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Hannah Brockhaus

Hannah Brockhaus

Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency's senior Rome correspondent. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and has a degree in English from Truman State University in Missouri.

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on April 8, 2022. | news.ugcc.ua.

Ukrainian Catholic Leader on Anniversary of War: We Need Spiritual Strength

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said Ukrainians need spiritual strength as much as ever as they mark one year since Russia’s...

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Reinforces Centralization of Vatican finances

In an apostolic letter on Thursday, Pope Francis reaffirmed that the property and assets of the Holy See are “ecclesiastical...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims before his general audience Feb. 26, 2020. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis has "strong cold": Vatican

The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis is suffering from a heavy cold.

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

The Gospel Not "a political party, an ideology, a club: Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Wednesday that the traditions of the Church should not be based on opinion or ideological leanings but...

Pope Francis arrives at the Paul VI Hall for his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Free Yourself "from the dictatorship of full schedules"

“This,” the pope said, “is the favorable time to be converted, to stop looking at ourselves and to start looking...

Pope Francis spoke to participants in a Feb. 16-18, 2023, conference on how pastors and laypeople can work together better | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Laypeople are not Guests in the Church

The Church is a home that priests and laypeople need to care for together, Pope Francis said on Saturday.

The procession from St. Anselm parish to Santa Sabina preceding Mass for Ash Wednesday in Rome, March 6, 2019. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2023: "We need to listen to Jesus"

“Lent is a time of grace to the extent that we listen to him as he speaks to us,” Pope...

Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious in St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. / Vatican Media

"I believe Pope’s ministry is for life": Pope Francis in Meeting with Jesuits in DR Congo

Pope Francis addressed once again the question of whether he will resign the papacy in two conversations with Jesuit priests...

Pope Francis at his Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Contributes to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria and Turkey

Boxes of thermal shirts took sail from the port of Naples, Italy, destined for Turkey, on the morning of Feb....

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Feb. 12, 2023. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Creates Independent Supervisory Commission for Rome Diocese

The oversight committee is part of the pope’s reform of the governance of the Rome Diocese.

Pope Francis met young people and adults from the Diocese of Rumbek in Juba, South Sudan on Feb. 4, 2023. / Vatican Media.

Meeting Pope Francis "a dream come true" for South Sudanese Youth

“We thought we were just going to go and see the pope. But actually it has turned in to something...

Pope Francis prayed for victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria during his general audience on Feb. 8, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Leads Hail Mary for Victims of Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Pope Francis concluded his public audience on Wednesday with a prayer for the intercession of the Virgin Mary for the...

WYD Sydney - July 15 - 20, 2008 / Vatican Media

Benedict XVI Describes "protestantization" of the Eucharist in Posthumous Publication

Pope Benedict XVI’s essay on the Eucharist is part of a series of texts the pope emeritus wrote after his...

Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious in St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Holds Moment of Silence for Slain Priests and Religious in South Sudan

Pope Francis held a moment of silence Saturday for priests and religious who have been killed in South Sudan.

Pope Francis meets a boy living in an IDP camp during a gathering in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Meets 2,500 Refugees in South Sudan

Pope Francis was greeted by cheers and ululations on Saturday as he arrived at a meeting with roughly 2,500 South...

Pope Francis speaks to journalists on Feb. 5, 2023, during his flight back to Rome after his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. / Vatican Media

Partisans Have Used Benedict XVI’s Death "to serve their own interests": Pope Francis

Benedict XVI was “not a bitter man,” Pope Francis said, speaking during his inflight press conference Feb. 5 of his...

Pope Francis interacted with an energetic crowd of 65,000 young adults and catechists at Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 2, 2023. / Vatican Media

Catholic Priest, Students Arrested for Chants against President after Papal Event in DRC

The students and Father Guy Julien Muluku were detained nearly 34 hours before being released shortly before 10 p.m. on...

Pope Francis landed in South Sudan on Feb. 3, 2023, becoming the first pope to visit the country and fulfilling a yearslong hope to carry out an ecumenical trip to the war-torn country. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Lands in South Sudan, Fulfills Yearslong Dream to Nation in Civil Strife

The pope has called his Feb. 3-5 visit to Juba, South Sudan’s capital, a “pilgrimage of peace.”

Pope Francis addresses South Sudan’s government and members of the diplomatic corps Feb. 3, 2023. / Vatican Media

"No more bloodshed," Pope Francis Begs South Sudanese Leaders on Day 1 of Pilgrimage

On the first day of his peace pilgrimage, Pope Francis begged the leaders of South Sudan to work together to...

Pope Francis met the Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his final day in Kinshasa on Feb. 3, 2023 | Elias Turk/CNA

Congolese Catholics are "a lung" for the Universal Church: Pope Francis

The enthusiasm, joy, and missionary zeal of Congolese Catholics give oxygen to the whole Church, Pope Francis said during his...