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.
“Neither at the beginning nor at the end. It is not played with!” Pope Francis said on a flight from... Read more
“Those who risk their lives at sea do not invade, they look for welcome,” the Holy Father insisted. Read more
“We can no longer watch the drama of shipwrecks, caused by the cruel trafficking and the fanaticism of indifference,” the... Read more
After landing in Marseille, France, Sept. 22, the pope made his way to the Basilica of Notre Dame de la... Read more
Bishop Joseph Strickland said if Pope Francis were to remove him from office he would respect the Holy Father’s authority... Read more
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is in Ukraine this week to open the House of Refuge “in the name of Pope Francis,... Read more
St. Daniele Comboni witnessed “the horror of slavery” as a missionary in the mid-19th century in what is now Sudan. Read more
Speaking to more than 15,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, the pope said Wednesday that he was troubled by the... Read more
The diocese described the Aletti Center — where Father Marko Rupnik has been accused of abuse — as having “a... Read more
“It is important to spread a culture of encounter, a culture of dialogue, a culture of listening and of understanding,”... Read more
The meeting comes days after papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Beijing to discuss efforts to bring about peace in... Read more
Synodality isn’t “a chapter in an ecclesiology textbook” or a “fad or a slogan to be bandied about in our... Read more
In his Angelus, the pope said forgiving is “not a good deed that we can choose to do or not... Read more
In June, Maria Campatelli published a letter defending Rupnik against “a media campaign based on defamatory and unproven accusations.” Read more
Catholics are invited to contemplate the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a special way on Sept. 15,... Read more
She has the “privilège du blanc,” a papal privilege currently granted only to Catholic royalty from Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Monaco,... Read more
The Clinton Global Initiative 2023 meeting will open Sept. 18 with “a special conversation” between Clinton and the pope via... Read more
Father Antonio Spadaro, known popularly as “the pope’s mouthpiece,” announced Thursday that he was leaving the Jesuit-run La Civiltà. Read more
On social media Sept. 7, Al-Kildani shared photos and videos that seemed, at least to some observers, to imply that... Read more
The Church’s synodal process will culminate in two global assemblies at the Vatican. The first will take place Oct. 4–28... Read more