Pope Francis Archives

Did Pope Francis Say This About ‘Rivers Drinking Their Own Water’?

The quote has been online longer than Francis has been pope. A version of it...

Russian Patriarch Scrubs Meeting Where He Was to Meet Pope

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has canceled his planned attendance at an interfaith...

Pope Apologizes for ‘Devastating’ School Abuses in Canada

Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “devastating” policy of Indigenous...

Pope Orders Online Release of WWII-Era Pius XII Jewish Files

The documentation contains 2,700 files of requests for Vatican help from Jewish groups and families,...

Pope Blasts Russian ‘Cruelty,’ Lauds Ukrainian ‘Heroism’

Pope Francis has blasted the “ferocity and cruelty” of Russian troops in Ukraine while praising...

Pope’s Recipe to Heal His Painful Knee? A Shot of Tequila

Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane and physical therapy to help heal Pope Francis' bad...

Pope Offers to Meet Putin, Still Waiting to Hear Back

Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper he had offered to travel to Moscow to meet...

Pope Begs Forgiveness of Indigenous for Canada School Abuses

Pope Francis apologized and begged forgiveness for the “deplorable” abuses suffered by Indigenous Peoples in...

Canada Indigenous Tell Pope of Abuses at Residential Schools

Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools met with Pope...

Pope Francis on Pets Over Kids: Full Transcript and Video

Here is the full transcript and the video of Pope Francis' remarks on adoption, children,...

Pope Francis Disappears on Live TV, Explained

A video showed the pope go poof. Here's what happened.

Biden’s Vatican Meeting with Pope Francis Runs into Overtime

Declaring it’s “good to be back,” President Joe Biden opened a five-day European trip with...