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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Pope Francis praises NFP method as ‘valuable tool’ for married couples
Pope Francis said the Billings method has spurred “a serious reflection” on “the need for education in the value of... Read more
Pope Francis accepts retiring Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin’s resignation
Bishop Tobin is succeeded by Bishop Richard Henning, whom Pope Francis in November appointed as coadjutor bishop of Providence. Read more
The Good Shepherd calls us to ‘open our hearts to love,’ Pope Francis says at Mass in Hungary
Some 50,000 people attended a public outdoor Mass with Pope Francis in Budapest on Sunday. Read more
TEXT: ‘Don’t be couch potatoes!’ Pope Francis urges youth
“Life is real, not virtual. It does not take place on a screen, but in the world!” Pope Francis said... Read more
Pope Francis visits with children in Budapest with visual impairments
At the end of the visit, the children and residents presented the pope with a handmade gift. Read more
Speak the language of charity, Pope Francis encourages in Hungary
“It is not enough to provide bread to fill stomachs; we need to fill people’s hearts!” Pope Francis said Saturday... Read more
Pope Francis: Solutions to loss of faith ‘come from the tabernacle, not the computer’
Pope Francis addressed Hungarian clergy during the first day of his three-day visit to Budapest. Read more
Pope Francis calls abortion ‘senseless’ and criticizes gender theory in Budapest speech
The pope said abortion is “always a tragic defeat” in an address to Hungarian authorities. Read more
Pope Francis in Hungary: European unity ‘crucial’ to peace
Pope Francis called for “creative efforts for peace” during the first address of his three-day visit to Budapest. Read more
Ukraine’s prime minister asks Pope Francis to help bring back children taken to Russia
Ukraine’s prime minister told journalists Thursday that he has asked Pope Francis for help getting back children forcibly deported to... Read more
Cardinal Erdő: Pope’s visit to Hungary tells us ‘Christ is our future’
Cardinal Péter Erdő, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, talked with CNA’s sister news organization on the eve of Pope Francis’ trip to... Read more
Pope Francis: ‘There is no vocation without mission’
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2023, Pope Francis said “God’s call includes a ‘sending.’” Read more
Vatican announces laypeople, including women, will vote in Synod on Synodality assembly
The Vatican announced Wednesday that there will be laypeople participating as voting members in the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly. Read more
Pope Francis: Monks and nuns are ‘the beating heart’ of evangelization
The pope pointed to the example of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and other cloistered religious who sustain the life of... Read more
Vatican preparing text for divorced and remarried couples, Cardinal Farrell says
The Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life will prepare the text at the request of Pope Francis. Read more
Lay ministry must be done in service to others and not become ‘self-referential,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis emphasized the importance of lay ministers working in service to others rather than as a way to inflate... Read more
Five French priests martyred in anti-Catholic uprising of 1871 beatified in Paris
“As pastors inspired by apostolic zeal, the priests were united in their witness to the faith to the point of... Read more
Pope Francis to receive Ukraine’s prime minister on Thursday
The two last met at the Vatican in March 2021 amid clashes between Ukraine and Russia in the Donbas region. Read more
Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024; Gänswein to leave Vatican apartment
Since his election to the papacy in 2013, Francis has never returned to his home country of Argentina. Read more
Pope Francis: Illness and suffering can help us discover what really matters in life
While the world today can view sickness and suffering as meaningless, Pope Francis wants everyone to remember that Christ has... Read more
