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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.

Vatican City flag waiving over St. Peter's dome - Bohumil Petrik / CNA

Pope Francis Amends Law to Allow Vatican City Court to Judge Cardinals, Bishops

Pope Francis on Friday amended part of a law issued last year regulating Vatican City’s judicial system, now allowing the...

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Vatican Dedicates May to Global Rosary ‘marathon’ for End of COVID-19

The Vatican has announced a rosary initiative dedicating the month of May to prayer for an end to the coronavirus...

Pope Francis ordains a priest in St. Peter's Basilica, April 26, 2015./ Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Ex-Film Director, Soccer Player to be Ordained Catholic Priest by Pope Francis on Sunday

Pope Francis will ordain nine men to the priesthood on Sunday, including a former film director and a 28-year-old soccer...

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI./ Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Marks 94th Birthday, in Good Health

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was born 94 years ago today in the town of Marktl, Bavaria. More than eight years...

Eucharistic adoration following the pope's Corpus Christi Mass June 14, 2020./ Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis Recalls Nights Spent in Eucharistic Adoration in his Youth

In a letter to a Spanish weekly, Pope Francis recalled “with emotion” his time spent in adoration at the Basilica...

Eucharistic adoration following the pope's Corpus Christi Mass June 14, 2020. / Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis Recalls Nights Spent in Eucharistic Adoration in His Youth

Pope Francis has recalled “with emotion” his time spent in Eucharistic adoration in his youth.

Eucharistic adoration following the pope's Corpus Christi Mass June 14, 2020. / Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis Recalls Nights Spent in Eucharistic Adoration in His Youth

Pope Francis has recalled “with emotion” his time spent in Eucharistic adoration in his youth.

Eucharistic adoration following the pope's Corpus Christi Mass June 14, 2020. / Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis Recalls Nights Spent in Eucharistic Adoration in His Youth

Pope Francis has recalled “with emotion” his time spent in Eucharistic adoration in his youth.

Pope Francis offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday April 4, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Christ’s Wounds are the "seal of his love for us": Pope Francis on Easter Sunday

May those who suffer take refuge in the wounds of Christ, and through them, receive the hope which does not...

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa preaches at the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica April 2, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Political Ideologies Wound Fraternity in Catholic Church: Papal preacher on Good Friday

Politics turned into ideologies have wounded fraternity in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican’s...

Cardinal Robert Sarah offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for his 50th anniversary of priesthood in 2019. / Credit: Evandro Inetti/CNA.

African Cardinal Asks Pope Francis to Reinstate Individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica

Robert Cardinal Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St....

Cardinals gathered in St. Peter's Basilica for a consistory, Nov. 4, 2012. / Lewis Ashton Glancy/CNA.

Pope Francis Trims Cardinals’ Salaries by 10% to Save Money

Pope Francis has issued a letter cutting the salaries of some Vatican employees as a way to contain costs after...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta May 1, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Prays St. Joseph Will Help Young Adults Find Their Vocations

Pope Francis has said that St. Joseph is a model for all vocations and he prays the saint will help...

Pope Francis addresses participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Divine Worship in the auletta of the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Feb. 14, 2019. / Vatican Media.

Visitation at Vatican’s Liturgy Office Before Cardinal Sarah’s Successor Announced

An Italian bishop is carrying out a visitation at the Vatican’s liturgy office less than a month after Cardinal Robert...

St. Peter's Basilica. Credit: Alexey Gotovskiy/CNA.

Vatican: Peter's Pence, Donations, Keeping Projected Deficit to $60 million in 2021

The Vatican said Friday it plans to lower operational expenses by 8% in 2021, while it relies on donations and...

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, in Rome on Nov. 25, 2014. / Paul Badde.

Cardinal Sarah Says He Has "never opposed the pope" in First Interview Since Stepping Down

Cardinal Robert Sarah said on Wednesday that claims that he and Pope Francis are enemies were false, in his first...

Pope Francis prays before the Salus Populi Romani icon in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major Dec. 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Entrusts Iraq Trip to Virgin Mary’s Protection

On the eve of his departure for a three-day trip to Iraq, Pope Francis visited a Rome basilica to ask...

Pope Francis in the library of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on Jan. 17, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis’ New Personal Doctor a Specialist in Aging

Pope Francis on Wednesday named a specialist in aging to be his personal doctor, after his previous physician died earlier...

Pope Francis looks out a window of the apostolic palace March 18, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Honors Sacrifice of Medical Workers Who Died in Coronavirus Pandemic

Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his gratitude for the sacrifice of medical workers, especially those who have died in the...

Mass in St. Peter's Square for the canonization of 35 saints Oct. 15, 2017. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis Advances Causes of Italian Nuns Who Died in Ebola Outbreak in Africa

Pope Francis has recognized the heroic virtue of three Italian religious sisters who died from Ebola in Africa during the...