Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Benedict’s praise for Francis booklets came with previously unmentioned caveats, letter shows
Mar 17, 2018 / 11:36 amAmid accusations of concealment, the Vatican's communications department has released the entirety of a letter written by Benedict XVI, revealing a previously unpublished paragraph which contains Benedict’s comments about a theologian known for his “anti-papal initiatives.”
Prayer is about being with God, not stress relief, Francis says
Mar 17, 2018 / 06:33 amOn Saturday Pope Francis asked Catholics if they try to pray as Jesus did – out of love for God – or if they only pray when they need something from God or want a ‘shot’ of stress relief.
Pope Francis in Pietrelcina: Padre Pio loved Mother Church
Mar 17, 2018 / 03:40 amSpeaking Saturday in Pietrelcina, the town where St. Padre Pio was born, Pope Francis encouraged devotion to Holy Mother Church, explaining how despite the imperfection of its members, it was beloved by Padre Pio.
Update: Guilty verdict for Guam archbishop, appeal to follow
Mar 16, 2018 / 05:13 amOn Friday the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith announced the conclusion of a year-long trial against an archbishop in Guam, stating that he has been found guilty of some charges stemming from allegations of sexual abuse of minors and has been removed from office.
Pope Francis to visit towns where Padre Pio lived and died
Mar 14, 2018 / 18:00 pmOn Saturday, Pope Francis will make a short trip to the Italian towns of Pietrelcina and San Giovanni Rotondo, the places where St. Padre Pio was born and lived his life, and where his work continues today in the form of the hospital he founded.
Pope: In praying the Our Father, do you know to whom you’re talking?
Mar 14, 2018 / 05:18 amAt the general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of the recitation of the Our Father at Mass, asking if when we pray it, we understand whom we are praying to and the relationship we are called to have with him.
Updated: Benedict XVI says there is 'inner continuity' between himself, Pope Francis
Mar 12, 2018 / 15:11 pmIn a personal letter reportedly sent to the head of the Secretariat for Communications, Benedict XVI said that he sees continuity between himself and his successor, Pope Francis.
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.
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.