Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Vatican: ‘Doctrine of discovery’ is not Catholic teaching
Mar 30, 2023 / 04:03 amThe legal concept of the “doctrine of discovery” is “not part of the teaching of the Catholic Church,” the Vatican said in a March 30 statement.
Abuse expert leaves Vatican commission for protection of minors, citing concerns
Mar 29, 2023 / 09:30 amFather Hans Zollner said in a statement March 29 that “structural and practical issues” within the commission had led him “to disassociate” from it.
Vatican: Pope Francis at Rome hospital to undergo checkups
Mar 29, 2023 / 08:57 amPope Francis has been undergoing some medical checkups at one of Rome’s most prominent hospitals since Wednesday afternoon.
Pope Francis: ‘The true Christian is one who receives Jesus within’
Mar 29, 2023 / 06:00 am“You cannot be Christian only from the outside. No, Jesus must enter and this changes you...” Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis mourns ‘senseless act of violence’ at Nashville Christian school
Mar 29, 2023 / 05:27 amPope Francis “joins the entire community in mourning the children and adults who died,” according to a Vatican message March 29.
Cardinal Hollerich: There’s ‘space to expand’ Church teaching on all-male priesthood
Mar 28, 2023 / 13:00 pm“Pope Francis does not want the ordination of women, and I am completely obedient to that. But people continue to discuss it,” Hollerich said.
‘For love of the pope’: Latin Mass supporters post billboards near Vatican
Mar 28, 2023 / 12:30 pmA group of Traditional Latin Mass supporters in Italy has sponsored a billboard campaign in a neighborhood near the Vatican.
Guam Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes steps down for medical reasons
Mar 28, 2023 / 04:55 amArchbishop Michael Byrnes left Guam in late June 2022.
Pope Francis to bless satellite set to launch his words into space
Mar 27, 2023 / 10:30 amWhile in orbit, the satellite will broadcast decipherable statements from Pope Francis on the theme of hope and peace in English, Italian, and Spanish.
Pope Francis: An ethical AI respects human dignity
Mar 27, 2023 / 10:00 amPope Francis said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning could be beneficial to society if they respect human dignity.
Nordic bishops issue letter affirming Church teaching on human sexuality
Mar 25, 2023 / 14:40 pmThe pastoral letter was read aloud at Mass at Catholic churches in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.
Discovering Pier Giorgio Frassati: Film sheds light on humanity, holiness of Italian blessed
Mar 22, 2023 / 09:00 am“To the Top” is a new docudrama produced in cooperation with EWTN that explores the humanity and holiness of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.
‘Christ is our future’: Vatican announces theme, schedule for Pope Francis’ Budapest trip
Mar 21, 2023 / 12:00 pmPope Francis will travel to Budapest, Hungary, in just over a month for an April 28–30 visit to the capital of the central European country.
Pope Francis: The differences of others are an occasion to love better
Mar 19, 2023 / 07:51 am“How do we welcome the difficulties and differences of others? How do we welcome the people who have many limitations in life?” the pope said.
PHOTOS: Nighttime eucharistic adoration in St. Peter’s Square
Mar 15, 2023 / 09:30 amThe Vatican held its first monthly eucharistic adoration in the area in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday night.
U.S. Bishop Daniel Flores to help prepare Synod on Synodality assembly
Mar 15, 2023 / 06:01 amThe first of two nearly monthlong Vatican assemblies for the synod will be in October.
Pope Francis: A Christian life based on achieving higher positions is ‘pure paganism’
Mar 15, 2023 / 04:23 am“When you conceive of the Christian life as an advancement, that the one above commands others ... that is not Christianity,” Pope Francis said.
Historic building near Vatican to become Four Seasons hotel
Mar 14, 2023 / 12:12 pmA Catholic order of knighthood has signed a leasing agreement that will allow a Four Seasons hotel to manage part of a historic building close to the Vatican.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass, records ‘popecast’ for 10th anniversary
Mar 13, 2023 / 10:20 amFrancis marked his 10th anniversary as pope Monday with a private Mass with cardinals and an appearance on what Vatican News has dubbed a “popecast.”
Report: Nicaragua to close Vatican embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan embassy to Holy See
Mar 13, 2023 / 04:15 amThe request to close the two embassies follows just days after Pope Francis likened Nicaragua’s Sandinista government to Nazi Germany.