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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An aerial view shows rescue teams working at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on April 9, 2025, a day after the collapse of its roof.

Pope Francis prays for victims of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse

Apr 10, 2025

By Kristina Millare

At least 200 people have been killed and more than 200 others injured after the ceiling of the Jet Set... Read more

Pope Francis with members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in 2019.

Charismatic Catholics meet in Rome to celebrate Jubilee of Hope

As part of the Jubilee of Hope, a World Meeting of Prayer Groups of the Charismatic Renewal has concluded in... Read more

Pope Francis greets England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on April 9, 2025, at the pope’s private residence in the Vatican. 

Pope Francis meets with King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Vatican

Apr 9, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis greeted England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on Wednesday in a brief meeting in which the dignitaries wished... Read more

King Charles III and Charles Edward Stuart (better known as “Bonnie Prince Charlie”).

The other Charles in Rome: ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ is buried in St. Peter’s Basilica

Apr 9, 2025

By Courtney Mares

“Bonnie Prince Charlie” — the ill-fated Catholic Stuart claimant to the British throne — is entombed in marble splendor within... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis in Wednesday catechesis: The ‘logic of merit’ does not gain us heaven

Apr 9, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The 88-year-old pope emphasized that a loving relationship with God and with others is key for a happy and fulfilling... Read more

Pope Francis blesses the faithful at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on April 6, 2025, as his personal nurse, Massimo Strappetti, assists him in the wheelchair.

Pope Francis shows slight improvements during convalescence, Vatican says

Apr 8, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Holy See Press Office told journalists during a morning press briefing on the pope’s health that the 88-year-old pontiff’s... Read more

Pope Francis blesses an ambulance that he donated to to treat the wounded in Ukraine’s Ternopil region in 2024.

Pope Francis sending Cardinal Krajewski back to Ukraine to deliver 4 more ambulances

Apr 7, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

According to the Dicastery for Charity on Monday, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, pontifical almoner, will be responsible for delivering four ambulances... Read more

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia.

The sickbed as a holy place: Pope Francis reflects on his own illness at Jubilee of Sick

Apr 6, 2025

By AC Wimmer

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter”... Read more

Pilgrims walk through St. Peter’s Square in September 2024.

Pope Francis to Slovak pilgrims: ‘Bear witness joyfully to hope that does not disappoint’

Apr 4, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I would very much have liked to be present with you to share this moment of faith and communion, but... Read more

Statue of St. Peter on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope’s condition shows ‘slight improvement’ as medical care continues

Apr 4, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis continues to show “slight improvement” in his respiratory condition as he receives ongoing medical care, according to the... Read more

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Pope Francis: ‘God does not pass by without looking for those who are lost’

Apr 2, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In his written catechesis, the Holy Father described Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus as having a “special place” in his own... Read more

Pope Francis gives a thumbs up gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Pope Francis says he has experienced ‘Christian joy’ amid ongoing illness, recovery

Apr 1, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

In an April 1 update about the 88-year-old pontiff’s continued recovery, the Holy See Press Office said Pope Francis’ condition... Read more

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

Pope Francis approves decree to advance sainthood causes of 5 people

Mar 31, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Among those to be canonized are Blessed Peter To Rot of Papua New Guinea, Blessed Ignatius Shoukrallah Maloyan of Turkey,... Read more

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis in Sunday Angelus: Jesus heals our wounds so we can love others

Mar 30, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Holy Father expressed his heartfelt thanks to all who reflect the “image of the Savior” and work as “instruments... Read more

Pope Francis looks out at the crowd gathered below his hospital window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025.

Missionaries of Mercy gather in Rome as Pope Francis praises their ‘ministry of forgiveness’

Mar 29, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis reflected on the profound connection between mercy and hope in his message. Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin (right) meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda on March 28, 2025, at the Vatican. 

Pope’s recovery progresses as Vatican appoints new librarian, Polish president visits

Mar 28, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvement as he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his residence in Casa Santa Marta. Read more

Pope Francis gives an extraordianry urbi et orbi blessing in St. Peter's Square, March 27, 2020.

Pope Francis’ pandemic prayer 5 years later: ‘Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?’

Mar 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis held Eucharistic adoration and gave an extraordinary urbi et orbi... Read more

Pope Francis presides at Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican on March 24, 2024.

Vatican publishes Holy Week schedule without clarifying whether Pope Francis will preside

Mar 27, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether... Read more

“24 Hours for the Lord” at the Church of St. Lawrence in Piscibus on March 13, 2016.

Young adults’ Eucharistic devotion the inspiration behind ‘24 Hours for the Lord’ event

Mar 27, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Now in its 12th year, the Church’s “24 Hours for the Lord” Lenten initiative is believed to have been inspired... Read more

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia.

Pope Francis: God desires to offer his love and mercy to those at the ‘crossroads’ of life

Mar 26, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“To go and proclaim the Gospel, we first need to set down the burden of our history at the feet... Read more