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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.

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

Exorcisms and the Popes: Stories from Inside the Vatican

It is a core tenet of the Catholic faith that demons are real, and as said in the St. Michael...

McCarrick Report: Vatican Details McCarrick's Career and Decades of Sexual Misconduct

The Vatican’s Secretariat of State published Tuesday a report on Theodore McCarrick, saying that the Holy See had received inaccurate...

Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli, center, meets Pope Francis at the Vatican Nov. 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Holy Father Kisses Hand of Missionary Cleric Freed after Two-year Captivity in West Africa

Pope Francis met Monday with an Italian missionary priest who was freed last month in Mali, after having been kidnapped...

Pope Francis at his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace Nov. 4, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis requires bishops to have Vatican permission for new diocesan religious institutes

Pope Francis has changed canon law to require a bishop to have permission from the Holy See prior to establishing...

A detail from the monumental Nativity scene of the Castelli. Credit: YouTube.

Vatican Christmas Display to be "a sign of hope" During Pandemic

The Vatican announced the details of the 2020 edition of the annual Christmas display in St. Peter’s Square, intended to...

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Nov. 1, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

The Saints are "authoritative witnesses of Christian hope": Pope Francis

On the Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis encouraged everyone to follow the model of the saints, who pursued virtue...

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Researchers Study Ministry and Life of Catholic Exorcists

A group of European academics have begun to carry out limited new research on the ministry of Catholic exorcists, with...

Pope Francis at the General House of the Society of Jesus in Rome, Dec. 13, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Says More Action Coming in Fight Against Vatican Corruption

Pope Francis has said more changes are on the horizon as the Vatican continues to combat financial corruption inside its...

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims at his general audience at the Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 28. 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis’ General Audience Again Moves Behind Closed Doors

After nine weeks of public general audiences, Pope Francis’ weekly gathering will again take place behind closed doors, the Vatican...

The Cupola of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on June 18, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Victim Petitions to Sue Pre-seminary and Religious Group at Vatican Abuse Trial

At a hearing Tuesday of an ongoing abuse and cover-up trial against two Italian priests, the Vatican court accepted a...

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Pope Francis' Christmas Liturgies to Take Place without Public

Pope Francis' Christmas liturgies at the Vatican will be offered without public participation this year, as countries continue to react...

Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki meets with Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on December 16, 2015. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA.

Mexican broadcaster: Vatican held back Pope Francis' words on same-sex civil unions in 2019 interview footage

A Mexican broadcaster said Thursday that the Vatican held back footage from a 2019 interview that it conducted with Pope...

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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Polish Bishop Under Investigation

Pope Francis accepted Saturday the resignation of the Bishop of Kalisz in central Poland, Edward Janiak, who is under investigation...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA.

Becciu 'vigorously' Denies Interference in Cardinal Pell Trial

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu again denied having interfered in any way with the trial of Cardinal George Pell, after Italian...

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Aug. 30, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

“It is necessary to affirm God’s primacy in human life and in history”: Pope Francis

Catholics, by virtue of their baptism, must affirm to the world God’s primacy in human life and in history, Pope...

A view of St. Peter's Cupola from Casa Santa Marta. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican: Coronavirus Case in Pope Francis' Residence

The Holy See press office said Saturday a resident of the Vatican hotel where Pope Francis also lives has tested...

Vatican City State Mint’s 10 euro coin marking the 50th Anniversary of World Earth Day. Credit: Ufficio Filatelico Numismatico Vaticano.

New Vatican Coin Depicts "mother carrying the earth in her womb"

A new coin minted by the Vatican City State depicts a woman carrying the earth in her womb. The artist...

St. Peter's Basilica. Credit: feliks/Shutterstock.

World Mission Sunday: Catholics Urged to Support Evangelization as Pandemic Spreads

Vatican officials invited Catholics to participate in the 2020 World Mission Sunday with increased prayers and financial support, as local...

Pope Francis speaks in video message to participants in the launch of the Global Compact on Education Oct. 15, 2020. Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Family is "the first and essential place of education": Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Thursday that, among other global goals for education, he wants the world “to see in the family...

A conference presenting Pope Francis’ encyclical "”Fratelli tutti” at the New Synod Hall in the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2020.

‘Fratelli tutti’: Human fraternity committee to invite youth to make Pope Francis’ vision ‘a reality’

A Vatican presentation for Pope Francis’ third encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” highlighted the involvement of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity...