Pope Francis Latest News
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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Advent advice from Pope Francis: Choose prayer and charity over consumerism
This Advent, choose prayer and charity over consumerism, Pope Francis said Sunday in his first Mass of the liturgical year. Read more
Pope's letter on nativity scenes shares the story behind a beloved Christmas tradition
Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter Dec. 1 on the meaning and importance of nativity scenes, calling for this “wonderful... Read more
Pope Francis prays for Iraqi people after 45 killed in protests
Pope Francis said Sunday that he was grieved to hear of the deadly violence against protesters in Iraq and expressed... Read more
Evangelization must start with encountering Jesus, pope says
Pope Francis on Saturday called for a “free and simple Church” which shares the Gospel without worrying about appearance or... Read more
Pope Francis voices commitment to full communion with Orthodox
Marking the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, Pope Francis sent a message to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on Saturday, voicing his desire for full communion... Read more
Pope Francis: The Church seeks truth and healing for wounded marriages
Pope Francis said Saturday that the Church suffers with couples who are in a “wounded marriage,” and seeks their healing... Read more
Pope Francis visits a local charity in Rome with a message of solidarity
In a visit to Rome’s Caritas center Friday, Pope Francis emphasized the shared experience of vulnerability among Christ and the... Read more
Pope Francis: Synodality is what the Lord expects of the Church
Pope Francis told the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s theological commission Friday that synodality will be key for... Read more
Papal press conference ponders peace
Pope Francis reemphasized opposition to nuclear weapons, the global arms trade, and capital punishment on the plane ride back to... Read more
On papal flight, Pope Francis talks Vatican financial scandal
Although investigators are looking into a controversial Vatican investment in a luxury London property development, whether the deal was corrupt... Read more
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Gary, Indiana
Msgr. Robert J. McClory has been appointed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana, the Vatican announced... Read more
Analysis: What will the Vatican tell Moneyval?
Next month, the Holy See is due to send a report to Moneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog,... Read more
At papal Mass, the Marian image that survived Nagasaki's atom bomb
The image used at a papal Mass in Nagasaki had an additional significance: It is a sculpture of Mary that... Read more
Pope's personal secretary will return to Vatican Congregation for Bishops
The personal secretary to Pope Francis will leave his position in December, after nearly seven years of service to the... Read more
Lack of prayer creates spiritual ‘zombies,’ pope tells Japanese youth
If people neglect prayer and the interior life, they are at risk of becoming spiritual zombies, who seem fine on... Read more
Pope Francis in Hiroshima: 'Never again war'
Pope Francis prayed for peace Sunday at the site of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, where he called for an... Read more
Be witnesses of hope in the face of evil, Francis urges Catholics in Nagasaki
On the Feast of Christ the King Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to not be indifferent to evil, but to... Read more
Pope Francis honors heroism of Japanese martyrs of Nagasaki
Pope Francis Sunday honored the many martyrs who died in Japan during two centuries of persecution, encouraging Catholics in the... Read more
At Nagasaki ground zero, pope denounces 'unspeakable horror' of nuclear weapons
At the ground zero site of the 1945 nuclear attack on Nagasaki, Pope Francis said the threat of using nuclear... Read more
Japanese Catholic youth: Pope Francis 'like a grandfather to us'
Wearing a t-shirt with a cartoon image of Pope Francis, Minori Takeuchi energetically bounces while she walks outside Joseph Hall,... Read more
