Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Vatican diplomat: ‘Pursuit of Truth’ necessary for inter-religious dialogue
Nov 26, 2020 / 05:30 amAt an event in Saudi Arabia this week, a Vatican diplomat emphasized the importance of religious freedom and said that “authentic encounter” among religions can take place only in the context of the “pursuit of Truth.”
Pope Francis encourages Argentine women opposing legal abortion
Nov 25, 2020 / 08:30 amPope Francis has written a note to women in his homeland who asked him to help make known their opposition to a bill to legalize abortion introduced to the legislature by Argentina’s president last week.
World’s oldest bishop dies in Spain at age 104
Nov 25, 2020 / 05:00 amBishop Damián Iguacén Borau, who died Tuesday, was the oldest living Catholic bishop in the world.
Iraqi Christians ‘living with hope’ as stability slowly returns to Nineveh Plains
Nov 24, 2020 / 13:00 pmIraqi Christians are trying to face challenges with strength and hope as they continue to rebuild their lives after the Islamic State invaded in 2014, a Chaldean Catholic priest has said.
Pope Francis advances sainthood causes of priests with early and late vocations
Nov 24, 2020 / 09:00 amPope Francis advanced Tuesday the sainthood causes of several men and women, including two Italian priests of the 20th century -- one who was ordained at age 23 and another who was ordained at 65.
Pope Francis on Christ the King: Make choices with eternity in mind
Nov 22, 2020 / 06:37 amOn Christ the King Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to make choices with eternity in mind, by thinking not about what they want to do, but what is best to do.
World Youth Day cross given to Portuguese youth ahead of international gathering
Nov 22, 2020 / 04:27 amPope Francis offered Mass for the Feast of Christ the King on Sunday, and afterward oversaw the traditional passing of the World Youth Day cross and Marian icon to a delegation from Portugal.
Pope Francis encourages young economists to learn from the poor
Nov 21, 2020 / 14:25 pmIn a video message Saturday, Pope Francis encouraged young economists and entrepreneurs from around the world to bring Jesus to their cities, and to work not only for the poor, but with the poor.
Vatican abuse trial: Priest accused of cover-up says he knew nothing
Nov 20, 2020 / 05:30 amThe Vatican court heard Thursday the questioning of one of the defendants in an ongoing trial of two Italian priests for abuse and cover-up allegedly committed in Vatican City from 2007 to 2012.
‘A simple priest of the Church’: Papal preacher prepares to be made a cardinal
Nov 19, 2020 / 11:00 amFor more than 60 years, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa has preached the Word of God as a priest -- and he plans to continue doing so, even as he prepares to receive the cardinal’s red hat next week.
Vatican bishop: Ethics committee will guide future investments
Nov 19, 2020 / 07:30 amA Vatican bishop said this week that a committee of outside professionals is being created to help keep Holy See investments both ethical and profitable.
Fatima shrine increases charitable outreach even as donations fall by half
Nov 18, 2020 / 14:00 pmIn 2020, the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal has lost scores of pilgrims, and with them, large amounts of revenue, amid coronavirus travel restrictions which have kept foreigners away.
Cardinal Becciu seeks damages over 'groundless' Italian media reports
Nov 18, 2020 / 09:30 amCardinal Angelo Becciu said Wednesday he is taking legal action against an Italian media outlet for publishing “unfounded accusations” against him.
Report: Search finds 600,000 euros in cash at suspended Vatican official’s home
Nov 17, 2020 / 12:00 pmPolice have found hundreds of thousands of euros in cash hidden in two homes of a suspended Vatican official under investigation for corruption, according to Italian media reports.
Ex-chaplain to Pittsburgh Steelers named bishop of Youngstown, Ohio
Nov 17, 2020 / 06:00 amPope Francis Tuesday named Pittsburgh priest Fr. David J. Bonnar the next bishop of Youngstown, Ohio.
Exorcisms and the popes: Stories from inside the Vatican
Nov 16, 2020 / 14:17 pmIt is a core tenet of the Catholic faith that demons are real, and as said in the St. Michael prayer, that they “prowl about the earth seeking the ruin of souls.”
Vatican appoints president of foundation overseeing scandal-ridden Italian hospital
Nov 12, 2020 / 14:00 pmThe Vatican announced Thursday that it had appointed an interim president of the foundation which owns and operates a scandal-ridden dermatological hospital in Rome.
Pope Francis calls to check on Italian cardinal in coronavirus ICU
Nov 12, 2020 / 07:30 amPope Francis made a phone call this week to check in on an Italian cardinal who is in a serious condition as he battles COVID-19 after more than a week in intensive care.
Former nuncio absent for sexual assault trial in Paris
Nov 11, 2020 / 05:00 amA sexual assault trial against Archbishop Luigi Ventura was held Tuesday in Paris, despite the absence of the former apostolic nuncio to France, who was excused by a doctor’s note.
McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick's career and decades of sexual misconduct
Nov 10, 2020 / 06:01 amThe Vatican’s Secretariat of State published Tuesday a report on Theodore McCarrick, saying that the Holy See had received inaccurate information about McCarrick from three New Jersey bishops prior to McCarrick’s appointment as archbishop of Washington.