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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.

Pope Francis gives his message during the weekly general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Jan. 4, 2023 | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Benedict XVI Brought us to "encounter with Jesus": Pope Francis

Benedict XVI “always wanted to accompany us in the encounter with Jesus,” Pope Francis said at the start of his...

A table dedicated to Benedict XVI in his favorite Rome restaurant, Cantina Tirolese. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

"Flavors of home": Benedict XVI’s favorite restaurant in Rome

The personnel of Cantina Tirolese in Rome will pay their final respects to Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica on...

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict embrace each other at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, June 30, 2015. | L'Osservatore Romano.

The Relationship Between Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis

In the first hours after his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis thought of his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict...

The coffin of Pope Benedict XVI is prepared for interment in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 5, 2023. | Vatican Media

Benedict XVI to be Buried in First Tomb of Pope John Paul II

Benedict XVI will be interred in the Vatican crypt in the same spot where Pope John Paul II was buried...

Juan Luis Tron (second from left) and Maria Magdalene Baca (second from right) together with other young people from the Regnum Christi movement wait outside St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 2, 2023, to pay their respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31, 2022. Hannah Brockhaus / CNA

"We love Benedict" Catholics Flock to the Vatican to Say Goodbye to Benedict XVI

Approximately 40,000 people visited Benedict XVI in the first five hours he was lying in state on Monday, according to...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI | Vatican Media

Funeral Mass of Benedict XVI to be Held Jan. 5

The Vatican announced Saturday that the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will take place at 9:30 a.m. on...

The coffin of Pope Benedict XVI is prepared for interment in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 5, 2023. | Vatican Media

Benedict XVI’s Final Resting Place Decided: He will be Buried in Vatican Crypt

Benedict XVI will be buried in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said Saturday afternoon.

Pope Benedict XVI at World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany in 2005. | Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Key Moments from Benedict XVI’s Papacy

Pope Benedict XVI’s papacy as told through photos.

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Rome Diocese to Offer Mass for Benedict XVI

The Diocese of Rome will offer a special Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Basilica of St. John...

Pope Benedict XVI greets the pilgrims during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 26, 2006. | giulio napolitano / Shutterstock

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s Condition Serious but Stable: Vatican

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s condition is serious but stable, the Vatican said on Thursday.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI greets Colombian Cardinal Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal at the retired pope's Vatican residence on Aug. 27, 2022. | Screenshot from EWTN video

Vatican Shares Prayer for Benedict XVI’s Health

The Vatican’s news service posted a prayer for the health of Benedict XVI on Wednesday, after Pope Francis asked Catholics...

Pope Francis visits Benedict XVI on Aug. 27th, 2022 | Vatican Media

Pray for a "very ill" Benedict XVI: Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for a “very ill” Benedict XVI.

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Nov. 9, 2022 | Rome's Secretariat of the Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Church

Benedict XVI Under Medication As Health Takes Sudden Turn: Vatican

The Vatican confirmed Wednesday that pope emeritus Benedict XVI has experienced a sudden decline in his health, but is stable...

Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2022. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis on Christmas: The Manger is a Sign that God is with us and Loves us

A manger, the Christ Child’s first resting place, can teach us a lot about the meaning of Christmas, Pope Francis...

Pope Francis celebrated his 86th birthday with the Missionaries of Charity, honoring three people who care for “the poorest of the poor” with the Mother Teresa Award on Dec. 17, 2022. | Vatican Media

4 Things to Know About Pope Francis on his 86th Birthday

“There is only one thing that really makes us age, grow old interiorly: not age, but sin,” Pope Francis said...

Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Dec. 18, 2022 | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: St. Joseph Shows us How to Respond to disappointed Dreams

St. Joseph shows us how to “welcome surprises” when things do not go the way we expected, Pope Francis said...

Pope Francis speaking at the general audience at the Vatican, Dec. 14, 2022 | Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Pope Francis: Remain Vigilant Against Pride and "well-mannered demons"

Pope Francis encouraged Christians Wednesday to be vigilant against spiritual pride and the temptations of “well-mannered demons.”

Pope Francis arriving at the general audience at the Vatican, Dec. 14, 2022 | Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

This is Why Pope Francis Wants You to Spend Less Money this Christmas

Pope Francis is inviting everyone to have “a more humble Christmas” this year.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12, 2022, to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Our Lady of Guadalupe "wants to stay with us"

Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Spanish in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12 to mark the feast of Our Lady of...

Pope Francis at his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 11, 2022. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis to Ask Heads of State to Pardon Prisoners as Christmas Gesture

Pope Francis will send a letter to the world’s heads of state asking them to pardon prisoners, the Vatican announced...