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 calls faithful married love 'revolutionary'
Faithful married love, in which a husband loves his wife like Christ loves the Church, is “revolutionary,” Pope Francis said... Read more
Synodality and sexuality: What the youth synod document said and didn't say
The fifteenth ordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops closed on Saturday. After a long afternoon of voting by... Read more
Without Christ, Church's mission is just 'social activism' pope says
If one’s work as a Catholic is not united to Christ Jesus, it is no longer the “mission” to which... Read more
Synod 2018's final document shows nuances on 'synodality'
Among the most debated paragraphs of the final document from the Synod of Bishops on young people, faith, and vocational... Read more
Pope Francis ends synod, calls final document 'work of the Holy Spirit'
The 167 paragraph text on young people, the faith, and vocational discernment was voted on paragraph by paragraph Saturday, following... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of synagogue shooting
“May the The Most High welcome the dead in his peace, comfort their families and support the wounded,” Pope Francis... Read more
Synod letter to young people: Our sins must not be an obstacle for your trust
In a letter read out at the synod closing Mass, bishops wrote to young people “our frailties and sins must... Read more
Synod document calls for ‘participatory, co-responsible’ Church
The final document of the Synod of Bishop’s fifteenth general session was approved by the members and released late Saturday.... Read more
Youth synod final document addresses 'all types of abuse'
The prevention of sex abuse and abuse in all its forms is a topic of the 2018 Synod of Bishops’... Read more
Cardinal Zen: The Vatican is badly mishandling China situation
The recent agreement between the Vatican and China is a step towards the “annihilation” of the Catholic Church in China,... Read more
Synod bishops and youth delegates pray together along medieval pilgrimage route
As the 2018 Synod of Bishops draws to a close, young people and bishops walked together along a medieval pilgrimage... Read more
What Pope Francis says about women and the youth synod
Women, including religious and consecrated women, have had an active role in the 2018 synod of bishops: they have listened... Read more
Pope Francis: Marriage prep should be more than a few parish meetings
In his general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis said that engaged couples require “careful preparation” for the lifelong fidelity that marriage... Read more
Christ's throne is the cross, Pope Francis says
The throne of Jesus Christ is the cross upon which he gave his life for the world, and those who... Read more
Vigano letter responds to Cardinal Ouellet's charge of rebellion against pope
In a new testimony Friday, Archbishop Carlo Vigano charged that Pope Francis has been negligent in his responsibilities to the... Read more
Pope Francis & South Korean president pray for peace
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in met with Pope Francis today after praying for peace on the Korean peninsula in St.... Read more
Pope tells seminarians to report abuse ‘immediately’
Pope Francis told a group of Italian seminarians to report immediately to their bishop if they ever see or suspect... Read more
Tiananmen Square to St. Peter’s Square: Who are the Chinese bishops at the synod?
Weeks after his excommunication was lifted last month as a part of an agreement between China and the Holy See,... Read more
Pope Francis: To hate is to kill in the heart
A person may not have killed someone, but if they are angry or have hate toward another person, it is... Read more
In fight against hunger, Pope says ‘beautiful words’ must lead to collective action
Feeding the hungry requires combined action and political will to provide real help for the poor, Pope Francis has said. Read more
