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 first public address after arriving in South Korea, Pope Francis called government officials to work for an authentic... Read more
In a 20-minute live interview on an Argentinean radio station on Aug. 8, Pope Francis encouraged young people to fearlessly... Read more
The rich history of martyrdom in South Korea and the thousands of young people slated to gather this week for... Read more
Amid preparations for his trip to South Korea, Pope Francis has sent a video message greeting the people of the... Read more
Since Friday Pope Francis has been tweeting three times a day asking faithful and parishes to both pray for those... Read more
During his upcoming trip to South Korea, Pope Francis will pray for the unborn at the “Cemetery for Aborted Children”... Read more
After leading faithful in the Marian prayer, Pope Francis again urged prayers and international help for the current conflict in... Read more
In light of the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq following the expansion of ISIS forces to the plain... Read more
As Iraq’s largest Christian city fell into the hands of the Islamic State, Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal asking... Read more
Amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli ambassador to the Holy See lauded Pope Francis’ continued calls... Read more
In a message delivered to the Knights of Columbus' international convention, Pope Francis thanked the Catholic fraternal organization for their... Read more
In his first general audience since June, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the Church, explaining that Jesus fulfills the... Read more
Pope Francis on Tuesday met with more than 50,000 altar servers on an annual pilgrimage to Rome from Germany, urging... Read more
This Friday Pope Francis is slated to give a live interview on an Argentine radio station that he helped raise... Read more
Calling a Carmelite convent in Lucena, Spain for the second time since December, Pope Francis contacted the nuns asking them... Read more
In honor of the feast commemorating the founder of their order, Pope Francis made a last minute phone call to... Read more
Pope Francis will make a one-day trip to Albania in September, during which he is slated to meet with local... Read more
Signed by Vatican secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a “nota verbale” was sent to all embassies accredited to the... Read more
Pope Francis on Sunday stressed the priceless value of encountering Jesus, noting that Jesus’ parables speak of those who are... Read more
Pope Francis on Saturday visited the Italian city of Caserta, encouraging the people of the region to place God at... Read more