Pope Francis

Pope Francis Once Said 'All Religions Are Paths to God'

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 11, 2024

Popular evangelists shared the quote online.

Pope Francis Presented Nativity Scene Featuring Baby Jesus Wrapped in Kaffiyeh Scarf

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 9, 2024

The 2024 Nativity of Bethlehem, displayed in the Vatican, was designed by two Palestinian artists.

Pope Francis Said Rejecting Migrants Is a 'Grave Sin'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 30, 2024

The pope criticized the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe.

Pelosi Once Took Communion at Vatican Despite SF Archbishop Denying Her Sacrament?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 14, 2024

Posts online claimed San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone denied Nancy Pelosi communion ...

Did Pope Francis Say 'Eat Whatever You Want For Easter'?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 18, 2024

Holding with long-standing tradition, the pope released a message commemorating the beginning of ...

Is This Real Footage of Pope Francis with Circus Performers?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 5, 2023

Stranger things have happened.

Did Pope Francis Call Transgender People 'Children of God'?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 23, 2023

Fire up Google Translate for this fact check.

Did Pope Francis Meet With Bill Clinton and Alexander Soros?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

July 10, 2023

"BREAKING Pope Francis has met with both Bill Clinton and Alex Soros in the Vatican," a tweet po ...

Does Video Show Biden Confusing Pope Francis for a Famous Black Baseball Player?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

July 5, 2023

The viral clip was taken from a longer video documenting an encounter between Biden and Francis ...

Do Photos Show Pope Francis Meeting with 'Satanic Priests'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

April 12, 2023

There's a reason The New York Times described Pope Francis as "the star of A.I.-generated photos."

This Is Not a Real Photo of the Pope in a Puffy Coat

Written by: David Emery

March 26, 2023

We will soon be drowning in AI-generated deepfake images.

Did Pope Francis Really Tweet This Praise of the Middle Finger?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Feb. 2, 2023

Twitter got a taste of the bird through papal musings.

Did Pope Francis Say 'Being Homosexual Is Not a Crime'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 25, 2023

In an interview with The Associated Press, Pope Francis said God loves all his children as they are.

Did Pope Francis Prevent People from Kissing His Ring?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 27, 2019

With so many well-done fake videos of the pope, it can be difficult to tell which ones are real.

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

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 23, 2022

The quote has been online longer than Francis has been pope. A version of it even made it into a ...

Pope Francis on Pets Over Kids: Full Transcript and Video

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 6, 2022

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

Pope Francis Disappears on Live TV, Explained

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 3, 2021

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

Did Pope Francis Offer This COVID-19 Vaccine Prayer?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 12, 2021

A sacrilegious hoax was making its way around the internet.

Did Pope Francis Say 'Exposing Pedophile Priests Is Satan's Work'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Sept. 13, 2018

A disreputable web site chose to over-simplify and sensationalize a real homily delivered by the ...

Was Pope Francis 'Found Guilty' of Child Trafficking and Murder?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

June 8, 2018

A blog devoted to the roundly-debunked "Pizzagate" story reprinted an equally false post from 20 ...