Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pope sends condolences to victims of tragedies in Laos and Greece
Jul 24, 2018 / 09:22 amPope Francis Tuesday sent his condolences to victims of wildfires in Greece and flooding caused by the collapse of a hydroelectric dam in southeast Laos, expressing his “heartfelt solidarity” with those affected.
CDF laicizes Ecuadorian priest for abuse of minors
Jul 23, 2018 / 10:00 amAn Ecuadorian priest accused of the sexual abuse and possible torture of minors was dismissed from the clerical state by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Archdiocese of Guayaquil announced Monday.
Apostolic visitor to Medjugorje begins pastoral mandate
Jul 23, 2018 / 09:25 amThe Vatican’s apostolic visitor to Medjugorje, appointed by the pope to oversee the pastoral needs at the site of alleged Marian apparitions, began his mandate Sunday.
Do you want to grow in love? Keep Jesus close, pope says
Jul 22, 2018 / 05:17 amA Christian can stay on the right path to Heaven, and grow in love for God and his neighbor, only by keeping close to Christ and his love, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Honduran auxiliary bishop accused of sexual misconduct resigns
Jul 20, 2018 / 05:03 amPope Francis has accepted the resignation of Juan José Pineda, auxiliary bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, following a Vatican investigation into accusations of financial mismanagement and sexual misconduct against seminarians.
The hospital on a hill: Padre Pio's earthly work
Jul 20, 2018 / 02:04 amOn a hill overlooking the quiet, southern Italian town of San Giovanni Rotondo sits a state-of-the-art private hospital and research center built by one of the 20th century’s most beloved saints, Pio of Pietrelcina.
19th-century Italian teen to be canonized during youth Synod
Jul 19, 2018 / 09:01 amBl. Nunzio Sulprizio, who died at the age of 19 from bone cancer, will be declared a saint Oct. 14 during the Synod of Bishops on young people, faith, and vocational discernment, Pope Francis announced Thursday.
A good Catholic proclaims the Gospel, Pope Francis says
Jul 15, 2018 / 04:57 amBy virtue of their Baptism, every Catholic is called to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ – a mission which cannot be separated from the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Ex-chancellor of Chilean archdiocese arrested for child sex abuse
Jul 13, 2018 / 08:38 amA priest who served in the chancery of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile for 15 years was arrested by local authorities Thursday on accusations of sexual abuse of minors and of the cover-up of abuse.
New Mexico bishop made coadjutor of San Jose
Jul 11, 2018 / 04:57 amThe Vatican announced Wednesday Pope Francis' appointment of Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las Cruces, New Mexico to be coadjutor bishop of San Jose, California.
Pope Francis prays for Japan amid deadly flooding
Jul 9, 2018 / 08:46 amPope Francis sent his prayers and condolences to Japan Monday following the death of at least 119 people in some of the worst flooding and landslides the country has seen in decades.
The world needs a change of heart on environmental issues, pope says
Jul 6, 2018 / 05:54 amChristians have an important role to play in helping people have a change of heart and mind regarding responsible protection of the earth, Pope Francis said Friday.
Vatican publishes norms on consecrated virgins
Jul 4, 2018 / 09:50 amAlmost 50 years after the Church published the new Rite of Consecrated Virginity, the Vatican has issued an instruction on the state of life, its discipline, and the responsibilities of diocesan bishops toward the vocation of consecrated virgins.
Bari archbishop says papal visit will focus on ecumenism
Jul 2, 2018 / 08:48 amPope Francis’ visit to Bari this Saturday to pray for peace in the Middle East will have a strong ecumenical focus, the city's archbishop has said.
Pope Francis: Fear sin, not death
Jul 1, 2018 / 04:40 amCatholics have no reason to fear death, because Christ the Lord has power over death; instead, they should fear sin, which hardens and kills the soul, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Belief in Christ cannot be reduced to a formula, Pope Francis says
Jun 29, 2018 / 04:39 amThe ability to know and have a relationship with the living Christ is both a mystery and a grace, something which Christians understand interiorly, not through mathematical proofs, Pope Francis said Friday.
The highest honor is to serve God's people, Francis tells new cardinals
Jun 28, 2018 / 08:50 amAt a ceremony for the creation of 14 cardinals Thursday, Pope Francis said the best promotion a person can receive is to serve the person of Christ as seen in the least of his people.
Patriarch Sako will be Chaldean Catholics' first voting cardinal
Jun 27, 2018 / 13:13 pmReferencing being nominated a cardinal, sometimes called “princes of the Church,” Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako of Babylon said he thinks of himself only as a father, pastor, and servant.
To follow God's law, begin with gratitude, Pope Francis says
Jun 27, 2018 / 03:26 amObedience to God’s commandments should flow from a personal relationship with the Father and from a place of gratitude for the good things he has done in one’s life, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
Shreveport bishop chosen to lead Baton Rouge diocese
Jun 26, 2018 / 06:11 amThe Vatican announced Tuesday Pope Francis' appointment of Bishop Michael Gerard Duca, of the northern Louisiana diocese of Shreveport, to be the newest bishop of Baton Rouge.