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.
Two pieces of the true cross on which Jesus was crucified will lead the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom’s... Read more
The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects, is in Rome for its annual pilgrimage and... Read more
Persecution of Christians is not just a thing of the past, Pope Francis said. Read more
By the end of 2023, nearly 70% of the cardinals eligible to become the next pope will have been appointed... Read more
Leaders in the Eastern Catholic Churches had asked the pope to change the norms regarding age limitations and voting. Read more
“I am following with concern the events unfolding in Sudan,” Pope Francis said on Sunday. Read more
“Without the community, it is difficult to find Jesus,” Pope Francis said in his Regina Caeli message. Read more
A trip to Mongolia would make Pope Francis the first pope to visit the Asian country that shares a 2,880-mile... Read more
The annual event, which happens around the feast day of Sts. Anne and Joachim, will take its theme this year... Read more
In a recently published interview, Pope Francis said he called in exorcists when he was archbishop and warned that the... Read more
Pope Francis revised a law regulating the Vatican’s judicial system on Wednesday, reversing some aspects of the pope’s prior reform... Read more
Speaking in St. Peter’s Square on April 12, the pope urged Christians to go out and “get moving” to share... Read more
The chief prosecutor of the Vatican City State court met Tuesday with the brother of Emanuela Orlandi, who went missing... Read more
A Ukraine foreign ministry spokesman criticized a Vatican decision to have the words of two young people from Ukraine and... Read more
Jesus “is not only good news, nor even the best news of life, no, he is life itself,” Pope Francis... Read more
The urbi et orbi is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and... Read more
“At Easter the destiny of the world was changed,” Pope Francis said on Easter 2023 at the Vatican. Read more
"The night is drawing to a close and the first light of dawn is appearing upon the horizon as the... Read more
The Easter Vigil, which takes place on Holy Saturday night, “is the greatest and most noble of all solemnities." Read more
Among the group of 20- to 25-year-olds were Catholics, Protestants, atheists, agnostics, and one Muslim. Each has a unique problem... Read more