Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pennsylvania lawmaker speaks at abuse victim rally in Rome
Feb 23, 2019 / 06:42 amPennsylvania State Rep. Mark Rozzi spoke during a rally held by victim advocacy groups in Rome’s city center Saturday, saying he is pushing for “zero-tolerance” for clerical abusers and cover up.
Pope proposes 21 'reflection points' for discussion at abuse summit
Feb 21, 2019 / 11:56 amPope Francis on Thursday gave participants in a Vatican summit on protection of minors in the Church a list of nearly two dozen discussion points for actions Catholic Church leaders could potentially take in the follow-up to the meeting.
Francis opens abuse summit with call for 'concrete measures'
Feb 21, 2019 / 04:20 amAt the start of the Vatican’s sex abuse summit Thursday, Pope Francis pointed to expectations for the meeting to produce responsibility and concrete action, not just denunciations of abuse.
In private meeting, victims tell leaders of abuse summit: 'We want action'
Feb 20, 2019 / 15:10 pmAbout a dozen victims of clergy sexual abuse met Wednesday with the organizing committee of the Vatican sex abuse summit, expressing their desire that the week’s meeting yield action on the part of Church leaders.
Only God loves perfectly, Pope Francis says
Feb 20, 2019 / 04:09 amDespite the best efforts of human beings, it is only God the Father who will never fall short in loving his children, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
Religious superiors voice shame over child abuse failings
Feb 19, 2019 / 11:08 amSuperiors general of men’s and women’s religious communities expressed sorrow Tuesday for sexual abuse committed within religious congregations and orders ahead of a Vatican meeting on child sex abuse.
Pope Francis asks for prayers ahead of Vatican abuse summit
Feb 17, 2019 / 04:46 amPope Francis Sunday asked for prayers for a meeting of the presidents of bishops’ conferences around the world slated to take place later this week.
McCarrick laicized by Pope Francis
Feb 16, 2019 / 01:41 amPope Francis and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ordered this week the laicization of Theodore McCarrick, a former cardinal and archbishop emeritus of Washington, and a once powerful figure in ecclesiastical, diplomatic, and political circles in the U.S. and around the world.
Vatican ambassador under investigation for sexual assault
Feb 15, 2019 / 08:26 amBishop Luigi Ventura, apostolic nuncio to France since 2009 and a long-time Vatican diplomat, is under investigation for alleged sexual assault.
Liturgy is not 'styles, recipes, trends,' pope tells Divine Worship congregation
Feb 14, 2019 / 11:13 amThe liturgy, Pope Francis said Thursday, cannot be reduced to a matter of taste, becoming the subject of ideological polarization, because it is a primary way Catholics encounter the Lord.
Pope Francis names Cardinal Kevin Farrell camerlengo
Feb 14, 2019 / 05:41 amPope Francis Thursday nominated a new camerlengo, Irish-American Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, and a former bishop of Dallas.
Pope Francis approves canonization of John Henry Newman
Feb 13, 2019 / 03:32 amPope Francis Wednesday approved the canonization of Bl. John Henry Newman, a Roman Catholic cardinal, scholar, and founder of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in England.
Treat inmates with compassion, Pope Francis urges prison staff
Feb 7, 2019 / 09:24 amOften spaces of suffering, prisons should be places of hope and the possibility of redemption, Pope Francis told prison personnel Thursday, urging them to have compassion on the ‘wounds’ of their imprisoned brothers and sisters.
Pope says UAE trip was 'new page' in dialogue between Christians, Muslims
Feb 6, 2019 / 03:23 amPope Francis said Wednesday that his recent trip to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates was a step forward in Catholic-Muslim dialogue and promoting peace among religions.
Justice and peace are inseparable, Pope Francis says in UAE
Feb 4, 2019 / 10:35 amIn an interreligious meeting in Abu Dhabi Monday, Pope Francis said that for peace to flourish among religions, there must be justice, and respect for human dignity and freedom.
Pope Francis appeals for Yemen's starving children
Feb 3, 2019 / 05:28 amDuring the Angelus Sunday, Pope Francis urged people to think of and pray for the many people in Yemen, especially children, who are starving to death in the war.
Choose every day to follow Jesus, Pope Francis says on Candlemas
Feb 2, 2019 / 10:34 amTo follow Christ is a choice which must be made day in and day out, Pope Francis said Saturday, explaining that to know the Lord means meeting him in one's daily life.
Pope Francis: healthcare should be 'at the service of life'
Feb 1, 2019 / 11:18 amPope Francis said Friday that health centers should always be places of life, where the sick and suffering are cared for both physically and spiritually.
Pope Francis says he loves to pray the Way of the Cross
Jan 30, 2019 / 04:12 amEveryone should pray the Stations of the Cross, Pope Francis said Wednesday, revealing that he always has with him a pocket-size book of “Via Crucis” meditations to pray with when he has a spare moment.
Court dismisses challenge to Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal
Jan 29, 2019 / 05:07 amA petition to overturn last year’s acquittal of blasphemy charges against Catholic wife and mother Asia Bibi was dismissed by Pakistan’s Supreme Court Tuesday.