Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Italian foundation aims to preserve and share Catholic audiovisual heritage
May 3, 2023 / 13:00 pmThe MAC Foundation is working to create a digital library that will be “a single online access point” for historic archives related to Catholicism.
Pope Francis greets Russian Orthodox metropolitan after audience
May 3, 2023 / 06:15 amThe brief encounter in St. Peter’s Square with Metropolitan Anthony took place days after the pope said secret peace talks were underway to end the Ukraine war.
Pope Francis: Freedom is under threat in Europe
May 3, 2023 / 02:21 amPope Francis spoke about Europe, its roots, and the problem of consumerism during his weekly audience with the public May 3.
Pope Francis praises NFP method as ‘valuable tool’ for married couples
May 2, 2023 / 08:30 amPope Francis said the Billings method has spurred “a serious reflection” on “the need for education in the value of the human body.”
Pope Francis says he did not lose consciousness before hospitalization in March
Apr 30, 2023 / 14:00 pmAsked about his health during the in-flight press conference, the 86-year-old pope said he felt bad on March 29 and went to lie down instead of eating lunch.
Pope Francis warns of technological domination, threat to human ecology at university in Hungary
Apr 30, 2023 / 09:30 amThe pope also spoke about the false freedoms offered by both communism and consumerism, and encouraged people to seek out Christ’s truth.
Ukraine’s prime minister asks Pope Francis to help bring back children taken to Russia
Apr 27, 2023 / 10:30 amUkraine’s prime minister told journalists Thursday that he has asked Pope Francis for help getting back children forcibly deported to Russia.
Pope Francis: ‘There is no vocation without mission’
Apr 26, 2023 / 10:30 amIn his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2023, Pope Francis said “God’s call includes a ‘sending.’”
Vatican announces laypeople, including women, will vote in Synod on Synodality assembly
Apr 26, 2023 / 07:07 amThe Vatican announced Wednesday that there will be laypeople participating as voting members in the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly.
Once ‘papabile,’ bishop-maker Cardinal Marc Ouellet retires
Apr 24, 2023 / 10:30 amLast week, Cardinal Marc Ouellet handed over the reins of the Vatican’s bishop office to Bishop Robert Francis Prevost.
Pope Francis to receive Ukraine’s prime minister on Thursday
Apr 24, 2023 / 09:30 amThe two last met at the Vatican in March 2021 amid clashes between Ukraine and Russia in the Donbas region.
Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024; Gänswein to leave Vatican apartment
Apr 24, 2023 / 08:40 amSince his election to the papacy in 2013, Francis has never returned to his home country of Argentina.
Pontifical Academy for Life responds to outcry over Archbishop Paglia assisted suicide comments
Apr 24, 2023 / 08:06 amThe Italian prelate’s statement that legalized assisted suicide is “feasible” refers to a “specific” proposed law in Italy, the Vatican academy said.
Pontifical Academy for Life president calls medically assisted suicide ‘feasible’
Apr 23, 2023 / 15:02 pmArchbishop Vincenzo Paglia’s remarks on legalizing assisted suicide contradict the clear teachings of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis: ‘Tell Jesus everything’
Apr 23, 2023 / 05:10 am“Today’s Gospel invites us to tell Jesus everything,” Pope Francis said during his Regina Caeli address.
Papal Foundation visits Rome, marks 35 years and $200 million in donations to the poor
Apr 19, 2023 / 14:50 pmThe Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects, is in Rome for its annual pilgrimage and meeting with Pope Francis.
Pope Francis: ‘Every Christian is called to the witness of life’
Apr 19, 2023 / 04:15 amPersecution of Christians is not just a thing of the past, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis introduces voting age limit for bishops of Eastern Catholic Churches
Apr 17, 2023 / 11:55 amLeaders in the Eastern Catholic Churches had asked the pope to change the norms regarding age limitations and voting.
Pope Francis asks for prayers for Sudan as military factions battle for control
Apr 16, 2023 / 08:30 am“I am following with concern the events unfolding in Sudan,” Pope Francis said on Sunday.
Pope Francis: Jesus is found in the community of the Catholic Church
Apr 16, 2023 / 07:00 am“Without the community, it is difficult to find Jesus,” Pope Francis said in his Regina Caeli message.