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Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Francis sends condolences to Queen Elizabeth for death of Prince Philip

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 10, 2021 / 05:30 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sorrow at the death of Prince Philip in a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of 73 years. “Saddened to learn of the death of your husband Prince Philip, Duke …
Vatican Observatory’s new website a launch pad to show the Catholic Church supports science

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 8, 2021 / 05:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican’s astronomical observatory has launched a new website as part of its mission to show the world the Catholic Church’s support of science and scientific research. Together with the website, which has hundreds of resources on …
Pope Francis names Green Bay vicar general Fr. Daniel Felton as next bishop of Duluth

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 7, 2021 / 06:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis has appointed the vicar general of the Diocese of Green Bay, Fr. Daniel J. Felton, as the next bishop of Duluth, Minnesota. Felton, 66, has been both vicar general and …
Cardinal Sarah asks Pope Francis to reinstate individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 29, 2021 / 08:28 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Robert Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, after individual Masses were suspended earlier this month in favor of concelebration. “I humbly beg …
Pope Francis trims cardinals’ salaries by 10% to save money

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 24, 2021 / 08:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis issued a letter Wednesday cutting the salaries of some Vatican employees as a way to contain costs after the institution’s budget projected a deficit of $60 million in 2021. The pope said that cardinals paid …
Pope Francis invites priests to learn from St. Joseph’s fatherhood
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 18, 2021 / 02:00 pm MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has invited Catholic priests to rediscover St. Joseph and learn from his fatherhood during the year dedicated to him. Speaking to priests and seminarians on Thursday, the pope said: “I invite you to rediscover in …
Amoris Laetitia Family Year: A CNA Explainer

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 19, 2021 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- At the end of December, Pope Francis announced that on March 19, the Catholic Church would begin a special year dedicated to deepening pastoral outreach to families, based on his 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia. Here’s a …
Vatican’s doctrinal office: Catholic Church cannot give blessings to same-sex unions

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 15, 2021 / 05:22 am MT (CNA).- The Vatican’s doctrinal office on Monday clarified that the Catholic Church does not have the power to give liturgical blessings of homosexual unions. Answering the question “does the Church have the power to give the blessing to …
From Pius XII to Pope Francis: A brief history of general audiences

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Mar 10, 2021 / 03:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis said Monday that he was looking forward to resuming his general audiences with the presence of the public as soon as COVID-19 conditions allow. Until 2020, Francis had met with the public almost every Wednesday …
Cardinal Sarah says he has ‘never opposed the pope’ in first interview since stepping down

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Mar 10, 2021 / 04:30 am MT (CNA).- Cardinal Robert Sarah on Wednesday rejected claims that he and Pope Francis are enemies, in his first interview since stepping down from his Vatican post. In an interview with an Italian newspaper published March 10, the Guinean …