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.
The director of the Catholic News Agency of Argentina (AICA) has told CNA that claims of Pope Francis supporting gay civil... Read more
Pope Francis invited the diplomats accredited to the Holy See to join him in fighting both material and spiritual poverty,... Read more
Clarifying previous comments, a priest who was kidnapped during Argentina’s dictatorship in the 1970s is emphasizing that Pope Francis was... Read more
Pope Francis surprised the owner of a kiosk in Buenos Aires with a telephone call to send his greetings and... Read more
Pope Francis will celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at a youth detention center rather than the traditional Basilica... Read more
A new survey shows that U.S. Catholics are overwhelmingly content with the election of Pope Francis, with 73 percent of... Read more
Pope Francis' favorite soccer team in Argentina plans to send him a personalized jersey with his name on it. Read more
The mayor of Rome said that the simple humility of Pope Francis “really touched” his heart after the Mass that... Read more
Pope Francis told world religious leaders that the desire to search for truth, beauty and goodness is what keeps them... Read more
New Hampshire's Thomas More College of Liberal Arts has announced a new scholarship for students from the Americas after the... Read more
Fuller Theological Seminary, a leading center for the formation of evangelical Protestant pastors, will continue to promote positive relations with... Read more
Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, apostolic nuncio to Argentina, celebrated a special Mass of Thanksgiving to offer gratitude and prayers for... Read more
When Pope Francis was installed as Bishop of Rome today, the two major symbols of the authority he received were... Read more
The president of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis, has confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Brazil... Read more
After asking Argentinians not to come to Rome and give to the poor instead, Pope Francis called a large gathering... Read more
Everyone felt a little Argentinian and extremely happy today, according to members of diverse religious orders who attended the Pope’s... Read more
Pope Francis called on all people to be “protectors,” like Saint Joseph, by watching over and caring for the poor,... Read more
Members of Congress traveling to the Vatican for the inaugural Mass of Pope Francis praised the new Pontiff as a... Read more
The retired cardinal of Parana, Argentina, described his friend Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio – now Pope Francis – as an able... Read more
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to converge on St. Peter’s Square March 19 for the installation of Pope... Read more