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July 4, 2021

Pope Francis goes to Rome hospital for intestinal surgery

The Vatican says Pope Francis has gone to a Rome hospital for scheduled surgery for a stenosis, or restriction, of the large intestine.

June 28, 2021

Pope voices 'affection' for Americans as he meets Blinken

Pope Francis on Monday voiced affection for the American people as he met at length with the U.S. secretary of state, the Vatican said, without indicating whether the two discussed the sharp divide among U.S. bishops over giving Holy Communion to politicians supporting abortion rights like President Joe Biden.

June 23, 2021

Vatican protests Italy's anti-homophobia law in rare public intervention: 'An unprecedented act'

The Vatican took the rare step of voicing a public objection that a proposed law to criminalize homophobia in Italy would threaten "freedom of thought." 

June 21, 2021

New York Times slammed for claiming Pope Francis 'liberal,' Catholic Church split by politics

Critics slammed The New York Times for a piece claiming Pope Francis was "liberal" and that the Catholic Church was being further polarized by a conservative movement at odds with Vatican leadership.

June 17, 2021

Pope Francis advocates for organization of workers' unions

Pope Francis is championing the right of all workers to unionize, as economic activity is poised to increase when the pandemic threat eases.

June 1, 2021

Vatican law criminalizes sexual abuse of adults by priests, laity

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.

May 30, 2021

Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician

The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that most of the blame fell on a service technician who intentionally disabled the car's emergency brake because it kept locking spontaneously.

May 26, 2021

Pope kisses hand of Auschwitz survivor

Pope Francis kissed the tattoo of an Auschwitz survivor during a general audience Wednesday.

May 25, 2021

Pope mourns Italy cable car dead, prays for 'little Eitan'

Pope Francis offered prayers Tuesday for "little Eitan," the lone survivor of a cable car disaster in northern Italy that left 14 people dead when the lead cable snapped and the emergency brake failed to engage.

May 17, 2021

Pope taps fellow Jesuit to lead sensitive Hong Kong church

Pope Francis on Monday named a new bishop for Hong Kong, tapping the head of his own Jesuit order in the region, the Rev. P. Stephen Chow Sau-Yan, for the politically sensitive position.