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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Papal visit to US not confirmed, but archbishop confident
Reports that Pope Francis will travel to the U.S. for the World Meeting of Families in 2015 remain unconfirmed by... Read more
Meriam Ibrahim lands in Rome, meets with Pope Francis
A Sudanese woman spared of a death sentence for refusing to renounce her Christian faith arrived in Rome with her... Read more
Pope Francis to meet with 20 young Asian leaders
During his upcoming apostolic voyage to South Korea Pope Francis is slated to meet with 20 Asian youth during the... Read more
Schedule for Pope Francis' Caserta visit released
The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ schedule for the first of his two day-trips to the Italian city of Caserta,... Read more
Pope laments exodus of last Christians from Mosul
In his weekly Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis mourned the fleeing of the last Christians from the Iraqi city of... Read more
Pope laments loss of innocent life in Malaysian plane crash
Following the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane in eastern Ukraine yesterday, Pope Francis has offered prayers for the victims,... Read more
Pope Francis makes phone call to Israel, Palestine presidents
In wake of the rising death toll in Gaza due to increased tensions between Israel and Palestine, Pope Francis made... Read more
Pope Francis to make two trips to Italian city of Caserta
The Vatican confirmed today that Pope Francis will travel twice to the city where an evangelical pastor from Buenos Aires... Read more
Official song released for papal visit to South Korea
The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has revealed the official song for Pope Francis’ visit to the country, scheduled... Read more
Pope says economy must fight 'throwaway culture'
Pope Francis had lunch with participants in an international economics seminar on Saturday, saying their efforts to bring the human... Read more
Pope denounces 'racist, xenophobic' attitudes toward immigrants
In his message for the Mexico-Holy See Colloquium on Migration and Development Pope Francis called for a change in the... Read more
Pope's audience with elderly to explore vocation of old age
Organizers for the first-ever audience to be held between a pope and the elderly population have revealed that a central... Read more
Vatican dismisses Italian news report on papal interview
The Vatican spokesperson said that the Pope’s words as reported in the Italian newspaper “La Repubblica” cannot be considered with... Read more
Pope Francis prays for peace during Angelus
Following his reflections on the Sunday’s Gospel parable of the sower and the seed, Pope Francis called for peace in... Read more
Pope Francis to visit evangelical pastor from Buenos Aires
The Vatican announced earlier today that Pope Francis has decided to pay a private visit to an evangelical pastor who... Read more
Korean celebrities create music video ahead of Pope's visit
More than 20 Korean celebrities have come together in making a music video honoring Pope Francis’ upcoming visit, and is... Read more
Pope: service to others frees us from 'existential grayness'
In his homily during Mass for Saturday’s trip to Molise, Pope Francis explained that the Church is a people that... Read more
Pope Francis lauds testimony of working mothers
During his one-day trip to Molise Pope Francis met with personnel of the region’s university, urging them to find creative... Read more
Pope Francis banner in downtown Denver aims to inspire
A 10-foot tall banner depicting Pope Francis embracing a young child was hung July 1 on the exterior of the... Read more
Cardinals council zeroes-in on Vatican management, finances
On the second of four days of meetings, the council of eight cardinals discussed the management of the Vatican State... Read more
