Hannah Brockhaus

Hannah Brockhaus

Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency’s senior Vatican correspondent. After growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, she earned a degree in English from Truman State University in Missouri. In 2016, she moved to Rome, Italy, where in her spare time she enjoys reading and going on adventures with her husband and son.

Articles by Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis to elderly: The Church needs your prayers like ‘a deep breath’

Jun 22, 2021 / 08:30 am

The pope released a message ahead of the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly,

Vatican intervenes in proposed ‘anti-homophobia’ law in Italy

Jun 22, 2021 / 04:35 am

The Vatican believes that the law would violate the freedom of the Catholic Church in Italy.

Argentine Bishop Zanchetta ends Vatican job at APSA

Jun 22, 2021 / 03:35 am

A source said that the bishop finished his service around 10 or more days ago.

Cardinal Tobin appointed member of Vatican’s highest court

Jun 21, 2021 / 09:00 am

Pope Francis 12 new members of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Prisoners meet Pope Francis before visiting Vatican Museums

Jun 21, 2021 / 05:05 am

Inmates were accompanied by the prison director, chaplain, and officials.

Gibraltar to hold referendum vote to legalize abortion

Jun 18, 2021 / 06:30 am

The referendum will take place on June 24.

Myanmar military arrest Catholic priest amid crackdown

Jun 18, 2021 / 04:00 am

Fr. Michael Aung Ling was accused of providing food to a civil resistance group.

Religious leaders, scientists to convene at Vatican ahead of climate summit

Jun 17, 2021 / 08:00 am

“Faith and Science: Towards COP26” will take place Oct. 4 at the Vatican

Cardinal: Religious freedom will be Europe’s ‘great problem of the future’

Jun 16, 2021 / 13:00 pm

‘We must be on guard,’ said Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich.

Pope Francis appoints ‘ecclesiastical assistant’ for Vatican communications

Jun 16, 2021 / 09:00 am

Fr. Luigi Maria Epicoco, 40, is the author of more than 20 books.

Pope Francis: On the cross, Jesus prayed for you

Jun 16, 2021 / 05:15 am

The general audience marked the pope’s final catechesis on prayer.

Cardinal Tagle chokes up while recalling grandfather’s migration story

Jun 15, 2021 / 09:00 am

The Vatican cardinal said that visiting refugee camps reminded him of his migrant roots.

Vatican Becciu investigation: Searches carried out at Sardinian diocese, social cooperative

Jun 11, 2021 / 05:50 am

The searches were carried out in Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s former diocese.

Pope Francis: Rigid priests are a manifestation of clericalism

Jun 10, 2021 / 13:00 pm

“Clericalism is a perversion of the priesthood,” the pope told Italian seminarians.

Fr. Thomas Joseph White named first American rector of Angelicum in Rome

Jun 10, 2021 / 08:51 am

The theologian has taught at the pontifical university attended by St. John Paul II since 2018.

Pope Francis declines Cardinal Marx’s resignation

Jun 10, 2021 / 05:40 am

The pope asked the influential German cardinal to continue as archbishop of Munich and Freising.

Pope Francis: Priests, bishops, and married couples ‘co-responsible’ for the family

Jun 9, 2021 / 12:00 pm

The pope sent a video message to a four-day online meeting on his apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia.

Financial watchdog tells Vatican to improve judicial action on crime

Jun 9, 2021 / 10:00 am

The Moneyval report noted improvements to the Vatican’s regulations to fight money laundering.

Cardinal George Pell turns 80, loses right to vote in papal conclave

Jun 8, 2021 / 10:00 am

Cardinal George Pell turned has turned 80 years old, losing his eligibility to vote in a future papal conclave.

Pope Francis to priests: Weakness is a chance for encounter with God

Jun 7, 2021 / 08:06 am

“Strip yourself of your preconceived ideas, your dreams of greatness, your self-affirmation, to put God and people at the center of your daily concerns,” Pope Francis told a group of French priests on Monday.