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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 smiles at pilgrims during his Wednesday general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Aug. 9, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis: Mary "never keeps us waiting"

Pope Francis said Wednesday he likes to invoke the Virgin Mary under the title of “Our Lady ‘in haste’” because...

Pope Francis waves at the crowd of 1.5 million people who attended the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal on Aug. 6, 2023. | Vatican Media.

"Be not afraid," Pope Francis Tells Young People at End of World Youth Day

“Be not afraid,” Pope Francis told young Catholics Sunday at the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon,...

Pilgrims from South Korea wave a flag at Mass with Pope Francis for the closing of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon on Aug. 6, 2023. | Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Next World Youth Day to be in South Korea in 2027

The next World Youth Day will be held in Seoul, South Korea in 2027, Pope Francis announced at the conclusion...

James Nyumah, 23, from Liberia, (pictured third from left) hangs out with new friends from Australia while attending a "Rise Up" session at World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, on Aug. 2, 2023. | Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Pilgrims From Liberia Overcome Travel Troubles to Attend WYD: "Being here is a miracle"

They made it “by the grace of God,” 36-year-old Father Ernest Wisner said about the presence of his small group...

Pope Francis gives his Angelus address June 29, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Discernment Helps us Find the Gems among the Junk

Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged Christians to learn how to seek and find the precious things in life, including a...

Bishop Georg Bätzing watches ZdK president Irme Stetter-Karp speak at the "Synodal Way" assembly in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept 8. 2022. | Synodaler Weg / Maximilian von Lachner

Vatican and German Bishops Discuss Theological Questions from Synodal Way

German bishops and representatives of the Roman Curia met in the Vatican on Wednesday to continue discussions started last year...

The Medjugorje Youth Festival, in its 34th edition, is being held July 26–30, 2023, at the site of alleged Marian apparitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Radio MIR Međjugorje

"God has a plan": Pope Francis to Medjugorje Youth Festival

Shun laziness and selfishness and do not be afraid to follow God’s plan for your life, Pope Francis told the...

St. Mary Magdalene relic at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist of the Florentines. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

In Rome, Relic of St. Mary Magdalene’s Foot Points Way to the Vatican

As the stories of many ancient things go, the relic of St. Mary Magdalene’s left foot had been lost to...

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023 | Vatican Media

Vatican Offers Plenary Indulgence for Third Annual Grandparents’ Day this Month

The Vatican will again offer a plenary indulgence to mark the third World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on...

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 28, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican to Collect Stories of Christian Martyrs Killed Since 2000

The Vatican announced Wednesday the creation of a commission to research and catalog the stories of Christian martyrs from the...

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 28, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Condemns Quran Burning in interview with UAE Newspaper

Pope Francis has spoken to Al-Ittihad in his first interview granted to an Arabic news outlet, according to the United...

Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for July 2023

“If you are the same at the end of Mass as you were at the beginning, something is wrong,” the...

Pope Francis blesses the crowds in St. Peter's Square after praying the Angelus on July 2, 2023. | Vatican Media

All Baptized Called to Live as Witnesses of Jesus to Others: Pope Francis During Angelus

Every baptized person is called to be a modern-day prophet, living as a witness of Jesus to others, Pope Francis...

Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Appoints His Longtime Personal Theologian Head of Doctrine of Faith Dicastery

Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, his longtime personal theologian and ghostwriter, to lead the Dicastery for the...

Pope Francis meets with the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in an audience May 5, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican’s Child Protection Commission Invites Public Feedback on Safeguarding Principles

The Vatican’s child protection commission is inviting the public to provide feedback on Church safeguarding principles for the creation of...

Pope Francis addressed approximately 200 prominent artists and other creative people from more than 30 countries in the Sistine Chapel on June 23, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Addresses Artists, Including Creator of Blasphemous Crucifix Photo

Pope Francis addressed approximately 200 prominent artists and other creative people from more than 30 countries in the Sistine Chapel...

Le Pape François s'inscrit aux Journées Mondiales de la Jeunesse 2023 à la fin de son discours de l'Angélus, le 23 octobre 2022. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Says Poor Health Won’t Keep Him Away from World Youth Day 2023

Just 40 days before World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis said he is ready to go and...

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich (right), relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City. Beside him is Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary General for the Synod of Bishops. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Synod on Synodality Leaders:Full List of Delegates for October Assembly still Under review

Organizers of the Synod on Synodality on Tuesday announced a change of venue for the upcoming synodal assembly of bishops...

Pope Francis left Rome's Gemelli Hospital shortly before 9:00 a.m. on June 16, 2023. Before returning to the Vatican, he stopped to pray in front of the historic Marian icon of Salus Populi Romani at St. Mary Major Basilica, and made a quick visit to a group of religious sisters close to St. Peter's Square. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Returns to Vatican after Surgery

Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to a round of applause on Friday, after an eight-day stay following...

During his last full day of hospitalization on June 15, 2023, Pope Francis visits the pediatric oncology ward of Gemelli Hospital, which is next to his own hospital suite. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis to Leave Hospital on Friday

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Friday morning, according to the Vatican.