Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis says poor health won’t keep him away from World Youth Day 2023
Jun 22, 2023 / 10:45 amIn a new video, Pope Francis held up a gray, WYD-branded backpack and said, “I’m ready! I already have everything and I can’t wait to go!”
Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African American religious congregation, declared venerable
Jun 22, 2023 / 05:37 amMother Mary Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence more than three decades before the Civil War.
Vatican sends leads into missing ‘Vatican girl’ to Rome prosecutors
Jun 22, 2023 / 04:10 amJune 22 marks the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, an unsolved case that has dominated headlines for decades.
Pope Francis and Brazil’s President Lula embrace during visit
Jun 21, 2023 / 10:45 amPope Francis said the meeting took place in an atmosphere of “great sympathy and friendship,” the Vatican said.
Synod on Synodality leaders: Full list of delegates for October assembly still under review
Jun 20, 2023 / 14:00 pmThe June 20 media briefing was held at the Holy See Press Office to present the synod’s Instrumentum Laboris, a document released earlier in the day.
Synod on Synodality document outlines discussion questions for October assembly
Jun 20, 2023 / 06:30 am“Discernment” topics include women deacons, priestly celibacy, and greater decision-making by the “People of God.”
PHOTOS: Pope Francis returns to Vatican after surgery
Jun 16, 2023 / 03:10 amPope Francis was applauded by onlookers as he left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday morning.
Pope Francis to leave hospital on Friday
Jun 15, 2023 / 09:50 amPope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Friday morning, according to the Vatican.
Rupnik dismissed from Jesuits
Jun 15, 2023 / 05:22 amJesuit priest Father Marko Rupnik has been expelled from the Jesuits due to a “stubborn refusal to observe the vow of obedience.”
Vatican: Gänswein to return to home diocese in July
Jun 15, 2023 / 04:31 amPope Francis has asked Archbishop Georg Gänswein to return to Germany “for the time being.”
Pope Francis’ emphasis on synodality cited in joint Catholic-Orthodox statement
Jun 14, 2023 / 13:17 pmThe first joint statement in seven years mentioned the pope’s hope for a synodal Church could eventually bring the Churches closer together.
Satellite with Pope Francis’ words launches into space
Jun 13, 2023 / 11:30 amThe “Spei Satelles” mission launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 12.
Vatican convicts climate activists, orders them to pay $30,000 in damages
Jun 13, 2023 / 10:30 amThe activists superglued their hands to the marble base holding Laocoön and His Sons, an ancient marble sculpture, on Aug. 18, 2022.
Pope Francis: Treat others with dignity, not as objects
Jun 10, 2023 / 11:43 amPope Francis sent a message to the #NotAlone event, which centered on the signing of a document on human fraternity drafted by Nobel Peace winners.
Pope Francis will not pray public Angelus from hospital on Sunday
Jun 10, 2023 / 05:05 amA Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis would pray the Angelus privately at noon in his hospital room.
Pope Francis making normal progress in recovery from abdominal surgery
Jun 9, 2023 / 05:18 am“The medical team reports that the clinical picture is steadily improving and the postoperative progress is normal.”
Surgeon: Pope Francis ‘well, awake, alert’ after operation
Jun 7, 2023 / 13:15 pmPope Francis is awake after reacting well to both the surgery and general anesthetic, an Italian surgeon said Wednesday afternoon.
Pope Francis’ appointments canceled until June 18, Italian diocese says
Jun 7, 2023 / 10:15 amPope Francis’ audiences have been canceled until June 18, an Italian Catholic diocese said Wednesday, citing the Prefecture of the Papal Household.
Pope Francis prayed with relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux before surgery
Jun 7, 2023 / 04:37 amOne of Pope Francis’ last gestures before undergoing abdominal surgery was to pray before a relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux on Wednesday.
Pope Francis hospitalized for abdominal surgery
Jun 7, 2023 / 03:01 amThe operation was planned by the pope’s medical team in recent days after it became necessary due to a hernia that was causing worsening symptoms.