Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Kidnapped Indian priest pleads for help in new video
May 9, 2017 / 04:04 amFourteen months after his kidnapping in March 2016, Salesian priest Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil has appeared in another video asking for help in obtaining his release, criticizing the response of a local bishop and the Indian government.
Pope to seminarians: Let Mary help you fall in love with Jesus
May 8, 2017 / 11:05 amPope Francis met with priests and seminarians from the Portuguese College in Rome, asking them to allow Mary to bring them closer to Christ – just like she did for the children at Fatima.
Pope to future Romanian priests: seminary is your 'gym' for ministry
May 5, 2017 / 09:41 amOn Friday Pope Francis told seminarians studying in Rome to resist complacency and to think of their studies as strength training for their hearts and wills, preparing them for service to others.
Solanus Casey, Cardinal Van Thuan among those advanced toward sainthood
May 4, 2017 / 09:47 amPope Francis on Thursday approved decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints advancing the causes for canonization of 12 individuals, including the American-born Capuchin Solanus Casey and the Vietnamese cardinal Francis Xavier Nguen Van Thuan.
Pope urges Vatican communications to go digital amid ongoing reform
May 4, 2017 / 05:14 amPope Francis told the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications, which is holding their first plenary assembly this week, that given a growing digital culture throughout the world, new media must become a primary platform for spreading the Gospel.
Vatican group talks new ways to help poor, marginalized
May 2, 2017 / 10:33 amTraditional solutions to the problem of poverty typically take a top-down welfare approach, focused on fulfilling a person's most basic needs, such as food and shelter – but which don't address the issue of societal participation and inclusion.
Francis prays for victims of the ongoing crisis in Venezuela
Apr 30, 2017 / 04:13 amIn his Regina Coeli address on Sunday, Pope Francis called attention to the violence in Venezuela, offering up his prayers for the victims and appealing to the government and citizens to seek solutions to the crisis.
Pope Francis talks nuclear war, North Korea during in-flight presser
Apr 29, 2017 / 13:50 pmDuring a press conference Saturday aboard the papal plane from Egypt to Rome, Pope Francis said that in the face of conflict and the possibility of nuclear war, United Nations leaders need to provide a strong leadership, focusing on diplomacy and peaceful negotiation.
Egyptians filled with hope by Pope Francis' message of peace
Apr 29, 2017 / 11:58 amAs Pope Francis returns from his April 28-29 trip to Cairo, Egyptians of all faiths were pleased by his visit and his message – one that filled them with hope for the future, they said.
Our only 'fanaticism' should be love, Pope tells Egypt's Catholics
Apr 29, 2017 / 02:40 amOn Saturday Pope Francis told Egyptian Catholics that truly living the faith means ridding ourselves of hypocritical attitudes and focusing on the only obsession that counts: loving others, no matter how hard it is.
Pope Francis in Egypt: To kill in the name of God is blasphemy
Apr 28, 2017 / 08:22 amIn his first speech in Egypt on Friday, Pope Francis denounced all forms of violence and hatred, saying that they are blasphemous when carried out in the name of God, or under the pretense of religion.
Pope thanks charity organization for generous service to the Church
Apr 27, 2017 / 06:25 amOn Thursday Pope Francis met with members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, telling them that in a world full of desperation, their charitable assistance helps the Church spread a message of hope to those most in need.
Smaller changes expected from Council of Cardinals' latest meeting
Apr 26, 2017 / 14:05 pmPope Francis and his Council of Cardinals met this week to continue discussion on reforming the Roman Curia, focusing on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Council Promoting the New Evangelization.
Jim Harbaugh: My priorities are 'faith, then family, then football'
Apr 26, 2017 / 11:27 amFormer NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh, now head coach for the University of Michigan football team, is also a Roman Catholic – and he said Wednesday that faith plays a major role in his life.
Pope Francis: Everything passes – except God's love for us
Apr 26, 2017 / 03:38 amOn Wednesday Pope Francis said Christian hope, rather than coming from the empty promises of other human beings, is rooted in Christ’s promise to never leave us, and to stay by our side until the end of time.
Pope Francis to visit graves of two 20th century Italian priests
Apr 24, 2017 / 10:28 amPope Francis will make a pilgrimage June 20 to visit the graves of two 20th century Italian priests in the towns of Bozzolo and Bariana, the Vatican announced Monday.
India bishops slam 'brutal' disruption of Good Friday service
Apr 21, 2017 / 09:22 amIndia's Catholic bishops have strongly condemned a violent police disruption of a Good Friday service at a small parish in the south of the country.
Ukrainian Catholic eparchy of Chicago receives new bishop
Apr 20, 2017 / 10:24 amPope Francis on April 20 appointed Bishop Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk as Bishop of the Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Eparchy of Chicago.
Vatican cricket club takes interreligious tournament to Fatima
Apr 19, 2017 / 09:45 amSt. Peter’s Cricket Club, the Vatican’s cricket team, is traveling to Fatima April 19-22 for an interreligious tournament ahead of the 100th anniversary of the appearance of Our Lady to three shepherd children in the country.
Pope: Easter is about the gift of Christianity – not us
Apr 19, 2017 / 05:05 amAs the Church jumps into the Easter season, Pope Francis on Wednesday offered a reflection on Christ’s Resurrection and the start of Christianity, saying it’s not about us and what we do, but what the Lord has done for us.