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These are the latest news about Pope Francis, the Vatican, and the Catholic Church, provided by the Vatican staff of Catholic News Agency, a service of EWTN News.

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Pope Francis greets the pilgrims in St. Peter's Square and delivers his first Urbi et Orbi blessing.

Pope Francis: cardinals went to end of world to find me

Mar 13, 2013

Pope Francis began his first words to the Church by saying that the cardinals “went to the end of the... Read more

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Archbishops Aquila, Chaput welcome Pope Francis

Mar 13, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

American archbishops Samuel J. Aquila and Charles J. Chaput voiced gratitude to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, for accepting... Read more

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Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio elected as Pope Francis

Mar 13, 2013

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires has become the next Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Francis.  Read more

White smoke from Vatican chimney, new Pope to be announced

Mar 13, 2013

White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney on March 13 indicated that the College of Cardinals had chosen a... Read more

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Catholic actor David Henrie in the new docuseries “Seeking Beauty.”

David Henrie and EWTN Studios to release ‘Seeking Beauty’ docuseries in the new year

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David with other bishops and clergy after celebrating Mass at the EDSA People Power Monument, Nov. 30, 2025, in Manila.

Thousands protest corruption in Philippines as Church leaders call for accountability

Thousands of young pilgrims gather for the closing Mass of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo sends surprise video message to Australian Catholic youth festival

The president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has announced the construction of a national shrine dedicated to Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta, a Congolese sister beatified in August 1985.

DR Congo’s bishops announce construction of national shrine honoring Blessed Anuarite

Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City.

Mexico City cathedral organizes ‘Guadalupe Night’ to celebrate Our Lady

Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

UPDATE: Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

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