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.
In his Sunday Regina Coeli address Pope Francis focused on the parable of the vine and the branches, saying that... Read more
Pope Francis marked a “day of reflection” for the soon-to-be canonized Junípero Serra by celebrating Mass at the Pontifical North... Read more
Next month the Vatican will invite Rome's poor and homeless to a concert intended to raise money for Pope Francis’... Read more
In 2017, Pope Francis plans to travel to Fatima, said Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fátima in a... Read more
With the number of children raised in brokenness on the rise, young people view marriage as a path to failure... Read more
With experts and global leaders looking to Pope Francis as a moral compass, his upcoming encyclical on the environment could... Read more
The announcement of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Cuba has brought tremendous joy and hope to the people of the... Read more
After Saturday’s massive earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian country of Nepal, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum has offered financial assistance... Read more
Pope Francis presided over the ordination of nearly twenty men to the priesthood on Sunday, where he warned them against... Read more
Pope Francis led the crowds gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the weekly Regina Caeli address in praying for the... Read more
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 said Wednesday that marriage is a vocation all believers are called to defend, specifically in terms of the... Read more
Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. confirmed to journalists today that Pope Francis will make a pastoral stop in Cuba... Read more
Rabbi Elio Toaff, the first rabbi to welcome a Pope to a Roman synagogue, died Sunday at the age of... Read more
Amid a torrent of recent news reports on persecuted Christians, Pope Francis reflected on those killed for their faith and... Read more
Nearly two and a half years after being the first U.S. bishop convicted of a misdemeanor in failing to report... Read more
Pope Francis voiced his distress at the news of a reported mass execution of Ethiopian Christians in Libya at the... Read more
As the U.S. prepares for Pope Francis' trip later this year, one Vatican official says efforts to remove the statue... Read more
Pope Francis led a moment of prayerful silence on Sunday for the hundreds of migrants killed off the coast of... Read more
In a telegram to Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago, the Holy Father offered his blessing to all those who mourn... Read more