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 number two official from the Vatican’s Secretariat of State has dismissed wide-ranging speculation about the reforms Pope Francis will... Read more
A recently translated book by Pope Francis exhibits a call for Catholics who have been divorced and are re-married to... Read more
Marking the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, Pope Francis said at his General Audience this week that work should... Read more
Israeli president Shimon Peres invited Pope Francis to visit the Holy Land during an April 30 meeting with him at... Read more
The “greatest danger” for the Church is if it becomes worldly, since this prevents her from communicating the message of... Read more
In his newly translated book, Pope Francis proposes a Christ-centered understanding of human dignity that yields a comprehensive respect for... Read more
Pope Francis said the Sacrament of Confession does not work like a dry cleaner but is a moment in which... Read more
Pope Francis understands the important role the liturgy plays in the New Evangelization and combines it with his own style... Read more
Pope Francis offered condolences and prayers, along with calls for worker safety, after a factory collapsed and killed more than... Read more
At a Mass where he confirmed 44 young people, Pope Francis encouraged the youth of the world to persist in... Read more
The biggest threat to priests is the temptation to be more immersed in the world than the Gospel, says Pope... Read more
The American Chesterton Society's thrilling experience of being in Rome during Pope Francis' election has led the group's leader to... Read more
Before meeting with the first Latin American Pope on Thursday, Colombian Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gomez said the South American Church... Read more
Mario Rafael Rausch, a Jesuit brother from Argentina who lives at the San Miguel School in Buenos Aires, said that... Read more
“The whole journey of life is a journey of preparation” for heaven, Pope Francis said during his homily at Friday... Read more
Pope Francis could issue his first encyclical this year and so far is only planning one international trip in 2013,... Read more
Christians are called to do the great work of evangelizing to the ends of the world in a spirit of... Read more
Church leadership and outreach must be rooted in the pursuit of holiness and always attentive to the dignity of each... Read more
Christians should not be frightened of the final judgment but should let it affect how they live, Pope Francis told... Read more
Pope Francis said that people cannot be fully united to Jesus outside of the Church during a Mass to commemorate... Read more