Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis: Christ’s wounds shower ‘mercy upon our misery’
Apr 11, 2021 / 05:48 am“His wounds are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery,” Pope Francis said on Divine Mercy Sunday.
Australian Cardinal Edward Cassidy, Vatican official and diplomat, dies at 96
Apr 10, 2021 / 08:26 amThe retired cardinal had been a Vatican nuncio and Holy See official for over 30 years.
Pope Francis sends condolences to Queen Elizabeth for death of Prince Philip
Apr 10, 2021 / 05:30 am"His Holiness commends him to the merciful love of Christ our Redeemer."
Pope Francis recalls nights spent in Eucharistic adoration in his youth
Apr 8, 2021 / 12:00 pmPope Francis has recalled “with emotion” his time spent in Eucharistic adoration in his youth.
Vatican Observatory’s new website a launch pad to show the Catholic Church supports science
Apr 8, 2021 / 05:00 amBr. Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, said that the old website “was hardly ever visited.”
Pope Francis names Green Bay vicar general Fr. Daniel Felton as next bishop of Duluth
Apr 7, 2021 / 06:00 amThe Diocese of Duluth has been without a bishop since the sudden death of Bishop Paul Sirba on Dec. 1, 2019.
American priest reveals communication ‘mix-up’ about end of Vatican job
Apr 6, 2021 / 14:00 pmMsgr. Robert Oliver has said that due to a “mix-up,” he was not told in advance that his service on the Vatican’s safeguarding commission was ending after six years.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s 120th birthday marked with rosary for chastity
Apr 6, 2021 / 05:20 amTo mark the birth of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati 120 years ago today, three Italian groups are inviting Catholics to pray the rosary for the intention of the virtue of chastity.
Pope Francis on Easter: Christ’s wounds are the ‘seal of his love for us’
Apr 4, 2021 / 04:25 amMay those who suffer take refuge in the wounds of Christ, and through them, receive the hope which does not disappoint, Pope Francis prayed on Easter Sunday.
Papal preacher on Good Friday: Political ideologies wound fraternity in the Catholic Church
Apr 2, 2021 / 11:10 amPolitics turned into ideologies have wounded fraternity in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican’s Passion of the Lord liturgy on Good Friday.
Pope Francis visits Vatican vaccination center
Apr 2, 2021 / 04:00 amPope Francis on the morning of Good Friday visited the auditorium where the Vatican is vaccinating 1,200 people in need this week.
Iraqi cardinal: Pope Francis gave $350,000 for poor during Iraq trip
Mar 31, 2021 / 12:00 pmA cardinal has revealed that Pope Francis gave a donation of $350,000 to the Chaldean Catholic Church during his recent visit to Iraq.
Diocese: Priest’s omission of palm blessing in protest over Vatican ruling ‘reprehensible’
Mar 31, 2021 / 07:00 amA Catholic diocese in Italy has said that a priest’s refusal to bless palms on Sunday because of the Vatican’s rejection of blessings for same-sex unions is “reprehensible.”
Catholics asked to support the Holy Land on Good Friday
Mar 29, 2021 / 12:30 pmThe Franciscan friars taking care of the Holy Land sites have asked Catholics for prayers and financial support as they continue to feel the loss of pilgrimages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cardinal Sarah asks Pope Francis to reinstate individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica
Mar 29, 2021 / 08:28 amCardinal Robert Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, after individual Masses were suspended earlier this month in favor of concelebration.
Vatican sanctions two Polish bishops after ‘Vos estis’ investigations
Mar 29, 2021 / 07:30 amThe apostolic nunciature in Poland announced Monday that the Vatican has sanctioned two Polish bishops at the conclusion of canonical inquiries into accusations they were negligent in their handling of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.
Postulator responds to Serbian patriarch’s claims of ‘problematic’ Cardinal Stepinac letters
Mar 26, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe postulator of Bl. Aloysius Stepinac’s canonization cause has responded to claims by the new Serbian Orthodox patriarch that there are “problematic” passages in the cardinal’s letters to Pope Pius XII.
UK judge overturns Vatican request to seize accounts of Italian broker
Mar 26, 2021 / 13:00 pmA judge has reversed the seizure of the accounts of an Italian broker under investigation by the Vatican, saying that Vatican prosecutors withheld and misrepresented information in their request to the U.K. court.
Pope Francis: The Incarnation is the ‘heart and inspiration’ of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Mar 25, 2021 / 10:00 amIn a letter marking the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, Pope Francis has said that the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation is the “true heart and inspiration” of the poet’s Divine Comedy.
Report: Slovenian authorities charge Vatican ‘security consultant’ with money laundering
Mar 24, 2021 / 13:00 pmSlovenian authorities have reportedly filed preliminary charges against Vatican “security consultant” Cecilia Marogna.