Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis welcomes program to spiritually adopt a struggling teen
May 10, 2023 / 10:45 amThe online initiative was started after a Polish couple learned about the rates of depression — and suicide attempts — among adolescents.
Pope Francis holds general audience with Tawadros II
May 10, 2023 / 04:15 amIn a change from the usual pattern of Pope Francis’ weekly public audience, the two leaders sat together on the platform in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis, Tawadros II to mark 50 years of renewed Catholic-Coptic Orthodox relations
May 9, 2023 / 12:50 pmThe head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II, will celebrate a liturgy in the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday.
Pope Francis says traditional Latin Mass was being used in an ideological way
May 9, 2023 / 12:20 pmThe pope spoke about the Latin Mass in a private conversation with Jesuits on the second day of his April 28–30 trip to Budapest, Hungary.
6 things to know about the Swiss Guard and its swearing-in ceremony
May 6, 2023 / 13:00 pmA group of new Swiss Guard recruits officially joined the ranks after swearing to “faithfully, loyally and honorably serve the reigning Pontiff.”
Pope Francis invites child protection group to have ‘a spirituality of reparation’
May 5, 2023 / 09:15 am“The sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its poor handling by Church leaders has been one of the greatest challenges for the Church in our time,” Francis said.
Vatican’s new bishops’ prefect shares his ‘portrait of a bishop’
May 5, 2023 / 07:50 amA bishop should nurture closeness to Christ, share the beauty of the faith, use social media wisely, and have a universal vision, Archbishop Robert Prevost said.
Order of Malta elects Canadian lawyer as 81st grand master
May 4, 2023 / 10:00 amThe Order of Malta this week elected Fra’ John Dunlap as prince and 81st grand master of the Order of Malta.
‘See you in Lisbon,’ Pope Francis shares message 3 months before World Youth Day 2023
May 4, 2023 / 07:00 amThe message was published on May 4, just under three months before the Aug. 1-6 international gathering.
Vatican to send representative of Pope Francis to British coronation
May 4, 2023 / 03:04 amCardinal Pietro Parolin will join other high-ranking guests at the ceremony, including world leaders, representatives of European monarchies, and royal families.
Italian foundation aims to preserve and share Catholic audiovisual heritage
May 3, 2023 / 13:00 pmThe MAC Foundation is working to create a digital library that will be “a single online access point” for historic archives related to Catholicism.
Pope Francis greets Russian Orthodox metropolitan after audience
May 3, 2023 / 06:15 amThe brief encounter in St. Peter’s Square with Metropolitan Anthony took place days after the pope said secret peace talks were underway to end the Ukraine war.
Pope Francis: Freedom is under threat in Europe
May 3, 2023 / 02:21 amPope Francis spoke about Europe, its roots, and the problem of consumerism during his weekly audience with the public May 3.
Pope Francis praises NFP method as ‘valuable tool’ for married couples
May 2, 2023 / 08:30 amPope Francis said the Billings method has spurred “a serious reflection” on “the need for education in the value of the human body.”
Pope Francis says he did not lose consciousness before hospitalization in March
Apr 30, 2023 / 14:00 pmAsked about his health during the in-flight press conference, the 86-year-old pope said he felt bad on March 29 and went to lie down instead of eating lunch.
Pope Francis warns of technological domination, threat to human ecology at university in Hungary
Apr 30, 2023 / 09:30 amThe pope also spoke about the false freedoms offered by both communism and consumerism, and encouraged people to seek out Christ’s truth.
Ukraine’s prime minister asks Pope Francis to help bring back children taken to Russia
Apr 27, 2023 / 10:30 amUkraine’s prime minister told journalists Thursday that he has asked Pope Francis for help getting back children forcibly deported to Russia.
Pope Francis: ‘There is no vocation without mission’
Apr 26, 2023 / 10:30 amIn his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2023, Pope Francis said “God’s call includes a ‘sending.’”
Vatican announces laypeople, including women, will vote in Synod on Synodality assembly
Apr 26, 2023 / 07:07 amThe Vatican announced Wednesday that there will be laypeople participating as voting members in the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly.
Once ‘papabile,’ bishop-maker Cardinal Marc Ouellet retires
Apr 24, 2023 / 10:30 amLast week, Cardinal Marc Ouellet handed over the reins of the Vatican’s bishop office to Bishop Robert Francis Prevost.