Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
At Synod on Synodality, pope says Church needs new ways for bishops to be ‘synodal’
Oct 2, 2024 / 14:05 pm“Never can a bishop, or any other Christian, think of himself ‘without others,’” Pope Francis said Wednesday at the first meeting of the 2024 Synod on Synodality.
Pope Francis appoints priest who serves disadvantaged youth to Vatican evangelization office
Oct 1, 2024 / 11:50 amFather Samuele Sangalli has a license in philosophy and also studied educational sciences, which he has put to use as president of the Sinderesi Foundation.
Pope Francis steers delicate course on women, the Church, and the Synod on Synodality 2024
Oct 1, 2024 / 10:00 amOn Oct. 2, Pope Francis will open the second session of the Synod on Synodality, the last part of the “discernment” phase of the process begun in 2021.
In Belgium, Pope Francis gives strong warning over scandal of abuse, cover-up
Sep 29, 2024 / 08:15 amThe Holy Father urged the Belgian bishops to bring the evil of abuse to light and not to cover up abuse.
In a secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelize Europe
Sep 26, 2024 / 13:45 pmBefore flying to the neighboring country of Belgium on the afternoon of Sept. 26, the 87-year-old pope spent one day visiting the tiny but wealthy Luxembourg.
Pope Francis to young economists: ‘Love is the first and greatest factor of change’
Sep 25, 2024 / 15:10 pmPope Francis on Wednesday met with participants of the annual Economy of Francesco gathering as the movement launched a permanent foundation.
Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of Iran coal mine explosion
Sep 25, 2024 / 09:50 amPope Francis said Wednesday he is praying for the dozens of victims of a deadly coal mine explosion in Tabas, Iran, that happened last Saturday.
Pope Francis condemns pornography as ‘a language of the devil’
Sep 25, 2024 / 05:55 amPope Francis spoke about pornography and how to avoid the devil’s temptation to sin via the internet during his 500th general audience.
Pope Francis offered asylum to Myanmar’s imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Sep 24, 2024 / 12:55 pmPope Francis has offered the Vatican as a place of refuge for Myanmar’s imprisoned prime minister, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Vatican reveals theme for World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea
Sep 24, 2024 / 12:25 pmThe Vatican on Tuesday unveiled the theme of the next international World Youth Day, which will be in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027.
Pope Francis names consultants to Vatican doctrine office, including controversial theologian
Sep 23, 2024 / 11:45 amPope Francis has named 28 new consultors to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, including controversial moral theologian Father Maurizio Chiodi.
Pope Francis cancels meetings for ‘mild flu-like condition’
Sep 23, 2024 / 05:00 amThe Vatican shared written copies of Pope Francis’ messages on AI and Christmas, as meetings with the 87-year-old pope were canceled Monday for a mild flu.
Pope Francis: ‘True power is taking care of the weakest’
Sep 22, 2024 / 09:25 amIn his Angelus message at the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis said: “True power is taking care of the weakest; that makes you great.”
Vatican to work with Italian authorities to prosecute source of leaks
Sep 19, 2024 / 11:36 amThe Vatican is cooperating with Italian prosecutors on an investigation into the leaking of financial information related to the major finance trial that ended last year.
Vatican approves devotion at Medjugorje while not pronouncing on authenticity of ‘alleged messages’
Sep 19, 2024 / 09:23 amThe Vatican has approved Marian devotion at Medjugorje without pronouncing on the authenticity of alleged apparitions, emphasizing positive spiritual fruits.
What has the Catholic Church said about Medjugorje? A timeline
Sep 18, 2024 / 12:50 pmThe head of the Vatican’s doctrine office will hold a press conference Thursday about the “spiritual experience” at the Marian site, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis: Diverse religious identities are ‘a gift from God’
Sep 17, 2024 / 10:50 am“Contemplate the diversity of your traditions as a wealth, a wealth willed by God,” the pope told young adults gathered for Mediterranean Encounters 2024.
Robert Bellarmine, the saint who defended the Church with charity
Sep 17, 2024 / 04:00 amThe Church on Sept. 17 celebrates St. Robert Bellarmine, a Jesuit and a cardinal who used his incredible intellect to defend Catholic teaching,
Here’s what will be new at the Synod on Synodality part 2
Sep 16, 2024 / 16:15 pmThe 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will begin Oct. 2–27 in Rome, the second part of the Synod on Synodality.
Pope Francis urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine
Sep 15, 2024 / 09:36 amPope Francis on Sunday urged the release of the remaining Hamas hostages as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others.