Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pope, Patriarch: Care for creation includes respect for people
Sep 1, 2017 / 08:00 amPope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew sent a joint message Friday for the World Day of Care for Creation, which says that we have lost sight of our responsibility for God’s creation, including our fellow human beings.
India's president praises Church for assistance to the poor
Aug 25, 2017 / 14:57 pmA group of bishops from across India met with the country's new president and vice-president on Thursday, with both leaders voicing their support of the Church's work in spiritual development and assistance to the poor.
Video shows ISIS destroying Catholic church, threatening Rome
Aug 25, 2017 / 09:49 amA new video has been released showing ISIS militants in the Philippines threatening to come to Rome as they desecrate a Catholic church.
Pope Francis prays for end to ‘inhuman violence’ after recent terrorist attacks
Aug 20, 2017 / 07:22 amOn Sunday Pope Francis prayed for the victims of recent terrorist attacks in Spain, Burkina Faso and Finland, asking the Lord to bring peace and to end the violence of terrorism around the world.
This priest preserves Iraqi culture found in historic manuscripts
Aug 9, 2017 / 02:04 amAs Iraq and surrounding areas face the destruction of many of the region’s archaeological treasures, one priest and his fellow Dominicans are preserving the area’s history and culture through an archive of Christian and other religious manuscripts.
Excavation sheds light on importance of ancient city near Rome
Aug 4, 2017 / 02:01 amJust eleven miles east of Rome lies the site of excavations of another ancient city, one which thrived in the last few centuries before Christ, but, overshadowed by Rome, eventually died out – though not before having its own thriving Christian community.
Haitian children, Andrea Bocelli sing for Pope Francis
Aug 2, 2017 / 08:56 amWednesday there was a special surprise at the end of Pope Francis' general audience – a performance by acclaimed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and a choir of 60 children from the poorest areas of Haiti.
To be a Christian means to have hope even in darkness, Pope Francis says
Aug 2, 2017 / 03:58 amOn Wednesday Pope Francis said that to be a Christian means to have hope in the light of Christ, which we are filled with at our Baptism, even in the midst of difficulties or darkness.
Vatican urges vacation-goers to be responsible tourists
Aug 1, 2017 / 09:25 amAs Rome and other parts of the world gear up for their August holidays, the Vatican has urged tourists to remember the human person and the environment in their travels, treating people and things with respect.
Russia, West must put peace before partisan interests – Cardinal Parolin
Jul 31, 2017 / 23:08 pmIf problems between Russia and Western countries are going to be resolved, the two must overcome differences and concern for personal interests in order to achieve peace, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Thursday.
When we seek Christ, we gain much more than we lose, Francis says
Jul 30, 2017 / 04:26 amOn Sunday, Pope Francis said that when we seek out Christ, sacrificing everything in the process, in the end we find a joy that is worth far more than anything we may have lost.
Our Lady of Czestochowa to receive a new crown
Jul 27, 2017 / 09:40 amThree hundred years ago this September the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa was crowned Queen and Protector of Poland by Clement XI.
Cardinal Pell will plead not guilty to abuse charges in Australia
Jul 26, 2017 / 02:57 amIn a brief hearing in a court in Melbourne Wednesday morning, Cardinal George Pell said he will be pleading not guilty to charges of multiple counts of sexual abuse.
How can the Church promote peace in the Holy Land?
Jul 25, 2017 / 10:35 amAs conflict has erupted once again between Israelis and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the Latin Patriarchal Vicar said that the Catholic Church has a unique role to play in bringing about justice and peace.
Vatican turns off fountains to conserve water for drought-hit Rome
Jul 25, 2017 / 06:43 amAs the city of Rome and much of Italy experiences a severe drought, the Vatican has turned off its fountains in an effort to preserve water and show solidarity with the city, which may be forced to ration water to about 1 million of the city’s residents.
A year after his murder, Fr. Jacques Hamel remembered
Jul 25, 2017 / 02:01 amOne year after the brutal killing of Fr. Jacques Hamel, French bishops recalled the beautiful example of the man who lived out every day in simple faithfulness, rooted in the love of Christ.
Church leaders in China remain open to dialogue with Vatican
Jul 19, 2017 / 11:08 amAs the Catholic Church in China journeys toward a normalized relationship with the Holy See, one priest in dialogue with Chinese bishops has seen vast improvement in openness and dialogue on the part of leaders, both in the patriotic and underground Churches.
Vatican commission agrees to disagree on Cardinal Stepinac
Jul 18, 2017 / 09:02 amA commission of Catholic and Orthodox leaders tasked with examining the wartime record of Bl. Aloysius Stepinac concluded their final session last week, agreeing to disagree about the Croatian cardinal’s cause for canonization.
Cardinal Simoni to consecrate church of Mother Teresa in Balkans
Jul 17, 2017 / 10:52 amPope Francis on Saturday appointed Cardinal Ernest Simoni to be his delegate at the consecration of a church dedicated to St. Teresa of Calcutta in Pristina, the capital of the self-declared state of Kosovo.
Jesus not only sows the seed, he’ll pull the thorns, Pope Francis says
Jul 16, 2017 / 04:58 amOn Sunday, Pope Francis said that in the parable of the seed and the sower Jesus invites us to reclaim the ‘soil’ of our hearts by bringing to him, in prayer and Confession, the stones and thorns in need of healing.