Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
The Holy Spirit came as fire, not a schedule, Pope Francis tells Catholic charity
May 23, 2019 / 10:05 amPope Francis Thursday condemned an exaggerated focus on plans and agendas which do not leave room for the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit.
Italy's fledgling pro-life movement finds inspiration in US abortion fight
May 22, 2019 / 12:01 pmThe Italian March for Life was held Saturday as thousands of people from Italy and around the world rallied and marched one mile through the center of Rome to protest legal abortion and to support the pro-life cause.
Investigative authority continues to fight misuse of Vatican financial entities
May 22, 2019 / 10:49 amThe Vatican's Financial Information Authority said in their annual report Tuesday that they continue to catch cases of fraud involving the city state's financial institutions, including a case of money laundering.
Severely disabled French man taken off, returned to life support
May 21, 2019 / 05:09 amA severely disabled French man, who has been artificially fed and hydrated in a hospital in northeastern France for over 10 years, was taken off life support Monday, before the hospital was ordered by a French court to return the support.
Pope: Christ's love helps us love those 'on the other side'
May 19, 2019 / 04:56 amThe boundless love with which Jesus Christ loves each and every person is the same love Catholics are compelled to show their “enemies,” Pope Francis said Sunday.
Pope Francis: Wasting food shows a lack of concern for others
May 18, 2019 / 09:16 amIn a meeting with members of the Federation of European Food Banks Saturday, Pope Francis warned against food waste, which he said shows a lack of concern for others.
Humility should be the foundation of media work, pope tells journalists
May 18, 2019 / 06:08 amPope Francis told journalists Saturday that their profession has a great responsibility, the foundation of which should be humility.
After investigation, former CDF official won’t be tried on misconduct charges
May 16, 2019 / 10:23 amA Vatican court has decided not to initiate canonical charges against a former Vatican official, after an investigation into allegations he made sexual advances toward a woman in the confessional several years ago.
This chemist will be the first beatified Opus Dei numerary
May 16, 2019 / 08:58 amOn May 18 in Madrid, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landazuri, a laywoman, will become the first numerary of Opus Dei to be beatified. A chemist, university teacher, and close associate of St. Josemaría Escrivá, she was known for her strong character, big heart, and cheerfulness.
Pope Francis names Bishop Baldacchino to lead Las Cruces diocese
May 15, 2019 / 03:03 amPope Francis Wednesday appointed Bishop Peter Baldacchino to head the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico – making him the first diocesan bishop associated with the Neocatechumenal Way to serve in a mainland U.S. diocese.
Woman who served Brazil’s poorest to be canonized
May 14, 2019 / 05:53 amPope Francis Tuesday gave his approval for eight sainthood causes to proceed, including that of Bl. Dulce Lopes Pontes, a 20th-century religious sister who served Brazil’s poor.
Pope permits pilgrimages to Medjugorje as apparitions continue to be studied
May 12, 2019 / 06:46 amPope Francis has given the green light for Catholics to organize pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a site of alleged Marian apparitions, though the Church has not yet given a verdict on the apparitions' authenticity.
Confused about life? Listen to the Good Shepherd, Pope Francis advises
May 12, 2019 / 06:05 amOn Sunday, Pope Francis advised listening to and speaking with Christ the Good Shepherd in prayer, so that one can be guided on the right paths of life.
Pope Francis invites young economists, entrepreneurs to Italy in 2020
May 11, 2019 / 10:04 amPope Francis has personally invited young economists and entrepreneurs to join him in Assisi, Italy, in 2020, to discuss how to bring the culture of life and care for the common good to the global economy.
Dominican scholar: Church crisis calls for renewal of Catholic teaching on freedom
May 9, 2019 / 09:57 amAccording to a Dominican scholar, the crisis of priestly fidelity is connected to a new cultural conception of human freedom – and the solution will require re-embracing the Church’s view of freedom as something which points to God.
Pope Francis issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious
May 9, 2019 / 03:01 amNew Vatican norms for the Church’s handling of sex abuse, issued Thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity through the misuse of authority in the same criminal category as abuse of minors and vulnerable adults.
The world needs new evangelizers, Pope Francis says
May 8, 2019 / 02:56 amLike Saints Cyril and Methodius shared the Gospel with the Slavic people in the 9th century, today the world is still in need of Christian evangelization, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, arrives in Canada
May 8, 2019 / 02:11 amAsia Bibi, the Catholic wife and mother who spent 9 years on death row on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, has left the country and arrived safely in Canada.
Hunger for God, feed the poor, Pope Francis urges Macedonian Catholics
May 7, 2019 / 03:17 amFollowing the example of St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata, hunger for Jesus, partake in the Bread of Life, and then feed Jesus hidden in the poor, Pope Francis said in North Macedonia on Tuesday.
The parish should be 'a home with open doors,' Francis tells Catholics in Bulgaria
May 6, 2019 / 06:55 amThe parish should be at the center of the community, a place where God’s presence is felt and hope and love are shared with the world, Pope Francis told Catholics in Bulgaria, Monday.