Vatican News

Pope Francis on Sunday recognized 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square.

A baby girl from the Philippines, who was miraculously healed by one of the new saints, met Pope Francis on Sunday, May 15, 2022 in the Vatican.

Pope Francis says God's plan is intrinsically inclusive and gives priority to marginalized people such as migrants and refugees, displaced persons, and victims of human trafficking.

When it comes to the 59th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis says that the faithful should put their best selves into this grand plan.

In his special message for World Press Freedom Day (May 3), Pope Francis called journalists "those who should be appreciated for covering humanitarian wounds for the entire society."

Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Indonesia's Minister of Religion, announced his journey to the Vatican to invite Pope Francis to visit the country.

Pope Francis meets a delegation of the victims of Sri Lanka’s Easter bombing, along with Sri Lankan Catholics working in Italy, and calls for authorities to reveal the truth behind the 2019 attacks.

Pope Francis delivered a homily on the reflection of three “Peace be with you!” on Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Peter Square on April 24, 2022.

“This contempt, which dishonors the elderly, actually dishonors all of us. If I dishonor the elderly, I dishonor myself,” said Pope Francis.

The Holy See Press office stated the possible opening of a permanent pontifical office in Hanoi, in the “near future” after the meeting between the Vatican and Vietnam.

Pope Francis reappointed Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao as member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (CDW).

Pope Francis said a special prayer for the victims of Tropical Storm Agaton, which was called ‘Megi’ in the Philippines. It hit the country on April 11, 2022.

Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan in September, the country’s president confirmed on April 12, 2022.

Pope Francis wants the forthcoming 28th World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon 2023 to be a creative event with life and strength.

Pope Francis will be unable to preside over Ash Wednesday services on March 2 because of acute knee pain, according to media reports.
The pope’s doctor had “prescribed a period of greater rest for the leg” because of “acute gonalgia,” or knee pain, the Vatican explained in a note.

Pope Francis renews his invitation to set aside 2 March as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace in Ukraine, and decries the "diabolical and perverse logic of weapons" which, he says, is far from the will of God.

The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization launches a competition open to all, for the creation of the Official Logo for the Jubilee 2025. The contest begins on Tuesday, 22 February and ends on Friday, 20 May, 2022.

Pope Francis sends a letter to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation, as the Church begins preparations for the 2025 Jubilee year.

Pope Francis encouraged people to be open to the newness Jesus wants to bring in their daily lives and to cultivate the capacity to wonder.

On the occasion of the World Day for Consecrated Life, 2 February, the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has addressed a letter to the world’s consecrated men and women.