Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Italian government leads participants in Catholic Church’s jubilee this weekend
Jun 20, 2025 / 13:11 pmMembers of Italy’s local and national governments will be the main participants in events for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of Government Leaders on June 21–22.
Sacred or scandalous? Catholic shrines take different approaches to Marko Rupnik’s art
Jun 19, 2025 / 06:00 amShrines have covered up their now controversial mosaics by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik, but other institutions have taken a more tolerant approach.
Castel Gandolfo: Pope Leo XIV to resume papal summer vacation tradition in lakeside town
Jun 17, 2025 / 06:47 amA spokeswoman for the town of Castel Gandolfo told CNA that Pope Leo XIV is expected to arrive sometime during the first week of July.
Vatican diplomat says U.S. policy in Ukraine has disappointed Baltic allies
Jun 16, 2025 / 12:49 pmArchbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states, said the region has been disappointed with the current U.S. administration’s approach to Ukraine.
Rome’s priests look for leadership from their new bishop, Pope Leo XIV
Jun 12, 2025 / 09:22 am“We are very hopeful; you perceive a lot of enthusiasm, anyway, whether from brother priests or from the people of God,” newly ordained Father Simone Troilo told CNA.
‘Eternity is before us,’ nun says to Pope Leo XIV in jubilee speech
Jun 9, 2025 / 10:08 amSister Maria Gloria Riva from a cloistered, contemplative monastery in the small state of San Marino in Italy, was the invited speaker for the Jubilee of the Holy See.
Archbishop Gallagher in Cuba for 90th anniversary of Holy See diplomatic ties
Jun 6, 2025 / 11:53 amArchbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states, spoke Thursday at the Palacio de la Revolución, the house of the Cuban government.
Bishops turn to Pope Leo XIV as European court considers cancellation of baptism records
Jun 6, 2025 / 09:35 amThe Court of Justice of the European Union is hearing a case about whether the Church’s refusal to erase names from baptismal records is in violation of European data laws.
Pope names Uganda-born priest to lead Louisiana’s Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Jun 5, 2025 / 08:54 amThe 53-year-old priest, ordained for the diocese in 2013, has acted as diocesan administrator since the death of Bishop Mario Dorsonville in January 2024.
Pope Leo XIV taps Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman to lead diocese
Jun 4, 2025 / 07:30 amPope Leo accepted Bishop David Zubik’s resignation June 4. The outgoing bishop turned 75 — the usual age of retirement — last September.
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV blesses Giro d’Italia cyclists in Vatican City
Jun 3, 2025 / 09:00 amAddressing the 159 cyclists in a square just inside Vatican City, the pope said: “Congratulations to all of you, and may you know that you are always welcome here in the Vatican.”
World-class cyclists to circle Vatican City, meet Pope Leo XIV
May 29, 2025 / 10:09 amWorld-class cyclists will greet Pope Leo XIV and circle Vatican City on Sunday before embarking on the final lap of the Giro d’Italia, a multistage bicycle race.
EU bishops say Pope Leo XIV is ‘ready to listen’ to concerns about war, populism
May 23, 2025 / 12:25 pmThe leadership of the European bishops’ conference said Pope Leo XIV was “welcoming, available, and ready to listen” to their concerns during a meeting at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV to meet cardinals at consistory to approve canonizations
May 21, 2025 / 10:46 amPope Francis had called for the consistory in late February, when he was in the hospital, but the date was never set.
Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to hostilities in Gaza in first general audience
May 21, 2025 / 08:05 amPope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate appealed for an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip and for the entry of humanitarian aid.
Leo XIV names Cardinal Reina chancellor of John Paul II marriage and family institute in Rome
May 20, 2025 / 10:43 amPope Leo XIV on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family.
Pope Leo XIV meets U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio
May 19, 2025 / 06:52 amU.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV and top Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Gallagher on Monday.
A papacy begins: Pope Leo XIV calls for united Church at inaugural Mass
May 18, 2025 / 06:58 amPope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.
Future Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis offers clues to his pontificate
May 15, 2025 / 13:25 pmAccording to the rector of Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis has a vision that could be extended to the papacy.
Pope Leo XIV expected to live in traditional papal apartment unused by Pope Francis
May 15, 2025 / 10:00 amThe papal apartment, which is a series of rooms wrapping around the Vatican’s Sixtus V Courtyard, was the traditional home of pontiffs for over a century.