Hannah Brockhaus

Hannah Brockhaus

Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency’s senior Vatican correspondent. After growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, she earned a degree in English from Truman State University in Missouri. In 2016, she moved to Rome, Italy, where in her spare time she enjoys reading and going on adventures with her husband and son.

Articles by Hannah Brockhaus

Pilgrims from Karissa O'Hearn's World Youth Day group in Germany.

Past World Youth Day attendees recall finding vocations

Jul 21, 2013 / 15:30 pm

As huge crowds of youth flock to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day 2013, some participants from past years are currently living out vocations discovered at the global youth events.

Religious Freedom Rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on June 22, 2013. Hannah Brockhaus/CNA.

Denver rally draws hundreds in support of religious freedom

Jun 27, 2013 / 03:15 am

Hundreds of people in the Archdiocese of Denver attended a prayer rally for religious freedom on June 22, standing up for the right to serve God in their public and private lives.

Mother And Baby by Anna Langova (CC0 1.0).

Church-turned-abortion clinic now a pro-life haven

Jun 13, 2013 / 03:03 am

An encounter with a pro-life center that had previously served as both a house of worship and an abortion clinic at different times in its history has left a lasting impression on one pro-life leader.

Jason and Anne Ponton with their twin daughters, age 11 and their sons, ages 6 and 4. Photo courtesy of Jason and Anne Ponton.

Mom contrasts rush to save baby twins with Gosnell murders

Jun 8, 2013 / 05:03 am

When her twin girls were born suddenly at only 26 weeks, Anne Ponton said doctors and nurses in her home town of Irving, Texas fought diligently for her babies' survival.