Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis sends condolences for death of controversial German cardinal
Mar 12, 2018 / 11:58 amOn Monday Pope Francis sent condolences for the death of Cardinal Karl Lehmann, the retired archbishop of Mainz, Germany, who died March 11.
Good Friday collection will aid Christians in Middle East
Mar 12, 2018 / 09:22 amAs the Vatican’s annual Good Friday Collection approaches, the head of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches has encouraged people to take pilgrimages to the Holy Land, in addition to supporting the local Christian communities through prayer and monetary assistance.
Students 'hack' away at global problems during Vatican hackathon
Mar 9, 2018 / 13:58 pmA March 8-11 “hacking marathon” at the Vatican is in full swing, with 120 students of different backgrounds, faiths, and disciplines working to “hack” into global social problems in 36 hours of innovative brainstorming.
Pope Francis: We abandon God through sin, but he never abandons us
Mar 9, 2018 / 12:09 pmAt his annual Lenten penitential service on Friday, Pope Francis said that it is not God who abandons us when we sin, but we who separate ourselves from him by choosing to sin, and that no matter what we do, God never stops loving us.
Vatican court charges former IOR president with embezzlement
Mar 5, 2018 / 04:07 amA former president of the Institute of Religious Works - the so-called “Vatican Bank” - and his lawyer have been ordered to stand trial at the Vatican on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.
The soul is God’s temple, not your own, Francis warns
Mar 4, 2018 / 05:03 amLike Jesus cast out the merchants from the temple in Jerusalem, we should drive the desire for personal gain and advantage from our hearts, replacing it with love, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Pope praises work of nurses, recalls the one who saved his life
Mar 3, 2018 / 13:09 pmSpeaking to a group of nurses on Saturday, Pope Francis thanked them for their valuable work and paid a tribute to the Dominican nun who saved his life when he was a young man.
Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church added to liturgical calendar
Mar 3, 2018 / 06:08 amOn Saturday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision that the Church celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as “Mother of the Church” every year on the Monday after Pentecost, as a way to foster Marian piety and the maternal sense of the Church.
Holy See to be 'hacked' by first Vatican hackathon
Mar 2, 2018 / 13:00 pmOn March 8-11, the Vatican will host its first hackathon, VHacks. 120 young adult programmers, graphic designers, project managers, and others from around the world will spend 36 hours “hacking” together over the course of three days.
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to mothers, children at detention home
Mar 2, 2018 / 10:31 amOn Friday, Pope Francis continued his surprise “Mercy Friday” initiative with a visit to a home that keeps children with their mothers, who might otherwise be separated because of imprisonment.
Better formation in discernment is Pope's prayer intention for March
Mar 2, 2018 / 10:22 amIn his prayer video for March, Pope Francis asked for prayers that Christians be better educated to discern between the voices of the “culture of death” and the voice of God, calling them to carry out his mission in the world.
Key abuse charge against Cardinal Pell withdrawn
Mar 2, 2018 / 04:56 amOn Friday, an Australian prosecutor withdrew a charge of abuse against Cardinal George Pell, who is currently undergoing a trial in Australia for accusations of past sexual abuse.
A Catholic 'paradigm shift' would be corruption, not development – Cardinal Muller
Feb 22, 2018 / 13:48 pmThe authentic development of doctrine is about making more explicit the revealed truths of faith, not changing, or “shifting,” Church teaching – and to use this idea to defend an agenda is wrong, Cardinal Gerhard Müller has said.
Pope Francis says Paul VI will be canonized this year
Feb 17, 2018 / 08:53 amDuring his annual Lenten meeting with the priests of Rome last week, Pope Francis confirmed that Blessed Pope Paul VI will be made a saint sometime this year.
Pope reappoints O’Malley to head further work of safeguarding commission
Feb 17, 2018 / 05:10 amOn Saturday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has reconfirmed Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston as head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, also reconfirming seven members and appointing nine new.
Priesthood isn't an assignment – it's a mission, Pope tells seminarians
Feb 16, 2018 / 07:38 amOn Friday Pope Francis met with the community of the Pontifical Maronite College, explaining how their seminary formation isn’t about them or even for them, but for the people they will eventually serve in their parishes and dioceses.
Pope says he prays for those who call him a heretic
Feb 15, 2018 / 12:50 pmPope Francis told Jesuits in Chile last month that he’s willing to have discussions with people who disagree with him, but that when people just shout ‘heretic’, he prays for them instead.
Francis modifies norms for the resignation of bishops
Feb 15, 2018 / 10:22 amOn Thursday Pope Francis tweaked the Church’s policies on bishops and Curial officials reaching the age of retirement, indicating that they should accept what God wants, whether accepting retirement or accepting continued service.
Pope on Ash Wednesday: Lent is the perfect time to 'come home'
Feb 14, 2018 / 09:33 amAt Mass for Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis invited everyone to live the 40 days of Lent as a time to “pause” from things which keep us from virtue and to return home to the loving and merciful embrace of God the Father.
Rocket launch prompts talk of living on Mars – what’s a Catholic to think?
Feb 14, 2018 / 00:41 amA major rocket launch by entrepreneur Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, on Feb. 6 has been hailed as a major step toward cheaper and more frequent spaceflight – and the eventual population of Mars.