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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 greets pilgrims from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass, Records "popecast" for 10th Anniversary

Pope Francis marked his 10th anniversary as pope Monday with a private Mass with cardinals and an appearance on what...

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address on March 12, 2023. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: People are Looking for "an oasis in the Church"

People are looking for an oasis in the Catholic Church from which to slake the thirst left by busyness, indifference,...

Pope Francis at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Feb. 15, 2023. | Vatican Media

"Not an easy job": Pope Francis Asks for Prayers on 10th Anniversary as Pope

Pope Francis asked for prayers as he spoke about the future of the Church and his pontificate so far in...

Laocoön and His Sons, Vatican Museums. | Shutterstock

Vatican Takes Climate Activists to Trial for Damage to Base of Famous Statue in Museums

The Vatican held a hearing Thursday to try three climate activists for criminal damage to a famous statue in the...

Dome of the Rock with Christian church in foreground in Jerusalem. | Shutterstock

Pope Francis Underlines "universal value" of Jerusalem in Speech to Palestinians

Pope Francis underlined the “universal value” of Jerusalem in a meeting with members of a Vatican-Palestinian interreligious dialogue group on...

St. Peter's Basilica. | feliks/Shutterstock.

St. Peter's Basilica to Hold Monthly Eucharistic Adoration on Portico

St. Peter’s Basilica will now host an hour of Eucharistic adoration on its front portico once a month.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Feb. 26, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Cuts Free and Discounted Rent for Cardinals, Vatican Managers

Pope Francis has cut housing perks for Vatican managers and cardinals in order to save the Church money.

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

Pope Francis Prays for Victims of Deadly Train Crash in Greece

Pope Francis sent a message Wednesday saying he was praying for the victims of a train crash in northern Greece.

Pope Francis in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 12, 2021. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis to Visit Hungary in April

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis will visit Hungary for the second time, from April 28-30.

Pope Francis attended a Vatican screening of the 2022 documentary “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” on Feb. 24, 2023. | Vatican Media

This was Pope Francis’ Spontaneous Prayer for Ukraine on Anniversary of War

Pope Francis said a spontaneous prayer for peace during a Vatican event for the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion...

Conduct by some Church members has made Vatican trials "painfully necessary" :Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Saturday that Vatican trials for cases of grave financial mismanagement have become unavoidable in recent years.  ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on April 8, 2022. | news.ugcc.ua.

Ukrainian Catholic Leader on Anniversary of War: We Need Spiritual Strength

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said Ukrainians need spiritual strength as much as ever as they mark one year since Russia’s...

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Reinforces Centralization of Vatican finances

In an apostolic letter on Thursday, Pope Francis reaffirmed that the property and assets of the Holy See are “ecclesiastical...

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

Pope Francis has "strong cold": Vatican

The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis is suffering from a heavy cold.

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

The Gospel Not "a political party, an ideology, a club: Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Wednesday that the traditions of the Church should not be based on opinion or ideological leanings but...

Pope Francis arrives at the Paul VI Hall for his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Free Yourself "from the dictatorship of full schedules"

“This,” the pope said, “is the favorable time to be converted, to stop looking at ourselves and to start looking...

Pope Francis spoke to participants in a Feb. 16-18, 2023, conference on how pastors and laypeople can work together better | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Laypeople are not Guests in the Church

The Church is a home that priests and laypeople need to care for together, Pope Francis said on Saturday.

The procession from St. Anselm parish to Santa Sabina preceding Mass for Ash Wednesday in Rome, March 6, 2019. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2023: "We need to listen to Jesus"

“Lent is a time of grace to the extent that we listen to him as he speaks to us,” Pope...

Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious in St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. / Vatican Media

"I believe Pope’s ministry is for life": Pope Francis in Meeting with Jesuits in DR Congo

Pope Francis addressed once again the question of whether he will resign the papacy in two conversations with Jesuit priests...

Pope Francis at his Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Contributes to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria and Turkey

Boxes of thermal shirts took sail from the port of Naples, Italy, destined for Turkey, on the morning of Feb....