Hannah Brockhaus, Author at Crux

Love of neighbor must begin with love of God, Pope Francis says

Francis met Monday morning with 50 members of the Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, an organization which offers financial, material and technical support to the Vatican’s small military force. He thanked them for their work in support of the young Swiss men who devote some years of their lives to “serving the Church and the Holy See.”

Vatican official laments lack of fair trade label for commercial fishing

Sometimes you will read on cans of tuna that it has been caught without hurting any turtles or without killing any dolphins. But what about the fishermen? The Apostleship of the Sea is trying to ensure that big companies are checking their supply lines and guaranteeing that they are not profiting from forced labor or other violations.

Korea exhibit at Vatican shares history, peace through art
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- September 20, 2017
An exhibit at the Vatican, called “Come in cielo cosi in terra” (“On earth as it is in heaven”), is the first-ever collaboration between the Vatican Museums and the Seoul archdiocese. It is also sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the South Korean embassy to the Holy See. The exhibit outlines, chronologically, the history of Catholicism in Korea from its start through the present time. It includes religious books and objects, as well as Korean religious art.
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Pope Francis: God’s love is shown in his forgiveness of our sins
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- September 17, 2017
In his Angelus address, Pope Francis reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from Matthew, where St. Peter asks Christ: “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?” But Christ’s response is that we must forgive seven times seventy times, “that is to say always. You always have to forgive,” the pope said.
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This priest preserves Iraqi culture found in historic manuscripts
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 9, 2017
Since 1750 many antique manuscripts had been kept in the library of the Dominican monastery in Mosul. They were moved from the monastery starting in 2007, amid the backdrop of increased violence against Christians and other minorities at the hands of extremist groups. The documents include more than 25 subjects, including theology, philosophy, astronomy, medicine, history, and geography, many of which date back to the 10th, 11th, and 12th century in Aramaic, which is the language of Jesus Christ.
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