The country's first-ever woman leader said she had made the change by executive order for International Women's Day, on 8 March.
The morning-after pill was "part of women's reproductive rights, and not abortive", she said on social media.
President Castro, who took office in 2022, has promised to relax Honduras's restrictive reproductive rights laws.
"Today 8 March commemorates women's historic struggle," President Castro tweeted. "I am signing the Executive Order for the universal use of the morning-after pill."
She added: "The World Health Organization determined it is part of women's reproductive rights and not abortive."
Last December, following campaigns from feminist groups, the health ministry approved the use of the pill exclusively for victims of rape.
According to a UN estimate, between 51,000 and 82,000 unsafe abortions are performed in Honduras each year.
Source: www.bbc.com
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