Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
Pope Leo XIV to meet cardinals at consistory to approve canonizations
May 21, 2025 / 10:46 amPope Francis had called for the consistory in late February, when he was in the hospital, but the date was never set.
Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to hostilities in Gaza in first general audience
May 21, 2025 / 08:05 amPope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate appealed for an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip and for the entry of humanitarian aid.
Leo XIV names Cardinal Reina chancellor of John Paul II marriage and family institute in Rome
May 20, 2025 / 10:43 amPope Leo XIV on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family.
Pope Leo XIV meets U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio
May 19, 2025 / 06:52 amU.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV and top Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Gallagher on Monday.
A papacy begins: Pope Leo XIV calls for united Church at inaugural Mass
May 18, 2025 / 06:58 amPope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.
Future Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis offers clues to his pontificate
May 15, 2025 / 13:25 pmAccording to the rector of Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis has a vision that could be extended to the papacy.
Pope Leo XIV expected to live in traditional papal apartment unused by Pope Francis
May 15, 2025 / 10:00 amThe papal apartment, which is a series of rooms wrapping around the Vatican’s Sixtus V Courtyard, was the traditional home of pontiffs for over a century.
Pope Leo XIV urges Eastern Catholics not to abandon war-torn lands
May 14, 2025 / 11:29 am“I thank God for those Christians — Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.
Synod leaders pledge obedience to Pope Leo XIV
May 13, 2025 / 11:43 amAs prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, the now-Pope Leo XIV participated in both sessions of the assembly of the Synod on Synodality in October 2023 and October 2024.
Pope Leo XIV to media: Thank you ‘for your service to the truth’
May 12, 2025 / 09:22 amIn his first address to international media on Monday, Pope Leo XIV thanked journalists for their service to the truth and for communicating peace in difficult times.
U.S. cardinals praise Pope Leo XIV’s missionary heart, international experience
May 9, 2025 / 14:19 pmThe United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursday elected Pope Leo XIV spoke to the media at a press conference Friday.
Pope Leo XIV to pray Regina Caeli, greet journalists in first engagements after election
May 9, 2025 / 04:57 amJust hours after being elected the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has three appointments on his agenda.
Pope Leo XIV’s first words to the world: ‘Peace be with you all’
May 8, 2025 / 15:32 pmThe 69-year-old new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the first pope from the United States on Thursday.
White or black: How the conclave smoke gets made
May 8, 2025 / 10:20 amWhere does the smoke come from and how are the two colors — black and white — produced?
Meet the 5 cardinal electors with the most conclave experience
May 7, 2025 / 16:29 pmFour electors — Cardinals Peter Turkson, Philippe Barbarin, Péter Erdő, and Josip Bozanić — became members of the College of Cardinals in 2003.
‘Extra omnes:’ Cardinals closed in conclave begin the election of the new pope
May 7, 2025 / 11:55 amInside the Sistine Chapel, each cardinal elector stood before his assigned seat, facing the Book of the Gospels, placed on a lectern in the center of the room.
9 memorable quotes from the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis
May 6, 2025 / 15:11 pmCardinals reflected on the service and legacy of Pope Francis’ pontificate, highlighting his strong work ethic and focus on mercy and offering advice to their fellow cardinals.
Cardinals witness destruction of Pope Francis’ ring, seal
May 6, 2025 / 09:46 amThe ring and seal are destroyed or nulled after a pope’s death to prevent their future misuse to seal official documents.
Pope Francis was ‘faithful to his mission,’ cardinal says at ninth Novendiales Mass
May 4, 2025 / 19:58 pmThe mission of a pope “is love itself, which becomes service to the Church and to all humanity,” Cardinal Dominique Mamberti said in St. Peter’s Basilica.
How Pope Francis shaped the College of Cardinals
May 4, 2025 / 09:00 amOf the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be participating in the election of a pontiff for the first time.