Vatican News

Vatican names Filipino boy who died at 17 Servant of God

June 4, 2019

MANILA, Philippines -- A Filipino teenager who died could be on his way to sainthood after the Vatican declared him a Servant of God, the first step in the process toward sainthood.

Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from Romania

June 3, 2019

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (CNA) - Please read below for CNA's full transcript of the pope's June 2 in-flight press conference from Sibiu, Romania to Rome:

Universal and local: Church law responds to local law, culture

May 30, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church has universal laws valid around the globe, but many of those laws -- including on handling allegations of abuse -- must be further refined on a local level to respond to national laws and cultures.

Ahead of visit, Pope Francis calls on Romania to remember legacy of martyrs

May 29, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he hopes his visit to Romania will strengthen the bonds of faith that unite Orthodox and Catholics in the country.

‘Urgent’ action needed on climate change, says pontiff

May 28, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- If the world is to win the fight against climate change, its leaders must stop profiting from fossil fuels that threaten the survival and well-being of the planet and its inhabitants, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis appoints new head of Vatican’s interreligious dialogue

May 27, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- Pope Francis appointed Spanish Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot Saturday as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Pope Francis laments exclusion of migrants as a red flag of society in moral decline

May 27, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Being indifferent to or excluding migrants is a sign of a deteriorating morality that will soon spread and risk marginalizing everyone who fails to fit in, Pope Francis said.

Prenatal diagnosis of illness is no excuse for abortion, Pope Francis says

May 27, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- "Abortion is never the answer" to couples seeking a way to deal with a prenatal diagnosis of serious illness or disability, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis releases new universal law on abuse reporting

May 24, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' latest effort to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable came in the form of a new universal law, "Vos estis lux mundi" ("You are the light of the world"), which takes effect June 1.

Pope Francis tells new ambassadors to foster brotherhood, solidarity

May 23, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Nations, like individuals, have a "solemn duty" to care for the poor and to work together to promote development, Pope Francis told a group of ambassadors beginning their service at the Vatican.