Papal Foundation Archives

Hope and mercy needed to combat indifference, pope tells foundation

May 10, 2019

In a world marked by violence, conflict as well as material and spiritual poverty, men and women need the Gospel message of hope, Pope Francis told members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Cardinal O’Malley elected chairman of Papal Foundation

Nov 7, 2018

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has been elected chairman of the Papal Foundation’s board of trustees.

By Hannah Brockhaus

How obscure Italian hospital became the eye of a global storm

Sep 20, 2018

Against all odds, an obscure dermatological institute in Rome has become a lightning rod for tensions inside the Vatican, inside the U.S. Catholic Church, and between Rome and America.

By Claire Giangravè

U.S. Papal Foundation announces period of reflection, re-evaluation

Mar 26, 2018

After disagreement over funding a $25 million grant request from the Vatican was leaked to the press, the leadership of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation has called for a period of reflection and “a re-evaluation of its mission, its approach to grant giving and its relationship with the Holy See.”

By Cindy Wooden

U.S. donors balk at pope’s request for $25M for Rome hospital

Feb 24, 2018

The Vatican is facing another financial headache after donors to a major U.S. Catholic foundation balked at a request from Pope Francis to foot a $25 million loan to a scandal-plagued Rome hospital.

By Nicole Winfield

Pope thanks charity for generous service to the Church

Apr 28, 2017

The pope thanked the U.S.-based Papal Foundation charity for their “desire to assist the Church’s efforts to proclaim that message of hope to the ends of the earth and to work for the spiritual and material advancement of our brothers and sisters throughout the world, especially in developing countries.”

By Hannah Brockhaus