Vatican News

A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney, Australia.

Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishop for Archdiocese of Sydney in Australia

Feb 11, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I’m grateful to the Holy Father for choosing another good and faith-filled priest to serve as a bishop in our... Read more

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris on Feb. 10–11, 2025.

Pope Francis to Paris AI Action Summit: ‘Love is worth more than intelligence’

Feb 11, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I ask all those attending the Paris summit not to forget that only the human ‘heart’ can reveal the meaning... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis to U.S. bishops amid mass deportations: Dignity of migrants comes first

Feb 11, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of immigrants. Read more

Mother Teresa (left) smiles during Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atlanta on June 12, 1996.

St. Teresa of Calcutta added to Church calendar as optional memorial

Feb 11, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The decree issued Feb. 11 by the Vatican noted the influence of St. Teresa’s spirituality around the world. Read more

Pope Francis greets His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales at the canonization of St. John Henry Newman at the Vatican on Oct. 13, 2019.

King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican

Feb 10, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The anticipated visit will be King Charles’ first time in Italy as monarch but his third time meeting with Pope... Read more

Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, held at the Vatican from March 14–15, 2024.

Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’

Feb 10, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Land, water, and food are not mere commodities but the very basis of life and the link between these [Indigenous]... Read more

Cardinal Michael Czerny is the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Vatican official: People ‘terrorized’ by U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration

Feb 10, 2025

By AC Wimmer

“A crackdown is a terrible way to administer affairs and much less to administer justice,” Czech-born Canadian Jesuit Cardinal Michael... Read more

Thirty-three university students of diverse faiths participate in the Middle Meets project at the headquarters of Scholas Ocurrentes in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere.

Young Christians, Muslims, Jews at the Vatican: ‘It’s possible to live together in peace’

Feb 10, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The “Middle Meets” project aims to create a space for listening and understanding between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students. Read more

Military personnel in dress uniforms attend the Armed Forces Jubilee Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 9, 2025.

PHOTOS: Military, police gather with Pope Francis for armed forces jubilee Mass

Feb 9, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual support they provide. Read more

Bernini’s famous baldacchino in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican

Feb 7, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing... Read more

As director of the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno is known informally as “the pope’s astronomer.”

Pope Francis’ astronomer shares ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’

Feb 7, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to the... Read more

Pope Francis meets with members of Talitha Kum, an international network of consecrated women devoted to helping victims of trafficking, on Feb. 7, 2025, at Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Keep the hope that it is possible to eradicate human trafficking

Feb 7, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis offered a message... Read more

“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during an exclusive interview with EWTN in February 2025.

Bishop Álvarez: ‘I always believed in my liberation and what sustained me was prayer’

Feb 7, 2025

By Paola Arriaza Flynn

In an exclusive interview, persecuted Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez shares with EWTN News his experience one year after his release... Read more

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals.

Cardinals Re and Sandri confirmed as dean and vice dean of College of Cardinals

Feb 7, 2025

By Marco Mancini

Pope Francis has extended the approval he had granted for the election of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of... Read more

The members of the general board of directors of the Regnum Christi Federation, before its first general convention from April 29 to May 4, 2024, in Rome.

Vatican gives definitive approval to statutes of Regnum Christi

Feb 6, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The organization’s General Directive College stated that this recognition “reaffirms the validity of the path traveled and strengthens the commitment... Read more

“If the devil divides, the creed unites!” the pope said in his Feb. 6, 2025, remarks to a visiting group of priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox churches, including Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankar, and Syriac.

Pope Francis reiterates desire for ‘full unity’ among Christians

Feb 6, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“The proclamation of the common faith requires, first of all, that we love one another,” the Holy Father said in... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Eastern Orthodox priests and monks on Feb. 6, 2025, at his Santa Marta home in the Vatican instead of in the Apostolic Palace as planned.

Pope Francis to take meetings at home while sick with bronchitis, Vatican says

Feb 6, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory infections, and a... Read more

Pope Francis greets members of the Interprovincial Order of the Profession of Midwifery of Catanzaro on Feb. 6, 2025, at his Casa Santa Marta residence at the Vatican.

Pope Francis praises midwives, OB-GYNs who welcome babies with ‘humanity’

Feb 6, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope’s words were conveyed in a written speech handed out during an audience with an association of midwives and... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis urges all Catholics to be ‘missionaries of hope’ through prayer and action

Feb 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I urge all of you, children, young people, adults, and the elderly, to participate actively in the common evangelizing mission... Read more

Pope Francis meets with elderly and sick people on his final day in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, marking the conclusion of his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania — the longest trip of his pontificate to date.

Pope Francis highlights hope for fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Feb 6, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Francis has chosen “Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Lost Hope” as the theme for the fifth World Day... Read more