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Francis X. Rocca

Francis X. Rocca

Francis X. Rocca is senior Vatican analyst for EWTN News. He has covered the Vatican since 2007, most recently for The Wall Street Journal, where he also reported on global religion. He has written for Time, The Times Literary Supplement and The Atlantic, among other publications. Rocca is the director of a documentary film, “Voices of Vatican II: Participants Recall the Council.”

Ferrara, Italy resident Davide Andreoli and his family visit St. Peter's Square for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, Monday, April 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Approves New Measures to Include People with Disabilities in Vatican Workforce

The updated regulations require Vatican offices to welcome and support employees with disabilities, including by providing accommodations where needed.

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, at the Vatican on September 13, 2025. / Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, at the Vatican on September 13, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV Urges Theologians to Defend Creation and Human Dignity in Artificial Intelligence Age

Citing the examples of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, he said the great masters of the past modeled a...

The pope told the political leaders that “natural law, which is universally valid apart from and above other more debatable beliefs, constitutes the compass by which to take our bearings in legislating and acting." / Credit: Vatican Media

Artificial Intelligence Should Serve Human Beings, Not Replace Them: Pope Leo XIV to Political Leaders

Pope Leo urged political leaders from around the world to promote the common good, warning especially of the threat to...

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on May 8, 2025 wearing the traditional garb for a new pope, a red mozzetta and a stole over a white rochet and his new white cassock. (photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN)

Pope Leo XIV’s Countercultural Past and Clues for the Future

Since the papal conclave elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, many have been watching intently for clues as...

Pope Francis has had a full schedule these 365 days. Above, he joins the poor for lunch on November 17. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

The Vatican in 2024: A Year of Global Outreach and Strategic Ambiguity

Highlights of the year included Pope Francis’ longest trip, an 11-day journey through Asia and Oceania; the conclusion of the...