Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Mexican broadcaster: Vatican held back Pope Francis' words on same-sex civil unions in 2019 interview footage
Oct 23, 2020 / 07:50 amA Mexican broadcaster said Thursday that the Vatican held back footage from a 2019 interview that it conducted with Pope Francis, in which the pope called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples. That footage appears in a documentary on Pope Francis released this week, but the Vatican has not yet explained the situation.
Report: Vatican requests evidence in Becciu embezzlement investigation
Oct 23, 2020 / 07:00 amVatican prosecutors have requested evidence from Rome in an ongoing investigation into allegations that Cardinal Angelo Becciu used Secretariat of State funds to help family members, according to an Italian newspaper.
‘The Holy Land changed my life:’ Archbishop Pizzaballa on 30 years in Jerusalem
Oct 22, 2020 / 13:00 pmArchbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa has concluded his four-year mandate as apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
'Francesco' director receives film award in Vatican Gardens
Oct 22, 2020 / 10:22 amThe director of a new documentary about Pope Francis received an Italian film award in a ceremony in the Vatican Gardens on Thursday, amid international controversy over his documentary on the life and ministry of Pope Francis.
Killer of martyred Italian nun: ‘I can have of her only a memory of love’
Oct 22, 2020 / 04:00 amThe three teenage girls who killed Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti 20 years ago attested afterward that while they were stabbing the 60-year-old religious sister to death, she told them she forgave them.
Report: Vatican investigators provide evidence of payments to Italian ‘security consultant’
Oct 21, 2020 / 13:00 pmVatican investigators have evidence that an Italian woman accused of embezzling from the city state was paid by order of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, both while and after he was at the Secretariat of State, according to an Italian news report.
Blessed Carlo Acutis: 41,000 people visited Italian teen’s tomb amid beatification
Oct 20, 2020 / 06:30 amMore than 41,000 people visited Bl. Carlo Acutis’ tomb during the 19-day celebration of the Italian teen’s beatification, according to the Diocese of Assisi.
Pope Francis: God is supreme
Oct 18, 2020 / 04:13 amCatholics, by virtue of their baptism, must affirm to the world God’s primacy in human life and in history, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Becciu 'vigorously' denies interference in Cardinal Pell trial
Oct 18, 2020 / 02:12 amCardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu again denied having interfered in any way with the trial of Cardinal George Pell, after Italian media reported an allegation that Becciu might have wired money to Australia as a bribe during Pell’s trial.
Vatican: Coronavirus case in Pope Francis' residence
Oct 17, 2020 / 05:59 amThe Holy See press office said Saturday a resident of the Vatican hotel where Pope Francis also lives has tested positive for COVID-19.
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish bishop under investigation
Oct 17, 2020 / 04:46 amPope Francis accepted Saturday the resignation of the Bishop of Kalisz in central Poland, Edward Janiak, who is under investigation for his handling of an abuse case.
New Vatican coin depicts 'mother carrying the earth in her womb'
Oct 16, 2020 / 09:15 amA new coin minted by the Vatican City State depicts a woman carrying the earth in her womb. The artist who designed the coin, which commemorates Earth Day, has said the design was his response to the ecological theme he was commissioned to portray.
World Mission Sunday: Catholics urged to support evangelization as pandemic spreads
Oct 16, 2020 / 09:02 amVatican officials invited Catholics to participate in the 2020 World Mission Sunday with increased prayers and financial support, as local Churches around the world continue to face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope Francis to attend interreligious peace event in Rome
Oct 16, 2020 / 06:15 amPope Francis will attend an ecumenical prayer service and an interreligious ceremony for peace in Rome next week, the Vatican announced Friday.
Pope Francis: Family is ‘the first and essential place of education’
Oct 15, 2020 / 09:30 amPope Francis said Thursday that, among other global goals for education, he wants the world “to see in the family the first and essential place of education.”
Vatican court hears charges on first day of priest sex abuse trial
Oct 14, 2020 / 08:01 amAt the first hearing of an abuse trial Wednesday, the Vatican court heard the charges against two Italian priests, one accused of using violence and his authority to commit sexual abuse for a number of years, and the second accused of impeding investigations into the abuse.
DC YouTube priest named bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts
Oct 14, 2020 / 04:36 amPope Francis Wednesday appointed Fr. William “Bill” D. Byrne, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington and the presenter of a popular YouTube series, to lead the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts.
As evaluation ends, Vatican says Moneyval inspection was ‘constructive’
Oct 13, 2020 / 08:00 amMoneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, concluded its two-week on-site inspection of the Holy See and Vatican City on Tuesday, according to a Vatican statement.
Vatican trial for priests accused of abuse and cover-up in Vatican City youth seminary
Oct 13, 2020 / 05:00 amThe Vatican’s criminal court is expected to begin this week the trial of two Italian priests, one accused of sexual abuse at a pre-seminary inside Vatican City, and the second accused of covering up the crime while serving as the seminary’s rector.
Pope Francis to Moneyval: ‘Money must serve, not rule’
Oct 8, 2020 / 08:00 amIn a speech Thursday to Moneyval representatives evaluating the Vatican, Pope Francis emphasized that money should be at the service of man, not the other way around.