Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
DC YouTube priest named bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts
Oct 14, 2020 / 04:36 amPope Francis Wednesday appointed Fr. William “Bill” D. Byrne, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington and the presenter of a popular YouTube series, to lead the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts.
As evaluation ends, Vatican says Moneyval inspection was ‘constructive’
Oct 13, 2020 / 08:00 amMoneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, concluded its two-week on-site inspection of the Holy See and Vatican City on Tuesday, according to a Vatican statement.
Vatican trial for priests accused of abuse and cover-up in Vatican City youth seminary
Oct 13, 2020 / 05:00 amThe Vatican’s criminal court is expected to begin this week the trial of two Italian priests, one accused of sexual abuse at a pre-seminary inside Vatican City, and the second accused of covering up the crime while serving as the seminary’s rector.
Pope Francis to Moneyval: ‘Money must serve, not rule’
Oct 8, 2020 / 08:00 amIn a speech Thursday to Moneyval representatives evaluating the Vatican, Pope Francis emphasized that money should be at the service of man, not the other way around.
Reports say woman working for Becciu received 600,000 euros from Vatican Secretariat of State
Oct 6, 2020 / 07:00 amItalian media reported this week that a woman with a company based in Slovenia received at least half a million euros from the Vatican’s Secretariat of State in connection with Cardinal Angelo Becciu.
Enrico Crasso defends management of Vatican investments
Oct 5, 2020 / 09:30 amEnrico Crasso, a longtime investment manager for the Vatican, has defended his stewardship of Church funds controlled by the Secretariat of State, saying investement he made were “no secret.”
Pope Francis fills committee to monitor internal Vatican financial decisions
Oct 5, 2020 / 05:45 amPope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Kevin Farrell president of a committee to monitor internal Vatican financial decisions which fall outside of new accountability norms.
‘Fratelli tutti’: Human fraternity committee to invite youth to make Pope Francis’ vision ‘a reality’
Oct 4, 2020 / 07:05 amA Vatican presentation for Pope Francis’ third encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” highlighted the involvement of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity and its plans to promote the document.
Analysis: Vatican financial report stops short of questions on Peter’s Pence
Oct 3, 2020 / 04:00 amThe Vatican on Thursday published a 2019 financial report on the Holy See, citing calls for greater transparency in how the Roman Curia has used the money at its disposal.
Carlo Acutis raises question: What does it mean if a saint's body is 'incorrupt'?
Oct 2, 2020 / 13:00 pmThe opening of the tomb of Carlo Acutis in Assisi has sparked interest in the phenomenon of incorruptibility. But what exactly is it?
Be faithful to Christ, Pope Francis urges new Swiss Guard recruits
Oct 2, 2020 / 04:00 amPope Francis Friday met with the 38 new recruits of the Swiss Guard, who will be sworn-in Oct. 4, encouraging them to be faithful to Christ.
Economy prefect says Vatican must be ‘a house of glass’ as 2019 figures released
Oct 1, 2020 / 06:00 amThe Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy released the 2019 balance sheet for the Roman Curia Thursday.
Pope Francis: St. Jerome gave ‘uncompromising witness to the truth’
Sep 30, 2020 / 13:18 pmPope Francis Wednesday highlighted the life and figure of St. Jerome in an apostolic letter for the 1,600th anniversary of the Doctor of the Church’s death.
Moneyval evaluation begins at Vatican
Sep 30, 2020 / 04:00 amThe Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, Moneyval, began its two-week on-site inspection of the Holy See and Vatican City Wednesday.
Norway’s newest Catholic bishop is Cistercian monk Erik Varden
Sep 30, 2020 / 03:00 amAfter 11 years, the Catholic Church in central Norway will have a bishop again.
Pope Francis meets Armenian Apostolic Church leader amid clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh
Sep 28, 2020 / 09:00 amPope Francis met with Armenian Apostolic Church leader Karekin II Sunday morning, moving up an appointment scheduled for Monday, because of growing clashes with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory.
Pope Francis appoints extra prosecutor to Vatican City court
Sep 28, 2020 / 05:30 amPope Francis Monday named an Italian lawyer and professor of commercial law to work as an additional prosecutor in the Vatican City State’s court.
Cardinal Becciu says he did not commit crimes, welcomes chance to ‘explain’
Sep 25, 2020 / 09:45 amThe day after he was forced to resign from his Vatican job and to give up his rights as a cardinal, Angelo Becciu defended his actions and said he “is ready” to explain if called on by Vatican judicial authorities.
New details emerge about Cardinal Becciu’s management of Vatican finances
Sep 25, 2020 / 07:00 amFollowing his resignation yesterday, new reports reveal details of how Cardinal Angelo Becciu managed Vatican financial affairs, developing a story CNA first broke last year.
St. John Paul II relic stolen amid church robberies in Italy
Sep 24, 2020 / 07:00 amThis week a relic of St. Pope John Paul II was stolen from a cathedral in central Italy, while a church in Sicily was also robbed and the Eucharist desecrated.