
Pope Francis spoke to African-based missionaries gathered at the Vatican on Friday, applauding their efforts to show compassion to the... Read more
Pope Francis tells medical professionals to defend life
Pope Francis Friday encouraged medical professionals to defend and promote life, highlighting the practice of conscientious objection in today’s healthcare... Read more
The next World Meeting of Families will focus on holiness in married vocation
The Vatican announced Friday that the next World Meeting of Families will focus on the vocation of married life as... Read more
After investigation, former CDF official won’t be tried on misconduct charges
A Vatican court has decided not to initiate canonical charges against a former Vatican official, after an investigation into allegations... Read more
Pope Francis urges De La Salle Brothers to bring renewed hope to Catholic schools
On the 300th anniversary of St. John Baptist de la Salle’s death, Pope Francis urged the Lasallian Brothers to continue... Read more
Francis affirms Catholic-Jewish dialogue
Pope Francis greeted an international group dedicated to Jewish-Catholic dialogue Wednesday, calling it “the way better to understand one another.” Read more
Pope Francis: Christ liberates us from overwhelming evil
Pope Francis said Wednesday that Jesus gave humanity a precious gift on the cross -- liberation from evil. Read more
Pope Francis names Bishop Baldacchino to lead Las Cruces diocese
Pope Francis Wednesday appointed Bishop Peter Baldacchino to head the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico – making him the... Read more
Woman who served Brazil’s poorest to be canonized
Pope Francis Tuesday gave his approval for eight sainthood causes to proceed, including that of Bl. Dulce Lopes Pontes, a... Read more
Analysis: 'Vos estis' and 'vulnerability'
Pope Francis’ recently promulgated policy on sexual abuse allegations made against bishops, Vos estis lux mundi, offers a new and... Read more
Beijing and Rome can work together, Parolin tells Chinese media
Cardinal Pietro Parolin welcomed the opportunity for China and the Holy See to work together to “build a more secure and prosperous world.” Read more
Francis prays for victims of Burkina Faso attack
Pope Francis is praying for the victims of the recent attack on a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, the interim... Read more
Confused about life? Listen to the Good Shepherd, Pope Francis advises
On Sunday, Pope Francis advised listening to and speaking with Christ the Good Shepherd in prayer, so that one can... Read more
Pope Francis invites young economists, entrepreneurs to Italy in 2020
Pope Francis has personally invited young economists and entrepreneurs to join him in Assisi, Italy, in 2020, to discuss how... Read more
What do Jews and Christians have in common? Love of neighbor, Pope Francis says
The love of neighbor is a common commitment among Christians and Jews, Pope Francis said Tuesday, to teachers and students... Read more
Analysis: Is Pope Francis' new abuse plan the answer Catholics are looking for?
Pope Francis, the “pope of surprises,” lived up to his nickname this morning, by releasing a comprehensive canonical plan to... Read more
Dominican scholar: Church crisis calls for renewal of Catholic teaching on freedom
According to a Dominican scholar, the crisis of priestly fidelity is connected to a new cultural conception of human freedom... Read more
Pope Francis issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious
New Vatican norms for the Church’s handling of sex abuse, issued Thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity... Read more
Analysis: Power, and its appearance, in Vatican curial reform
In the coming months, Pope Francis is expected to approve a final draft of a new governing constitution for the... Read more
The world needs new evangelizers, Pope Francis says
Like Saints Cyril and Methodius shared the Gospel with the Slavic people in the 9th century, today the world is... Read more
