Vatican News
Pope Francis: We should leave every Mass better than we entered
On Wednesday Pope Francis said the Eucharist is key to living an authentic Christian witness, and that those who leave... Read more
Don't marginalize people with autism, cardinal urges
Cardinal Peter Turkson issued a message for World Autism Awareness Day urging faith communities to have meaningful encounters with those... Read more
Celebrate Christ's resurrection with community, Pope says Easter Monday
On Easter Monday, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to celebrate Easter with their community of family and friends, taking time to... Read more
Death doesn't have the final word, Pope Francis says on Easter
During his Urbi et Orbi Easter blessing, Pope Francis said Jesus' death and resurrection provide hope to a world marred... Read more
On Easter, Pope asks: How will you respond to the resurrection?
On Easter morning Pope Francis said God's announcement to his people always comes as a surprise, like the shock of... Read more
Pope at Easter Vigil: The resurrection breaks the silence of Christ's death
At the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, Pope Francis said the announcement of Christ’s resurrection was the greatest message in... Read more
Analysis: Paul VI is truly the pope of 'Humanae Vitae'
Pope Paul VI’s love for life, highlighted in his encyclical Humanae Vitae, is at the center of the miracles that... Read more
At Stations of the Cross, Pope asks for grace to be ashamed of our sins
During his annual Good Friday Via Crucis at the Colosseum, Pope Francis made a heartfelt prayer asking God to give... Read more
On Good Friday, papal preacher tells youth to run toward love of Christ
Papal preacher Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa dedicated his Good Friday homily to young people, comparing them to the apostle John and... Read more
Pope Francis to have surgery for cataracts next year
During a customary visit to a prison on Holy Thursday, Pope Francis revealed that he has cataracts and is planning... Read more
Pope Francis to prisoners: Jesus will take a chance on you
Pope Francis had a message for prison inmates at the Mass for the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday: Jesus does... Read more
Vatican: Don’t trust report that Pope Francis denied reality of hell
On Thursday the Holy See stated that a reported interview between Pope Francis and an Italian journalist, which claims the... Read more
A good priest makes Christ present to his people, Pope says at Chrism Mass
At his annual Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, Pope Francis said that a good priest is one who is close... Read more
Analysis: Francis, China, and the art of the deal
If Vatican-brokered agreements negotiated under his leadership are any indication, it seems clear that when a deal is on the... Read more
Kiss from Pope Francis a wish come true for boy with Down syndrome
When Peter Lombardi was diagnosed with leukemia in 2015, his wish was to get a kiss from Pope Francis, but... Read more
New San Francisco auxiliary bishop 'delighted' by appointment
On Wednesday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has named Fr. Robert F. Christian, O.P., a Dominican friar and a... Read more
Pope Francis: A person transformed by Christ cannot be corrupt
The Easter Triduum is the most important time of year for Christians, Pope Francis said Wednesday, and stressed that those... Read more
How to get holy during Holy Week
As Catholics around the world are buying Easter candy and dyeing boiled eggs, two priests have offered suggestions for getting... Read more
Pope accepts resignation of Irish bishop criticized for handling of abuse report
On Monday, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop John McAreavey of Dromore, Ireland, who had asked to step down... Read more
Analysis: As things change in Vatican communications office, will they stay the same?
In the aftermath of Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò’s resignation as prefect of the Secretariat for Communication, rumors in Rome have... Read more
