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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.

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP, speaks to EWTN News in Rome on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. / Credit: EWTN News

Synod on Synodality cannot "reinvent the Catholic faith": Australian Archbishop

“It's the one Church, it’s the one faith, and we want to keep celebrating that even amidst our cultural diversity,”...

Young people lead a procession in Protomartyrs Square at the Vatican for an ecumenical prayer service on Oct. 11, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis, Synod Pray Where First Christian Martyrs of Rome Were Killed

The ecumenical prayer vigil Oct. 11 was held in Roman Protomartyrs Square inside Vatican City.

Pope Francis prays with members of the Synod on Synodality during one of its meetings in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on the morning of Oct. 12, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Catholics Invited to "adopt" Synod on Synodality Members in Prayer

The prayer campaign sends a daily email with guidance on how to pray for the “adopted” Synod on Synodality participant.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2023, where he also blessed the pallia for new archbishops. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican Shares Pope Francis’ Schedule for December Consistory to Create Cardinals

On Dec. 8, Pope Francis will preside at a Mass with the College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis prays at the Mass in suffrage for the cardinals and bishops who have died in the past year, Nov. 2, 2022. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Writes Letter to New Cardinals: You Express the Church’s Unity

Pope Francis will add 21 members to the College of Cardinals at a consistory at the Vatican in December.

Bishops and cardinals concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis to open the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod Debates on Bishops, Laypeople Opened to Public at Theology Forums

Speakers claimed an important part of synodality is implementing the proper understanding of a bishop’s authority in his diocese.

Cardinals-elect Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD; Archbishop Jaime Spengler, OFM; and Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbohe discuss the contributions of the Church outside Europe during a Synod on Synodality press briefing on Oct. 8, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

New Cardinals Say Europe is Becoming the Catholic Church’s New "peripheries"

“When the Holy Father is talking about peripheries, I think the peripheries are moving. ... Maybe the peripheries are moving...

Pope Francis addresses participants of the first meeting of the full assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 2, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

At Synod on Synodality, Pope Says Church Needs New Ways for Bishops to be "synodal"

“Never can a bishop, or any other Christian, think of himself ‘without others,’” Pope Francis said Wednesday at the first...

Delegates vote to approve a synthesis report at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Steers Delicate Course on Women, the Church, and the Synod on Synodality 2024

Debate on women’s participation in the Catholic Church — including the idea of whether women could one day be deacons...

Pope Francis prays during Mass at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

In Belgium, Pope Francis Gives Strong Warning Over Scandal of Abuse, Cover-up

The Holy Father urged the Belgian bishops to bring the evil of abuse to light and not to cover up...

Pope Francis arrives at Luxembourg Airport on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, the first stop in a four-day tour of Luxembourg and Belgium, two historically Christian countries in Europe, both of which are experiencing steep declines in religious adherence amid the spread of secularization. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

In a Secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis Tells Catholics to Evangelize Europe

Before flying to the neighboring country of Belgium on the afternoon of Sept. 26, the 87-year-old pope spent one day...

Pope Francis meets with young adults participating in the annual Economy of Francesco gathering on Sept 25, 2024, as the movement for economic change — inspired by the pope and St. Francis of Assisi — launches a permanent foundation. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Love is the first and greatest factor of change": Pope Francis to Young Economists

Pope Francis on Wednesday met with participants of the annual Economy of Francesco gathering as the movement launched a permanent...

Pope Francis during the 500th general audience of his pontificate, held in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 25, 2024, spoke about pornography and how to avoid the temptation to sin. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Condemns Pornography As "a language of the devil"

Pope Francis spoke about pornography and how to avoid the devil’s temptation to sin via the internet during his 500th...

Bishop Paul Kyung Sang Lee is auxiliary bishop of Seoul and general coordinator for WYD Seoul 2027. / Credit:  Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican Reveals Theme for World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea

The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled the theme of the next international World Youth Day, which will be in Seoul, South...

Pope Francis addresses the faithful during second vespers on the feast of Our Lady of the Snows at the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Aug. 5, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Cancels Meetings for "mild flu-like condition"

The Vatican shared written copies of Pope Francis’ messages on AI and Christmas, as meetings with the 87-year-old pope were...

Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Names Consultants to Vatican Doctrine Office, Including Controversial Theologian

Pope Francis has named 28 new consultors to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, including controversial moral...

Pope Francis waves from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Angelus address on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: "True power is taking care of the weakest"

In his Angelus message at the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis said: “True power is taking care of the weakest;...

A statue of Our Lady in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. / Credit: Gnuckx via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Vatican Approves Devotion at Medjugorje While Not Pronouncing on Authenticity of "alleged messages"

The Vatican has approved Marian devotion at Medjugorje without pronouncing on the authenticity of alleged apparitions, emphasizing positive spiritual fruits.

A hearing in the Vatican finance trial on May 20, 2022. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican to Work With Italian Authorities to Prosecute Source of Leaks

The Vatican is cooperating with Italian prosecutors on an investigation into the leaking of financial information related to the major...

Pope Francis addresses young adults gathered in Tirana, Albania, for the Mediterranean Encounters 2024 conference on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. / Credit: The Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës

Diverse Religious Identities are "a gift from God": Pope Francis

“Contemplate the diversity of your traditions as a wealth, a wealth willed by God,” the pope told young adults gathered...