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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.

In a speech during a meeting with Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, and other Coptic Orthodox representatives on May 11, 2023, Pope Francis announced that the Coptic Orthodox martyrs killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church’s official list of saints. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis’ Emphasis on Synodality Cited in Joint Catholic-Orthodox Statement

Catholic-Orthodox relations took a step forward this month with the publication of the first joint statement in seven years.

Laocoön and His Sons, Vatican Museums. | Shutterstock

Vatican Convicts Climate Activists, Orders Them to Pay $30,000 in Damages

Vatican judges on Monday found two climate activists guilty of criminally damaging the base of an important statue in the...

Students at the Polytechnic University of Turin built the satellite that launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 12, 2023. | Credit: Holy See Press Office

Satellite with Pope Francis’ Words Launches into Space

A satellite with Pope Francis’ words was successfully launched into space on Monday.

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Pope Francis Will Not Pray Public Angelus from Hospital on Sunday

At the recommendation of his doctors, Pope Francis will not pray the Sunday Angelus in public, the Vatican said Saturday.

Young people from around the world held hands in St. Peter's Square during the #NotAlone human fraternity event June 10, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Treat Others with Dignity, Not as Objects

Pope Francis said in a message Saturday that others should be treated with dignity and respect, not as objects to...

Pope Francis at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 17, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Making Normal Progress in Recovery from Abdominal Surgery

Pope Francis is “steadily improving” two days after he underwent abdominal surgery to correct an incisional hernia, a Vatican spokesman...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the lead surgeon for Pope Francis' abdominal surgery, speaks at a press conference at Gemelli Hospital on June 7, 2023. | Andreas Thonhauser/EWTN

Pope Francis "well, awake, alert" after Operation: Surgeon

Pope Francis is awake after reacting well to both surgery and general anesthetic, an Italian surgeon said Wednesday afternoon.

Pope Francis on the morning of June 7, 2023 shortly before heading to the hospital for abdominal surgery greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter's Square. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Appointments Canceled Until June 18, Italian Diocese Says

Pope Francis’ audiences have been canceled until June 18, an Italian Catholic diocese said Wednesday, citing the Prefecture of the...

Pope Francis prayed before a relic of St. Therese of Lisieux at the beginning of his general audience in St. Peter's Square, and shortly before going to the hospital for an abdominal surgery, on June 7, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Prayed with Relic of St. Therese of Lisieux before Surgery

One of Pope Francis’ last gestures before undergoing abdominal surgery on Wednesday was to pray before a relic of St....

A screenshot from Pope Francis' May 4 video message to young people attending World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. | Vatican Media

Here is Pope Francis’ Schedule for World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon

Pope Francis’ schedule for his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023 was published by the Vatican on Tuesday.

Pope Francis at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 31, 2023. | Vatican Media

Vatican: Pope Francis Has Checkup at Rome Hospital

Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital’s center for the elderly for a visit on Tuesday, according to Italian media...

Bishop Franco Mulakkal. | file photo.

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Indian Bishop Cleared of Rape Charge in Civil Trial

Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of an Indian bishop cleared in early 2022 of charges of raping a...

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Vatican Supports Catholic Research to Improve Families and Marriages

Pope Francis has backed a project aimed at enhancing interdisciplinary research at Catholic universities in the sphere of family, marriage,...

Pope Francis shakes hands with film director Martin Scorsese and his wife Helen Morris. One day after suffering from a fever, Pope Francis resumed his normal activities, including meeting with participants in a conference on “The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination,” organized by Jesuit magazine “La Civiltà Cattolica” and Georgetown University, in the Apostolic Palace on May 27, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Resumes Normal Schedule One Day after Fever

Pope Francis resumed his normal schedule of appointments on Saturday morning after suffering from a fever the day prior, a...

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 24, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Cancels Meetings on Friday “due to a feverish condition"

Pope Francis canceled meetings on Friday morning due to a fever, a Vatican spokesman confirmed

Pope Francis delivers his Regina Caeli address on May 21, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis on Care for Creation: "God wants justice to reign"

Pope Francis has emphasized the importance of the virtue of justice in a message for the upcoming World Day of...

Pilgrims wave a Chinese flag at the general audience with Pope Francis, Oct. 12, 2022. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Pray that the Gospel Can be Freely Shared in China

Pope Francis asked Catholics Wednesday to pray that the Gospel can be fully and freely shared in China.

Pope Francis spoke about apostolic zeal and the example of Korean martyr St. Andrew Kim Taegon at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 24, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: St. Andrew Kim Taegon Teaches us "we must not give up"

St. Andrew Kim Taegon and the other Korean martyrs teach us to have courage when sharing the Gospel, even in...

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 24, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican Auditor to Continue to Function During Sede Vacante, Pope Francis Rules

Pope Francis has established that the auditor general of the Holy See will continue to carry out its tasks during...

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Judge Orders Psychiatric Treatment for Man Who Forcibly Entered Vatican

A Vatican magistrate has sentenced the unidentified man who forcibly entered Vatican City on Thursday night to mandatory psychiatric treatment,...