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

May 2, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said the Billings method has spurred “a serious reflection” on “the need for education in the value of... Read more

Bishop Richard Henning (left) and Bishop Thomas Tobin.

Pope Francis accepts retiring Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin’s resignation 

May 1, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Bishop Tobin is succeeded by Bishop Richard Henning, whom Pope Francis in November appointed as coadjutor bishop of Providence.  Read more

Pope Francis stands on an altar erected outside the Parliament Building in Budapest's Kossuth Lajos' Square during a public outdoor Mass on April 30, 2023.

The Good Shepherd calls us to ‘open our hearts to love,’ Pope Francis says at Mass in Hungary

Apr 30, 2023

By Rachel Thomas

Some 50,000 people attended a public outdoor Mass with Pope Francis in Budapest on Sunday. Read more

Pope Francis holds a puzzle cube during his meeting with young people at a sports arena in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2023.

TEXT: ‘Don’t be couch potatoes!’ Pope Francis urges youth

Apr 29, 2023

By Pope Francis

“Life is real, not virtual. It does not take place on a screen, but in the world!” Pope Francis said... Read more

Pope Francis smiles during a meeting on April 29, 2023, with children and adults who are visually impaired and have other disabilities at a Catholic institute in Budapest, Hungary, dedicated to Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann.

Pope Francis visits with children in Budapest with visual impairments

Apr 29, 2023

By Rachel Thomas

At the end of the visit, the children and residents presented the pope with a handmade gift. Read more

Pope Francis attends a meeting with poor people and refugees at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2023.

Speak the language of charity, Pope Francis encourages in Hungary

Apr 29, 2023

By Rachel Thomas

“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 speaks to bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians, and pastoral workers in St. Stephen's Co-Cathedral in Budapest, Hungary, April 28, 2023.

Pope Francis: Solutions to loss of faith ‘come from the tabernacle, not the computer’

Apr 28, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Francis addressed Hungarian clergy during the first day of his three-day visit to Budapest. Read more

Pope Francis addresses civil authorities and other dignitaries at a former a Carmelite monastery in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 2023, on the first day of his three-day pilgrimage to the country.

Pope Francis calls abortion ‘senseless’ and criticizes gender theory in Budapest speech

Apr 28, 2023

By Shannon Mullen

The pope said abortion is “always a tragic defeat” in an address to Hungarian authorities. Read more

Pope Francis addresses civil authorities and other dignitaries at a former a Carmelite monastery in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 2023, on the first day of his three-day pilgrimage to the country.

Pope Francis in Hungary: European unity ‘crucial’ to peace

Apr 28, 2023

By Shannon Mullen

Pope Francis called for “creative efforts for peace” during the first address of his three-day visit to Budapest. Read more

Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal meets Pope Francis in a private, 30-minute encounter at the Vatican on the morning of April 27, 2023.

Ukraine’s prime minister asks Pope Francis to help bring back children taken to Russia

Apr 27, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Ukraine’s prime minister told journalists Thursday that he has asked Pope Francis for help getting back children forcibly deported to... Read more

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Cardinal Erdő: Pope’s visit to Hungary tells us ‘Christ is our future’

Apr 27, 2023

By Andrea Gagliarducci

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 smiles with two religious sisters during his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023

Pope Francis: ‘There is no vocation without mission’

Apr 26, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2023, Pope Francis said “God’s call includes a ‘sending.’” Read more

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Vatican announces laypeople, including women, will vote in Synod on Synodality assembly

Apr 26, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

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 at his general audience in St Peter’s Square on April 26, 2023.

Pope Francis: Monks and nuns are ‘the beating heart’ of evangelization

Apr 26, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope pointed to the example of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and other cloistered religious who sustain the life of... Read more

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Vatican preparing text for divorced and remarried couples, Cardinal Farrell says

Apr 25, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life will prepare the text at the request of Pope Francis. Read more

Pope Francis meets with participants of the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life on April 22, 2023, at the Vatican. 

Lay ministry must be done in service to others and not become ‘self-referential,’ Pope Francis says

Apr 25, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Francis emphasized the importance of lay ministers working in service to others rather than as a way to inflate... Read more

Among those martyred during the blood week of the Paris Commune were Fathers Ladislas Radigue, Polycarpe Tuffier, Marcellin Rouchouze, Frézal Tardieu, and Mathieu-Henri Planchat.

Five French priests martyred in anti-Catholic uprising of 1871 beatified in Paris

Apr 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold, Zelda Caldwell

“As pastors inspired by apostolic zeal, the priests were united in their witness to the faith to the point of... Read more

Pope Francis attended a Vatican screening of the 2022 documentary “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” on Feb. 24, 2023.

Pope Francis to receive Ukraine’s prime minister on Thursday

Apr 24, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The two last met at the Vatican in March 2021 amid clashes between Ukraine and Russia in the Donbas region. Read more

Pope Francis tries some maté, Argentina’s national drink, at his general audience on April 5, 2023.

Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024; Gänswein to leave Vatican apartment

Apr 24, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Since his election to the papacy in 2013, Francis has never returned to his home country of Argentina. Read more

Pope Francis meets with members of the Pontifical Biblical Institute on April 20, 2023, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Illness and suffering can help us discover what really matters in life

Apr 20, 2023

By Courtney Mares

While the world today can view sickness and suffering as meaningless, Pope Francis wants everyone to remember that Christ has... Read more