Vatican News

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on April 29, 2015.

Unity with Christ will transform your life, Pope says

May 3, 2015

In his Sunday Regina Coeli address Pope Francis focused on the parable of the vine and the branches, saying that... Read more

Homeless man receives a haircut from the Vatican's shower facilities.

Who's on the guest list for a Vatican concert? Rome's homeless community

Apr 30, 2015

By Elise Harris

Next month the Vatican will invite Rome's poor and homeless to a concert intended to raise money for Pope Francis’... Read more

One of the 20 couples who were married by Pope Francis on Sept. 14, 2014 pose for a picture during the ceremony.

Pope: Is the fear of failure causing young people to avoid marriage?

Apr 29, 2015

By Ann Schneible

With the number of children raised in brokenness on the rise, young people view marriage as a path to failure... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Wednesday general audience in St. Peters Square Oct. 2, 2013.

Pope Francis donates $100,000 to Nepal relief efforts

Apr 29, 2015

By Elise Harris

After Saturday’s massive earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian country of Nepal, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum has offered financial assistance... Read more

A mosque in Ketou, and a church in Ouidah, Benin.

How to encounter Islam, according to Pope Francis: with the whole truth

Apr 28, 2015

Speaking Monday to the bishops of the west African nation of Benin, Pope Francis encouraged their formation of youth through... Read more

Pilgrims kneel during Stations of the Cross at World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 26, 2013.

The 'theology of the people', according to Pope Francis

Apr 27, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

In a previously unpublished 2012 lecture, Pope Francis explains the inner sense of the ‘theology of the people,' emphasizing that... Read more

Nineteen men lie prostrate for their ordination as priests for the Diocese of Rome on April 26, 2015.

Pope to new priests: Don’t be a peacock

Apr 26, 2015

By Ann Schneible

Pope Francis presided over the ordination of nearly twenty men to the priesthood on Sunday, where he warned them against... Read more

Pope Francis is given a San Lorenzo's jersey in St. Peter's Square on March 31, 2013.

Pope Francis talks about his soccer ‘skills’

Apr 26, 2015

Pope Francis is a well-known soccer fan. But what was unknown until now is that when he was a young boy... Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight en route to South Korea, August 14, 2014.

Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of massive Nepal earthquake

Apr 25, 2015

Pope Francis is praying for the victims of a massive earthquake that shook Nepal and surrounding areas in Kathmandu Valley... Read more

Pope Francis meets with gay French ambassador nominee

Apr 24, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis met April 17 with Laurent Stefanini, the openly gay foreign service officer named by France to be ambassador... Read more

New Greensburg bishop seeks to emulate Francis' focus on mercy

Apr 24, 2015

By Elise Harris

The Vatican announced Friday that Fr. Edward C. Malesic of Harrisburg, Penn. has been nominated to lead the Greensburg diocese,... Read more

Bishop-elect Brendan Cahill of the Diocese of Victoria. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Galveston-Houston's vicar for clergy tapped to lead Victoria diocese

Apr 23, 2015

By Elise Harris

The Vatican announced Thursday that Fr. Brendan Cahill, Vicar for Clergy in the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, has been named bishop... Read more

A view of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Is dialogue with Islam possible? Yes, and it's needed now more than ever, Vatican says

Apr 22, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Amid continued violence by ISIS and other militant Islamist groups, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue issued a declaration stressing... Read more