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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 offices on an empty Papa Pio XII Square. Credit: Vatican Media.

Vatican Offices to Remain Open Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Vatican City State offices and dicasteries of the Holy See will remain open and working, with...

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Credit: Lee Ferris/Mount Saint Mary's College.

'Prayer is our strength': Cardinal Turkson's Message During Coronavirus Pandemic

Cardinal Peter Turkson sent a message Wednesday encouraging Catholics to see the sacrifices required to slow the spread of coronavirus...

Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta March 10, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Urges Priests to Bring Eucharist to Sick During Italy Coronavirus Quarantine

At his morning Mass Tuesday, Pope Francis urged priests to bring the Eucharist to the sick and to accompany medical...

Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis' Morning Mass Livestreamed this Week

Pope Francis’ daily morning Mass, offered in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where he lives, is...

Pope Francis Has a 'common cold,' Vatican Says, Amid Italy's Coronavirus Outbreak

Pope Francis was reportedly tested for the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, with negative results, an Italian newspaper said Tuesday.

Pope Francis celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass in 2017. Credit: Vatican Media.

'Never dialogue with the devil,' Pope Francis Says

Pope Francis said Sunday to follow Christ’s example when dealing with the temptation to sin: send the devil away or...

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

Pope Francis to Miss Lent Retreat Due to Cold

Pope Francis said Sunday he will not take part in his annual Lenten retreat with the Roman Curia in Ariccia...

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

Pope Francis Fails to Meet with Rome Priests “due to a slight indisposition”

Pope Francis did not attend a scheduled meeting with Rome priests Thursday morning due to a “slight indisposition,” a Vatican...

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square Feb. 26, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis' Lent Advice: Put Down Phone, Pick up Bible

Pope Francis urged Catholics Wednesday to use the season of Lent to spend less time immersed in the chatter and...

Pope Francis offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Feb. 1, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Personal Conversion Needed to Confront Satan's Lies, Pope Says in Lent message

There is an urgent need for personal conversion, without which the temptations of Satan, and the presence of evil, create...

Pope Francis May 12, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis Speaks about Financial Reforms to Vatican Tribunal

As the Holy See awaits the results of a scheduled financial inspection, Pope Francis spoke about ongoing financial reform and...

Pope Francis leads a prayer at the start of the 2018 youth synod. CNA file photo.

Next Ordinary Synod of Bishops to be Held in 2022

The next ordinary assembly of the synod of bishops is to be held in the fall of 2022, according to...

Pope Francis greets a woman Oct. 1, 2014. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

In Querida Amazonia, Pope Calls for Women in Church Leadership, But Not Diaconate

Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon calls for women in the South American region to be included in new...

Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. Credit: CSC-Audiovisivi-Archivio.

Pope Emphasizes Unity in Message to Bishops Connected to Focolare Movement

Pope Francis emphasized unity in a message sent Monday to bishops connected to the Focolare Movement, which is celebrating 100...

Pope Francis meets with Patriarch of Eastern Catholic Churches based in the Middle East at the Vatican, Feb. 7, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.

Middle East Patriarchs Discuss Plight of Christian Minorities with Pope Francis

Six Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Friday to discuss the...

Pope Francis at the opening Mass for the Amazon synod Oct. 6, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope's Exhortation on Amazon Synod to Come Out Next Week

Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon region will be published Feb. 12, the Vatican announced Friday.

Theodore McCarrick arrives at the Vatican on March 5, 2013. Credit: InterMirifica.net

Parolin: On McCarrick Report Release, Pope Francis Has "final word"

Pope Francis will make the final decision on when to publish a highly-anticipated report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Vatican...

Pope Francis at the general audience on March 18, 2015. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: Poverty of Spirit Does not Hide Shortcomings from the World

Pope Francis said Wednesday that a focus on achieving fame or having a perfect image in the eyes of the...

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on January 31, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

One Year After Declaration on Fraternity, Pope Calls for End to Terrorism

Pope Francis Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the joint signing of the Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity with...

Pope Francis blesses a child on Jan. 12, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis: The World Needs Catholics Who Go Out, Proclaim Jesus

Pope Francis spoke Sunday about the need for Catholics to be active in going out to announce the faith of...